Malibu's Most Wanted

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Malibu's Most Wanted

PG-13

2003

1h 26m

Comedy

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The son of a wealthy politician (Ryan O'Neal), Brad Gluckman (Jamie Kennedy) tries to emulate urban street culture and aspires to be a rapper, going by the name of "B-Rad." In order to discourage Brad from pursuing his thug-inspired antics, his dad hires two African-American actors, Sean (Taye Diggs) and PJ (Anthony Anderson), to pose as gang members and introduce the naïve youth to real ghetto life. Things don't go as planned when it becomes clear that Sean and PJ are as sheltered as Brad.

Critics Consensus

Malibu's Most Wanted gets a few laughs, but nowhere near enough to sustain its running time.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/25/2010

3/5

Dumb movie, but some funny moments for teens.

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Mark Holcomb

Village Voice

04/22/2003

Most Wanted isn't aiming for social commentary, but it isn't too difficult to enjoy its good-natured humor.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

04/21/2003

Jamie Kennedy's B-Rad is based on a character from his TV show -- and as the centerpiece for a sketch, he's hilarious. But the B-Rad joke wears thin when stretched across a feature-length film.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

04/29/2009

I was pretty surprised to find this was just so entertaining.

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Bullz-Eye.com

07/05/2005

2.5/5

Tony Medley

tonymedley.com

10/07/2004

1/10

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Bruce F.

@MoralMaster Mar 5

It's a solid early 2000's movie purposely very corny and cringe great funny black white movie definitely a classic

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MercersLaw T

@RT56563753 Nov 8

I haven't seen this in about 15 years, I do remember it being quite funny but I did also use to partake in the herb. I don't think it would past the test for this generation without someone being offended. The whole White Kong scene still cracks me up and it probably helps if you've seen Training Day to get the reference. It's got it's moments and is still worth a watch.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 04/10/2025

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é mais ou menos, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom.

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Fartin B

@RT47079755 10/11/2024

I must love bad movies because I think this is a classic. Quote it regularly.

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER 10/07/2024

Nostalgic but miserable comedy. Meh.

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Mattgo90

@RT49631995 06/05/2023

It's not as good as Anchorman, Dodgeball, or 40 Year Old Virgin. Still it's worth a watch.

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Synopsis

The son of a wealthy politician (Ryan O'Neal), Brad Gluckman (Jamie Kennedy) tries to emulate urban street culture and aspires to be a rapper, going by the name of "B-Rad." In order to discourage Brad from pursuing his thug-inspired antics, his dad hires two African-American actors, Sean (Taye Diggs) and PJ (Anthony Anderson), to pose as gang members and introduce the naïve youth to real ghetto life. Things don't go as planned when it becomes clear that Sean and PJ are as sheltered as Brad.

Director: John Whitesell
Producer: Mike Karz, Fax Bahr, Adam Small
Screenwriter: Fax Bahr, Adam Small, Jamie Kennedy, Nick Swardson
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Humor|Language May Offend|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 18, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.3M
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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