Barbershop 2: Back in Business

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business

PG-13

2004

1h 46m

Comedy

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This sequel to the 2002 film returns to the Chicago barbershop owned by Calvin Palmer Jr. (Ice Cube). His employees -- Isaac (Troy Garity), Terri (Eve), Ricky (Michael Ealy), Dinka (Leonard Earl Howze) and Kenard -- have their own personal and workplace problems, and a new barbershop called Nappy Cutz has moved in across the street. As Calvin tries to change the character of his business, Nappy Cutz and gentrification become a threat to the surrounding community.

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Critics Consensus

The humor is less sharp and more warm-hearted this time around, and the characters are enjoyable to revisit.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

09/30/2010

4/5

Great message delivered in an edgy hip-hop movie.

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

03/27/2009

Provides enough solid, character-based amusement to put customers in the chairs and send them out content with services rendered.

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Anna Smith

Time Out

01/26/2006

Inane banter soon takes over and is not helped by an unlikely, flashback-heavy subplot about Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer) and a lost love.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

11/16/2019

C

Should have been subtitled Going Through the Motions. This is a pale imitation that never takes off and never really seems to mind.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

04/29/2009

Manages to throw away everything that made the first film so good.

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Urban Cinefile Critics

Urban Cinefile

10/18/2008

It's the kind of set-piece ensemble that has proven immensely successful as a sitcom formula but tends to struggle to meet the demands of a movie.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 11

Funny in 1 hour and 46 minutes. Rated PG-13 for Language, Brief Drug References and Sexual Material.

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Rami A

@Bunt101 03/14/2025

Although fun, the sequel suffers a lot in the long run. It follows a similar formula and plot as the first, with less jokes and more emphasis on drama. I think that has something to do with a switch in directors. Tim Story did not return for the sequel. Instead, Kevin Rodney Sullivan stepped in. He's not a bad director, but his style and approach are much different than Tim Story's.

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Rosana B

@RosanaBotafogo 02/19/2025

A versão testosterona do “Salão do Barulho” pouco me agradou, mas interessante saber que desse 2 que com a participação de Queen Latifah como Gina Norris, estrelou seu spin-off, Beauty Shop no ano seguinte, bem mais agradável, provavelmente por indicação... Um filme longo, com poucas piadas engraçadinhas, o teor critico mais valido que o cômico, principalmente o trecho que retrata o assassinato de Martin Luther King Jr. E o final dramático e emocionante sobre a venda da barbearia… Só…

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Carlos I

@carlosFibarra 09/15/2024

It does suffer from being a bit same-y, like it's the second episode of a sitcom, but it's still fun and a warm return to hanging with friends.

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Jason M D

@RT04705021 07/22/2024

What a great sequel to a classic movie I enjoyed this one a lot more than the first one

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Daniel M

@MazzaQuePasa 03/02/2023

Not as good as the original, but still very enjoyable. The story was good and had some good additions of likable characters.

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Kevin Rodney Sullivan

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Ice Cube

Calvin Palmer

Cedric the Entertainer

Eddie

Sean Patrick Thomas

Jimmy

Eve

Terri Jones

Troy Garity

Isaac Rosenberg

Barbershop 2: Back in Business: Official Clip - I Don't Know This Woman

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business: Official Clip - Getting to Know Ricky

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business: Official Clip - New Rules

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business: Official Clip - Calvin Addresses City Council

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business: Official Clip - Breaking Into Nappy Cutz

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business: Official Clip - Gina vs. Eddie

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business: Official Clip - Toddler Penis

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business: Official Clip - Lactose Intolerant

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business: Official Clip - Ricky Kisses Terri

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business: Official Clip - Nappy Cutz

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Synopsis

This sequel to the 2002 film returns to the Chicago barbershop owned by Calvin Palmer Jr. (Ice Cube). His employees -- Isaac (Troy Garity), Terri (Eve), Ricky (Michael Ealy), Dinka (Leonard Earl Howze) and Kenard -- have their own personal and workplace problems, and a new barbershop called Nappy Cutz has moved in across the street. As Calvin tries to change the character of his business, Nappy Cutz and gentrification become a threat to the surrounding community.

Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Producer: Robert Teitel, George Tillman Jr., Alex Gartner
Screenwriter: Don D. Scott
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co: Cubevision, State Street Pictures, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Brief Drug References|Sexual Material)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 20, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.0M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)