# Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)

> A warm Chicago ensemble comedy pits a family barbershop’s spirited community against the commercial forces threatening to erase it.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12820

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
- Cast: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Eve, Sean Patrick Thomas, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Queen Latifah, Jazsmin Lewis
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337579/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: warm-hearted, witty, communal, lazy sunday, group movie night

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