Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

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Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

2019

1h 5m

Comedy

Stand-Up

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Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in a defiant stand-up special filmed in Atlanta.

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Critics Consensus

Edgy, but empty, Sticks and Stones won't break any bones, but it won't elicit many laughs, either.

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Hannah Giorgis

The Atlantic

Sticks and Stones registers as a temper tantrum, the product of a man who wants it all -- money, fame, influence -- without much having to answer to anyone.

Sep 10, 2019

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Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

Sticks & Stones exists as a defiant design to intentionally offend large swaths of the audience Chappelle deems too thin-skinned and easily outraged.. while serving up simple, low-bar yucks to anyone yearning for validation of their anti-P.C. stance.

Sep 5, 2019

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Alison Herman

The Ringer

Sticks and Stones is designed to generate inflammatory coverage... It's a symbiotic cycle with no end in sight, and it's become the last thing a beloved provocateur should ever want to be: predictable.

Aug 29, 2019

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Jonathon Wilson

Ready Steady Cut

While he might occasionally be guilty of the same kind of conflations for which he rightly lambasts other people, his ability to openly and sincerely hone in on the issues he most identifies with ensure he’s as important a comic now as he ever has been...

Oct 16, 2023

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Sean L. McCarthy

Decider

Not that Chappelle himself feels he has anything to fear, but he leans into his own transgressive nature, nonetheless...

Oct 16, 2023

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Pradeep Menon

Firstpost

Chappelle’s role in this, perhaps is to make even Outrage take a pause, and think for a minute...

Oct 16, 2023

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Audience Member

FRECKEN AWESOME... enjoy 😉

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/08/24

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B A

The reviews are a perfect example of the disconnect between Hollywood and the rest of the USA. Stand up does not get better than this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/08/24

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Terry J

Great performance , one of his best !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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Aaron P

As always 💯real and f?!k-ing hilarious

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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Daniel O

Seeing the critics reviews of this movie just lets me know that no one should listen to the critics. This is one of my absolute favorite comedy specials and have watched it multiple times. These “critics” need to get over themselves.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/11/24

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Rafael V

Juicy Smooyay sent it for me. critics are fucking out of touch and most likely restarted if they truly believe this special wasnt funny or provocative

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Synopsis

Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in a defiant stand-up special filmed in Atlanta.

Director: Stan Lathan
Screenwriter: Dave Chappelle
Genre: Comedy, Stand-Up
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 26, 2019
Runtime: 1h 5m

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