All About the Benjamins

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All About the Benjamins

R

2002

1h 38m

Action

Comedy

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Bounty hunter Bucum Jackson (Ice Cube) teams with the small-time con artist, Reggie Wright (Mike Epps), that he is pursuing, in an attempt to locate a missing stash of diamonds and a lottery ticket worth millions of dollars. Bucum and Reggie find themselves in a race to the finish as they embark on an unlikely partnership that should -- when all is said and done -- prove beneficial to them both.

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Critics Consensus

A sloppy, poorly directed action-comedy, All About the Benjamins is too derivative and gratuitously violent.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

09/09/2010

1/5

Violent film for Ice Cube. He can do better.

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Robert K. Elder

Chicago Tribune

07/20/2002

2/4

The home-run performances of Cube and Epps are handicapped by inept and illogical action sequences.

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

04/19/2002

3/4

Goes a long way on hedonistic gusto.

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Film Threat

12/06/2005

3.5/5

Greg Maki

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

01/07/2004

1.5/4

They failed to get a consistently funny script or a director capable of effectively staging an action scene.

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Jim Shelby

Palo Alto Weekly

05/20/2003

2/4

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 20

Funny in 1 hour and 38 minutes. Rated R for Strong Violence, Pervasive Language and Brief Sexuality.

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juan F

@RT58647838 May 8

Ice cube and Mike Epps are funny af. Mike Epps girlfriend in the movie is hot. Amazing plot.

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Jordan S.

@jswez Apr 19

Growing up in this era I am admittedly nostalgic for this film, but I was shocked to see a 76% popcorn. It feels like most of the 2000s comedies I see on here are vastly underrated, so I was pleasantly surprised to see so many people showing love.

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Agent J.

@AgentJames00 Mar 1

Underrated movie. Black community Gem.

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Duante H.

@Duante2026 Feb 11

The Best Funny Movie Ever

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Khalan C

@RT41115907 03/08/2025

The Comedic Dynamic of Cube and Epps will ever be entertaining, plus the action and humor is notable enough to remember but some might call it weak in plot and formula of a decline of once popular "buddy" films in the 90s and Early 00s.

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Synopsis

Bounty hunter Bucum Jackson (Ice Cube) teams with the small-time con artist, Reggie Wright (Mike Epps), that he is pursuing, in an attempt to locate a missing stash of diamonds and a lottery ticket worth millions of dollars. Bucum and Reggie find themselves in a race to the finish as they embark on an unlikely partnership that should -- when all is said and done -- prove beneficial to them both.

Director: Kevin Bray
Producer: Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez
Screenwriter: Ice Cube, Ronald Lang
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Linovo Productions GmbH & Co. KG, New Line Cinema, Flipside Entertainment, Cube Vision
Rating: R (Strong Violence|Pervasive Language|Brief Sexuality)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 8, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.5M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)