Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- warm
- date night
- comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a smart, funny, trenchant career highlight for Chris Rock, combining sharp comedy with romantic and media satire.
What sets it apart
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Andre spends the day with reporter Chelsea Brown, and their interview becomes the organizing device for revelations about his career and private life.
Andre is associated with Hammy The Bear while attempting to establish himself as a serious actor and escape his comic franchise identity.
Chris Rock writes, directs, and stars as a comedian whose celebrity, stand-up background, and career anxieties deliberately overlap with the film's subject.
Andre is explicitly a recovering alcoholic, and his interview day places that vulnerable history alongside his public career.
Films like Top Five, and why
Stardust Memories
shared media satire, comedian protagonist, self-reflexive humor, and bittersweet career anxiety
Annie Hall
shared witty urban relationship drama, neurotic comedy, and New York-centered romantic tension
Celebrity
shared celebrity culture satire, ensemble comedy, and contemporary relationship complications
The Big Sick
shared comedian-led romantic comedy, conversational intimacy, and career reinvention themes
Movie Details
- Director
- Chris Rock
- Release Date
- 2014-12-12
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (506)
Cast
- Chris Rock
- Rosario Dawson
- JB Smoove
- Gabrielle Union
- Romany Malco
- Anders Holm
- Cedric the Entertainer
- Kevin Hart
- Tracy Morgan
- Sherri Shepherd
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Top Five about?
- A famous comedian and a newspaper reporter spend one revealing New York day testing whether honesty can rescue his career and their unexpected connection.
- What is Top Five like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Top Five as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Top Five violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Top Five as mild.
- What did critics think of Top Five?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a smart, funny, trenchant career highlight for Chris Rock, combining sharp comedy with romantic and media satire.
- Which films are like Top Five?
- Films with a similar feel include Stardust Memories, Annie Hall, Celebrity, and The Big Sick.
- How long is Top Five?
- Top Five runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Top Five?
- In United States, Top Five is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
