Friday
Reception

Friday (1995)

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7.2
5 platform(s) · 7 ratings 142,395 votes
7.5/10 1,679 votes Synced 2026-07-27
7.2/10 138,516 votes Synced 2026-08-20
Audience 7.5/10 116 votes Synced 2026-07-21
Critics 5.4/10 Synced 2026-07-21
Audience 9.1/10 Synced 2026-07-21
Critics 7.7/10 Synced 2026-07-21
7.2/10 2,084 votes Synced 2026-09-04

External reviews

Staff (Not Credited) · TV Guide Magazine 75.00/100.00

A star vehicle for rapper Ice Cube (who also cowrote and coproduced), Friday is a lighthearted, comedic presentation of the realities chronicled in dramas like "Boyz N the Hood."

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Joey O'Bryan · Austin Chronicle 50.00/100.00

A refreshingly lighthearted look at day-to-day life in the inner city, Friday does suffer from a few problems in the scripting and directing departments, but entertains nonetheless, thanks mainly to the easygoing style of its talented cast.

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Mick LaSalle · San Francisco Chronicle 25.00/100.00

It takes about 20 minutes to catch on that Friday is without narrative drive - and about as long to figure out that the film offers nothing better in place of it.

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Caryn James · The New York Times 60.00/100.00

Friday may touch its young target audience. For everyone else, it is more intriguing as a social problem than a movie.

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Todd McCarthy · Variety 40.00/100.00

Rather like a cross between "Up in Smoke" and an episode of "The Jeffersons, Friday is a crudely made, sometimes funny bit of porchfront humor from the 'hood.

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Richard Harrington · Washington Post 70.00/100.00

In his [Ice Cube's] dramatic roles, Cube's raised eyebrows usually unleashed a fearsome glare and a hint of danger; here, his expressions are more quizzical, amused or confused. He plays against type, just as the movie itself plays against hype.

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