Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- raunchy
- broad
- adult comedy night
- casual weekend viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the premise and lead pairing underused, with tired and offensive racial and gay-panic jokes overwhelming the comedy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
James King and Darnell Lewis come from sharply different economic and cultural worlds, and James's assumptions create the central comic partnership.
James assumes Darnell is an ex-con, although Darnell never claims that background, and hires him to provide prison preparation.
The plot turns James's impending ten-year sentence into a series of improvised lessons about surviving prison.
Critics specifically identified the film's repeated racial jokes and its treatment of cultural difference as central weaknesses.
Films like Get Hard, and why
The Other Guys
shares a mismatched male buddy pairing, broad workplace-to-criminal-world comedy, and abrasive racial humor
Big Stan
shares a fish-out-of-water premise involving an unprepared man training for prison through exaggerated buddy comedy
Get Smart
shares irreverent buddy comedy, criminal misunderstandings, and Will Ferrell's broad comic style
Tower Heist
shares a class-divided comic partnership, criminal schemes, and high-energy adult humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Etan Cohen
- Release Date
- 2015-03-26
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (2985)
Cast
- Will Ferrell
- Kevin Hart
- Alison Brie
- Craig T. Nelson
- T.I.
- Greg Germann
- Matt Walsh
- Mariana Paola Vicente
- Katia Gomez
- Candi Brooks
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Get Hard about?
- A sheltered stock trader hires a working family man he mistakes for an ex-con to teach him how to survive a looming prison sentence.
- What is Get Hard like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Get Hard as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Get Hard violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Get Hard as mild.
- What did critics think of Get Hard?
- Critics broadly found the premise and lead pairing underused, with tired and offensive racial and gay-panic jokes overwhelming the comedy.
- Which films are like Get Hard?
- Films with a similar feel include The Other Guys, Big Stan, Get Smart, and Tower Heist.
- How long is Get Hard?
- Get Hard runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Get Hard?
- In United States, Get Hard streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
