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Fist Fight

also known as “Luta de Profs,” “Pelea de maestros,” “Rat profesora,” See all »
MPA Rating: R-Rating (MPA) for language throughout, sexual content/nudity and drug material.
Moral Rating: Not recommended
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience: Adults
Genre: Comedy
Length: 1 hr. 31 min.
Year of Release: 2017
USA Release: February 17, 2017 (wide—3,185 theaters)
DVD: May 30, 2017
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Relevant Issues

Problems in U.S. public schools

Teacher student relationships

Teacher to teacher relationships

Frequent use of vulgar or profane language

anger in the Bible

Featuring Ice Cube … Strickland
Charlie Day … Campbell
Christina Hendricks …
JoAnna Garcia Swisher …
Jillian Bell …
Dean Norris …
Kumail Nanjiani …
Dennis Haysbert …
Max Carver … Daniel
Charlie Carver … Nathaniel
Tracy Morgan …
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Director Richie Keen — “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” TV series
Producer New Line Cinema
Van Brand
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Distributor
Distributor: New Line Cinema. Trademark logo.
New Line Cinema, division of Warner Bros. Pictures

“After school. Parking lot. It’s on.”

Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “On the last day of the year, mild-mannered high school English teacher Andy Campbell (Day) is trying his best to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line. But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply feared colleague, Ron Strickland (Cube), who challenges Campbell to an old-fashioned throw down after school. News of the fight spreads like wildfire and ends up becoming the very thing this school, and Campbell, needed.”


Viewer CommentsSend your comments
Negative
Negative—The humor is sickening, which makes it awkward and weird comedy. Lots of swearing and vulgar scenes. I really like Ice Cube’s acting, and he plays his role well. The scene of the day of the after school fight as he’s packing up a lady walks in and suggests a knife instead of a fist fight. That’s pretty dark… and behind them on the chalk board the lesson of Sherman’s March the bulletins are pentacles/pentagrams. Not coincidence.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 3½
Harmonie, age 36
Comments from young people
Neutral—It was an OKAY movie, BUT it could have been much better. Most of the jokes were lame (some even made me cringe)… to be honest. I was expecting better from Ice-Cube :l Oh that movie looked as if it was rushed.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Average / Moviemaking quality: 3
Nervin, age 18 (St Lucia)

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Movie Critics
…packs a vulgar, brutal, funny wallop… [4/5]
Jordan Hoffman, New York Daily News
…the jokes are downright sophomoric… and sparse… [C]
Devan Coggan, Entertainment weekly
…by far the most disheartening studio-produced movie in recent memory…
Peter Debruge, Variety
…too many F-bombs, not enough ‘funny’ …mindless, vulgar comedy…
Mary Cox, The Telegraph
…An uninspired comedy that does little with its stacked, talented cast…
Dominick Suzanne-Mayeron, Consequence of Sound
…Over-stuffed and under-conceived, Fist Fight is a clumsy mélange of clashing comedic perspectives. … [1½/4]
Keith Watson, Slant
…Ugh. What a pestilential little picture is “Fist Fight.” …A comedy that traffics in those crude stereotypes, cheap laughs and boundless cynicism. …
Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times
…a ridiculously crude comedy… an unfunny, vulgar, offensive movie with no redeeming qualities…
Ted Baehr, Movieguide
…foul, profane, ridiculous movie… Roosevelt High is a great argument for home school. … [½/5]
Paul Asay, Plugged In