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All About the Benjamins

MPA Rating: R-Rating (MPA)

for strong violence, pervasive language and brief sexuality.

Moral Rating:	not reviewed
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:	Adults
Genre:	Crime Comedy
Length:	1 hr. 34 min.
Year of Release:	2002
USA Release:

Relevant Issues

Ice Cube and Mike Epps in “All About the Benjamins”

Use of vulgar language

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Featuring	Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Tommy Flanagan, Anthony Michael Hall, Eva Mendes
Director	Kevin Bray
Producer	Ice Cube, Marcus Morton, Matt Alvarez
Distributor	New Line Cinema, division of Warner Bros. Pictures

Here’s what the distributor says about their film: (from the producer) Expert Miami bounty hunter Bucum Jackson (Ice Cube) is in hot pursuit of bail-jumper and fast-talking con man Reggie Reed (Mike Epps). When their wild chase lands the pair right in the middle of a major diamond heist, Jackson and Reed are unexpectedly confronted with the opportunity of a lifetime.

Movie Critics

…Foul language is almost non-stop with an excessive 215 obscenities and 78 crudities. Add some brutal shootings, one graphically violent scene involving torture, and a mixed message that sees the “good guys” getting away with stealing money…

Preview Family Movie and TV Review

…Some sexually related dialogue is present, as is a brief head and shoulders shot of a man and woman having sex while standing (with movement and sounds)…

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