Lottery Ticket

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Lottery Ticket

PG-13

Released Aug 20, 2010

1h 39m

Comedy

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Kevin Carson (Bow Wow), an ordinary guy living in the projects, wins a $370 million lottery. Unfortunately, the claim office is closed for a long holiday weekend, and he must keep his good fortune a secret. But the news spreads like wildfire, and Kevin must figure out how to survive three days among the friends, family and neighbors who want a piece of the pie.

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Critics Consensus

There's a worthwhile message at the heart of Lottery Ticket, but it's buried under stale humor, tired stereotypes, and obvious clichés.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B

Feb 18, 2012

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Patrick Friel

Chicago Reader

No doubt the characters are stereotypes, but the performances are handled with a knowing wink and a great deal of fun.

Dec 20, 2010

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

There are enough stereotypes in here to get Dr. Laura frothing at the mouth -- and enough menace to merit co-writing credit for the Hughes brothers.

Rated: C+

Aug 24, 2010

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

I didn't think that Bow Wow was the right lead for this. The supporting cast really held up the film but the lulls in the story made it a bit of a chore at times.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 26, 2025

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

This was mildly entertaining with a great comedic turn from T-Pain. The second act has a few lulls that hurt the pacing but there's worse ways to spend 90 minutes.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 26, 2025

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

You've seen all of this before.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 14, 2020

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thiago s

Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é fraco, a história do filme ficou bacaninha, mas algumas coisas no filme ficaram ruins, tipo eles curtim no shopping com um monte de amigos que não queriam saber dele no começo, e também a vagabunda da vó dele que fofocas para o outro cara e toda o bairro fica sabendo que eles tinham ganhado na loteria, e depois que falar com o cara em vez de brigar com sua vó, shad burro do caralho, no final teve a ajuda do personagem do ice cube e acaba o filme.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/01/25

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Audience Member

Generic and unfunny.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Brilliant film watched it so many times.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

A bad film with an important message.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

actually enjoyed this with some funny moments. about a guy who lives in the hood who tries to keep hold of his lottery ticket. would watch again

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects, is just an ordinary guy -- until he wins $370 million in the Mondo Millions Lottery. That's the good news. The bad news is, the lottery claim office is closed for the long Fourth of July weekend, so, before he can collect his prize, Kevin is going to have to figure out how to keep a lid on his good fortune and survive the next three days. As news of his windfall spreads through the community like a grass fire, Kevin quickly discovers the good, the bad and the ugly in his closest friends and neighbors. Girls who could never be bothered before start chasing him down. Everyone wants a piece of him. On edge and on the run, he even begins to question the intentions of his best friend.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Synopsis

Kevin Carson (Bow Wow), an ordinary guy living in the projects, wins a $370 million lottery. Unfortunately, the claim office is closed for a long holiday weekend, and he must keep his good fortune a secret. But the news spreads like wildfire, and Kevin must figure out how to survive three days among the friends, family and neighbors who want a piece of the pie.

Director: Erik White
Producer: Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Matt Alvarez, Mark Burg, Oren Koules
Screenwriter: Abdul Williams
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Cubevision, Burg-Koules
Rating: PG-13 (Drug Reference|Brief Underage Drinking|Language|Sexual Content|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 20, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.7M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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