Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Chris Rock turns a Baltimore live set into a provocative reckoning with race, celebrity, outrage, and the limits of public forgiveness.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- provocative
- sardonic
- confrontational
- adult comedy night
- stand-up marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the special uneven, with effective jokes and topical force offset by familiar material and repetitive social commentary.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Chris Rock uses the live set to discuss race, politics, celebrity culture, and the Will Smith Oscars incident in an intentionally confrontational voice.
The special repeatedly contrasts outrage over different public behaviors and controversies.
The special is performed live in Baltimore and was presented as a livestreamed comedy event.
Rock moves between punchlines, personal perspective, and extended commentary on contentious subjects.
Films like Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, and why
Chris Rock: Tamborine
live stand-up performance combining social commentary, celebrity culture, race, and provocative adult humor
Dave Chappelle: The Closer
sharp, politically charged stand-up centered on race, identity, and contemporary American culture
George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
adult stand-up special using confrontational cultural commentary and observational comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Joel Gallen
- Release Date
- 2023-03-04
- Runtime
- 69 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (166)
Cast
- Chris Rock
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Chris Rock: Selective Outrage about?
- Chris Rock turns a Baltimore live set into a provocative reckoning with race, celebrity, outrage, and the limits of public forgiveness.
- What is Chris Rock: Selective Outrage like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Chris Rock: Selective Outrage as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Chris Rock: Selective Outrage violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Chris Rock: Selective Outrage.
- What did critics think of Chris Rock: Selective Outrage?
- Critics broadly found the special uneven, with effective jokes and topical force offset by familiar material and repetitive social commentary.
- Which films are like Chris Rock: Selective Outrage?
- Films with a similar feel include Chris Rock: Tamborine, Dave Chappelle: The Closer, and George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing.
- How long is Chris Rock: Selective Outrage?
- Chris Rock: Selective Outrage runs 69 minutes.
- Where can I watch Chris Rock: Selective Outrage?
- In United States, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
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