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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Stereotype-based satire; not for young kids. Rated: 4/5 Dec 29, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Neil Smith BBC.com Rated: 2/5 Jan 29, 2003 Full Review Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim "Undercover Brother" ends as you would expect. But the spirit of the film is best characterized by this exchange between two operatives: “Behind every great black man is the police.” Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 26, 2023 Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn Chappelle is kind of a guiding light throughout this whole thing. Otherwise it's a bit of a mess. Rated: 2/5 Jun 3, 2022 Full Review Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn Chappelle saves this movie in all of his scenes. I think some roles were miscast as the other performances either stifled the comedy or made it too silly. Rated: 3/5 Jun 3, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

Max M I was told this movie was hilarious. It was not hilarious. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/11/24 Full Review Audience Member So silly! So many good racial jokes and innuendos! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review Timothy D Griffin is entertaining as the lead, but the comedy comes fails to connect as well as it should. Undercover Brother is still not entirely bad. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/22/23 Full Review Cowni F Awesome and underrated movie with fun social satire and specific cultural gags that almost all land. I am probably as white as one can be and I do indeed love mayonnaise. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/15/23 Full Review Audience Member The titular character played by Eddie Griffin is recruited to infiltrate a sinister underground movement headed by The Man He's partnered with sassy Sistah Girl and must adjust to looking the part complete with penny loafers and tennis sweaters It's all to take down operation Whitewash But after meeting White She Devil who is a sexy white lady it creates tension as you'd expect with her making UC act as white as possible Watched this a few years ago I found myself laughing so much at the ridiculousness Eddie Griffin is hysterical in the tradition of Austin Powers 'Undercover Brother' pokes fun at the Blaxploitation era while also making tons of racial satire Malcolm D. Lee not only shows a modern secret agent flick but also tackling the racial barriers that have been present to us and unknown to everyone else Yes not all the jokes work perfectly but man is it a visual riot Heck you wont even trust your eyes at half the stuff that happens There's big supporting players like Billy Dee Williams, Dave Chappelle and Denise Richards adding some sprinkle to the utter hilarity Whether black or white it's teamwork that matters Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/01/23 Full Review Stephen C LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Blasted from the past and ready to take care of business, "Undercover Brother" is recruited to infiltrate a sinister underground movement headed by The Man. Partnered with the sassy, stunning Sistah Girl (Aunjanue Ellis), our hero must first undergo the ultimate attitude adjustment and trade in his 'fro and platforms for tennis sweaters and penny loafers. Once the transformation is complete, he's ready to take on the evil perpetrators of Operation Whitewash.

Director

Malcolm D. Lee

Producer

Brian Grazer, Michael Jenkinson, Damon Lee

Screenwriter

John Ridley, Michael McCullers, John Ridley

Distributor

Universal Pictures

Production Co

Imagine Entertainment, Urban Media, Universal Pictures

Rating

PG-13 (Drug Content|Campy Violence|Language|Sexual Humor)

Genre

Comedy

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

May 31, 2002, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)

May 8, 2015

Box Office (Gross USA)

$38.2M

Runtime

1h 25m

Sound Mix

Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio

Flat (1.85:1)