Fifty Shades of Black

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Fifty Shades of Black

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Released Jan 29, 2016

1h 32m

Comedy

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In a spoof of "Fifty Shades of Grey," Hannah Steele interviews entrepreneur Christian Black (Marlon Wayans) for her roommate's school newspaper. The wealthy and eligible Black quickly learns how clumsy the young woman is. As flirtation leads to attraction, Christian invites Hannah to his home and introduces her to his kinky world of S&M. Despite their different backgrounds, the new couple consistently surprise each other with how far they're willing to go to make their relationship work.

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Critics Consensus

Wildly erratic even for a spoof movie, Fifty Shades of Black bears the unfortunate distinction of offering fewer laughs than the unintentionally funny film it's trying to lampoon.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Another depressing "cinema parody" that isn't half as amusing as the film(s) it wants us to laugh at.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 13, 2016

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

50 Shades of Black does, at least, have to good grace to be 50 times more entertaining than the original.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 11, 2016

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Kate Muir

The Times (UK)

Even the idea that Fifty Shades of Grey might require parody seems ludicrous.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 10, 2016

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Robert Kojder

Flickering Myth

Honestly, the whole experience would fare better as a skit rather than a feature-length film

Rated: 2/5

Dec 4, 2017

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

A horrible movie and an even worse parody, it's sad that one ends up laughing less with it than with 'Fifty shades of Grey'. [Full review in Spanish]

Feb 16, 2017

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Richard von Busack

MetroActive

A moment of Netflix product placement suggests the idea that this would have been better as one no-filler hour of television.

Dec 31, 2016

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Korra N

This could've been hilarious and scathing, but instead it's just juvenile and stupid.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/14/25

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julie w

I turned off after 10 minutes. It was just so over the top and ridiculous that it just wasn't funny.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/25

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Kelli H

All the bad reviews are deserved. Nothing about this is funny. The worst attempt at a parody I’ve ever had the displeasure of seeing. Please don’t waste any minutes of your life watching this. You can’t get those precious minutes back.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/09/25

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Horror fan 4

This was an hilarious movie. Marlon Wayans delivers a lot of laughs. Tim Treakle

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/15/24

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Nellie R

Absolutely wretched. It was torture to pretend I didn’t hate it in prefer to be polite to a new friend.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/04/24

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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Synopsis

In a spoof of "Fifty Shades of Grey," Hannah Steele interviews entrepreneur Christian Black (Marlon Wayans) for her roommate's school newspaper. The wealthy and eligible Black quickly learns how clumsy the young woman is. As flirtation leads to attraction, Christian invites Hannah to his home and introduces her to his kinky world of S&M. Despite their different backgrounds, the new couple consistently surprise each other with how far they're willing to go to make their relationship work.

Director: Mike Tiddes
Producer: Marlon Wayans, Rick Alvarez
Screenwriter: Marlon Wayans, Rick Alvarez
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Baby Way
Rating: R (Some Graphic Nudity|Language Throughout|Strong Crude Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 29, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 24, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.7M
Runtime: 1h 32m

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