Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- raunchy
- irreverent
- chaotic
- christmas movie night
- late night comedy
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel loud, shapeless, stale, and substantially less funny than its predecessors, though some acknowledged its fast pace and uninhibited holiday humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Craig and Day-Day navigate work, family, and a Christmas Eve robbery within their neighborhood community.
The house robbery occurs on Christmas Eve, driving the cousins into a frantic search for the thief.
The robbery and the effort to track down the thief organize the film's episodic comic situations.
The film brings together Craig, Day-Day, Mr. Jones, Uncle Elroy, and Pinky in loud, outrageous holiday predicaments.
Films like Friday After Next, and why
Friday
raucous hood comedy, holiday setting, ensemble of exaggerated characters, and lowbrow humor
Next Friday
sequel-driven urban comedy with broad character humor, adult jokes, and a loose comic structure
The Night Before
holiday comedy built around chaotic neighborhood misadventures, robbery, and irreverent adult humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Marcus Raboy
- Release Date
- 2002-11-22
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (480)
Cast
- Ice Cube
- Mike Epps
- John Witherspoon
- Don Curry
- Anna Maria Horsford
- Clifton Powell
- Bebe Drake
- K.D. Aubert
- Sommore
- Rickey Smiley
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Friday After Next about?
- Two newly independent cousins working mall security hunt down the thief who robs their home on Christmas Eve, triggering a raunchy neighborhood comedy of escalating misadventure.
- What is Friday After Next like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Friday After Next as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Friday After Next violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Friday After Next as mild.
- What did critics think of Friday After Next?
- Critics broadly found the sequel loud, shapeless, stale, and substantially less funny than its predecessors, though some acknowledged its fast pace and uninhibited holiday humor.
- Which films are like Friday After Next?
- Films with a similar feel include Friday, Next Friday, and The Night Before.
- How long is Friday After Next?
- Friday After Next runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch Friday After Next?
- In United States, Friday After Next is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex.
