Undercover Brother

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Undercover Brother

PG-13

Released May 31, 2002

1h 25m

Comedy

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Blasted from the past and ready to take care of business, "Undercover Brother" is recruited to infiltrate a sinister underground movement headed by The Man. Partnered with the sassy, stunning Sistah Girl (Aunjanue Ellis), our hero must first undergo the ultimate attitude adjustment and trade in his 'fro and platforms for tennis sweaters and penny loafers. Once the transformation is complete, he's ready to take on the evil perpetrators of Operation Whitewash.

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Critics Consensus

Fast-paced and filled with racial gags, Undercover Brother serves up plenty of laughs and sharp satire.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Stereotype-based satire; not for young kids.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

Rated: 2/5

Jan 29, 2003

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

"Undercover Brother" ends as you would expect. But the spirit of the film is best characterized by this exchange between two operatives: “Behind every great black man is the police.”

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 26, 2023

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

Chappelle is kind of a guiding light throughout this whole thing. Otherwise it's a bit of a mess.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 3, 2022

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

Chappelle saves this movie in all of his scenes. I think some roles were miscast as the other performances either stifled the comedy or made it too silly.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 3, 2022

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Max M

I was told this movie was hilarious. It was not hilarious.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/11/24

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Audience Member

So silly! So many good racial jokes and innuendos!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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Timothy D

Griffin is entertaining as the lead, but the comedy comes fails to connect as well as it should. Undercover Brother is still not entirely bad.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/22/23

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Cowni F

Awesome and underrated movie with fun social satire and specific cultural gags that almost all land. I am probably as white as one can be and I do indeed love mayonnaise.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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Audience Member

The titular character played by Eddie Griffin is recruited to infiltrate a sinister underground movement headed by The Man He's partnered with sassy Sistah Girl and must adjust to looking the part complete with penny loafers and tennis sweaters It's all to take down operation Whitewash But after meeting White She Devil who is a sexy white lady it creates tension as you'd expect with her making UC act as white as possible Watched this a few years ago I found myself laughing so much at the ridiculousness Eddie Griffin is hysterical in the tradition of Austin Powers 'Undercover Brother' pokes fun at the Blaxploitation era while also making tons of racial satire Malcolm D. Lee not only shows a modern secret agent flick but also tackling the racial barriers that have been present to us and unknown to everyone else Yes not all the jokes work perfectly but man is it a visual riot Heck you wont even trust your eyes at half the stuff that happens There's big supporting players like Billy Dee Williams, Dave Chappelle and Denise Richards adding some sprinkle to the utter hilarity Whether black or white it's teamwork that matters

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/01/23

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Stephen C

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Malcolm D. Lee

Director

Eddie Griffin

Undercover Brother

Chris Kattan

Mr. Feather

Denise Richards

White She Devil

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Sistah Girl

Dave Chappelle

Conspiracy Brother

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Undercover Brother: Official Clip - Mess With The 'Fro, You Got To Go

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Undercover Brother: Official Clip - Selling Out

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Undercover Brother: Official Clip - Black Man's Kryptonite

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Undercover Brother: Official Clip - Fighting Dirty

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Undercover Brother: Official Clip - Caucasian Overload!

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Undercover Brother: Official Clip - Brotherhood Headquarters

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Undercover Brother: Official Clip - New Recruits

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Undercover Brother: Official Clip - Blackness Confirmed

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Undercover Brother: Official Clip - Mayonnaise Sandwich

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Undercover Brother: Official Clip - Race Chase

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Synopsis

Blasted from the past and ready to take care of business, "Undercover Brother" is recruited to infiltrate a sinister underground movement headed by The Man. Partnered with the sassy, stunning Sistah Girl (Aunjanue Ellis), our hero must first undergo the ultimate attitude adjustment and trade in his 'fro and platforms for tennis sweaters and penny loafers. Once the transformation is complete, he's ready to take on the evil perpetrators of Operation Whitewash.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Producer: Brian Grazer, Michael Jenkinson, Damon Lee
Screenwriter: John Ridley, Michael McCullers, John Ridley
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Urban Media, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Drug Content|Campy Violence|Language|Sexual Humor)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 31, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.2M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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