Let's Go to Prison

R

Released Nov 17, 2006

1 hr. 29 min.

Comedy

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13%

40 Reviews

Tomatometer

48%

100,000+ Ratings

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Career criminal John Lyshitski (Dax Shepard) wants revenge on the now-dead judge who put him away. He gets a prime opportunity when the judge's son (Will Arnett), though innocent of a crime, is convicted and sent to jail. John immediately has himself thrown back in the clink to become Nelson's cellmate and make sure he gets the full prison experience.

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Critics Consensus

Let's Go to Prison is guilty on all counts of cliched setups, base humor, and failure to ellicit laughs.

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Monique B

I've watched a movie one time when it first came out with my then 14 year-old grandson and I did not like it and he said, "watch it again." I watched it again and I think it is one of the most hilarious movies I've seen.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/24

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Alec B

Honestly taking the dark comedy route isn't the problem here, it's that the movie, whether the result of studio interference or not, doesn't have the guts to really follow through with its convictions. As a result much of the cast ends up embarrassing themselves for nothing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Lowchungus

A movie that got better with age.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/30/23

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T T

Hysterical! Cracked up and laughed out loud so many times. Once again, as usual, the critics got it so wrong. Hilarious premise, plot, dialogue, and great acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/28/23

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Audience Member

The most interesting part of this (and the only bit that made me crack a bit of a smile) was the car jam during the credits. Was watchable but not much else.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/24/22

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Audience Member

It's outrageously funny!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Bob Odenkirk

Director

Dax Shepard

John Lyshitski

Will Arnett

Nelson Biederman IV

Chi McBride

Barry

Dylan Baker

Warden

David Koechner

Shanahan

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Shepard's character periodically rattles off damning statistics about America's booming prison industry, but most of the gags are of the don't-drop-the-soap variety.

Jul 28, 2009

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

Prison makes its 84-minute running time feel like a five-year sentence with no chance for parole.

Rated: D

Nov 27, 2006

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Gregory Kirschling

Entertainment Weekly

It's hard to get laughs out of stuff that devolved into parody 10 or 20 years ago.

Rated: D

Nov 23, 2006

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Jane Boursaw

Common Sense Media

Punk'd star in adult jail-house comedy.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2011

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Tom Meek

Boston Phoenix

As a comedy, Bob Odenkirk's penitentiary send-up is bootless.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 23, 2009

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Brian Marder

Hollywood.com

Rated: 3/5

Nov 20, 2008

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Synopsis

Career criminal John Lyshitski (Dax Shepard) wants revenge on the now-dead judge who put him away. He gets a prime opportunity when the judge's son (Will Arnett), though innocent of a crime, is convicted and sent to jail. John immediately has himself thrown back in the clink to become Nelson's cellmate and make sure he gets the full prison experience.

Director: Bob Odenkirk
Executive Producer: Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Caryn Mandabach, Debra Grieco, Armyan Bernstein
Screenwriter: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, Michael Patrick Jann
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Strike Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Drug Material|Sexual Content|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 17, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.6M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)