Mo' Money

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Mo' Money

R

Released Jul 24, 1992

1h 29m

Comedy

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After petty criminal Johnny (Damon Wayans) falls for the lovely Amber (Stacey Dash), he decides to stop breaking the law and gets a gig at his crush's workplace in order to get closer to her, thus proving that he's a stand-up guy. Soon, he learns that going straight doesn't pay very well, so he decides to nab a company credit card and show off his newfound wealth to Amber. Unfortunately, a blackmailer catches Johnny and forces him to commit a crime that is far from small.

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Critics Consensus

Mo' Money only comes with mo' problems in this comedically bankrupt outing from the Wayans brothers.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Damon Wayans and his younger brother Marlon make a terrific comedy team in Mo' Money.

Mar 26, 2009

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Damon and Marlon are at their best in the opening comic sequences, which allow their chemistry to operate, but their pacing is disrupted by the ensuing formulaic thrills.

Feb 9, 2006

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Some of the humor in Mo' Money has a mean-spirited edge. And only in isolated moments is it as funny as its own title.

Rated: 3/5

May 20, 2003

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Silly and predictable, Mo' Money still manages to direct some well-aimed barbs at the idiosyncrasies and hypocrisies of mainstream America.

Oct 11, 2019

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

While the screenplay weaves in a number of neatly drawn characters, MacDonald's direction fails to give the film an overall coherency.

Jun 4, 2018

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

It's a shame. A low down dirty shame. Or maybe I'm thinking of another Wayans family member.

Rated: C

Jul 26, 2012

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Blu B

The acting is terrible. It's so ridiculously over the top and exaggerated most of the time that when it tries being more grounded and gritty it makes things feel so out of place. The humor is terrible in this. It's like unrefined Wayan's humor if that makes sense. They haven't figured the formula out fully for better or worse. The cinematography isn't good either. It's basic direction, filled with stupid scenes, and boring ones. The music is soooo dated and screams 1992. It's trying so hard to be modern and cool that it dates itself and is very forgettable in general. The editing and isn't good and the pacing is terrible. It's weird, this starts out as a bad comedy with dumb humor. Than it sets up a very convuluted credit fraud plot (who would ever think this would be in a film like this) that is so jumpy and so convuluted at points with a romance. And than it becomes a hard nosed crime thriller out of nowhere and becomes sooo boring. It's so weird how this changes tone and falls flat at both. Skip This. Very dated bad 90's comedy...EARLY 90's.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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Chinu D

It’s a really good movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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Audience Member

I was a huge fan of these guys back in the day, so my excitement for this movie was palpable, it ultimately was a big letdown, but I decided to give it another chance, when my hype died down and my expectations were adjusted... Nope. It's still just a mediocre romantic comedy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/10/22

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Audience Member

Such a funny movie I couldn't stop laughing. Great classic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Terrible movie, why did I watch this.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

As much as I loved In Living Color I really wanted to like this movie.I also wanted to like this movie as much as I thought I once did.It was just OK.It held my attention for awhile but I noticed myself doing other things, forgetting it was on & having it on as background noise a few times.I think the best & funniest parts of the movie were the In Living Color type moments.The thing that amazed me about this movie was that it went from being a comedy to a romantic comedy to an action flick.I don't think I'd recommend anybody to go out of their way to see it but if it's on & absolutely nothing else is on, you're bored out of your mind then I'd tell you to watch it.Too be honest with you, Even then I'm not sure I'd tell you to watch it.There's probably another movie out there you could be watching

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Synopsis

After petty criminal Johnny (Damon Wayans) falls for the lovely Amber (Stacey Dash), he decides to stop breaking the law and gets a gig at his crush's workplace in order to get closer to her, thus proving that he's a stand-up guy. Soon, he learns that going straight doesn't pay very well, so he decides to nab a company credit card and show off his newfound wealth to Amber. Unfortunately, a blackmailer catches Johnny and forces him to commit a crime that is far from small.

Director: Peter MacDonald
Producer: Eric L. Gold
Screenwriter: Damon Wayans
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 1992, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.5M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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