The pursuit of their diplomas is fraught with the challenges of daily life and also the broader systemic roadblocks faced by many low-income Americans, including wages and working conditions. Only a fool would say that Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish aren’t hilarious. Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart in 'Night School'. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Hart plays Teddy Walker, a BBQ grill salesman who’s keeping secrets from his rich fiancée, Lisa (Megalyn Echikunwoke). Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. ► A woman shouts at her husband in front of friends, demanding 45-minute sex frequently, and that he should perform a specific act that does something to her anus; he smiles and says that he can’t wait until she becomes a porn star. Sign up here. Two women wear tight mid-calf skirts slit over one leg to the mid-thigh. Night School reaches desperation level when Lee stages a break-in scene so the students can steal a midterm exam … which wouldn’t help a damn since the GED is the only test that counts. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy A woman wears two dresses containing netting above the chest, revealing cleavage. Cohn merely chronicles three unforgettable people, the kind who are imminently easy to root for, and allows us to realize that they're not that different from us or the legions like them trying to better themselves. We are a totally independent website with no connections to political, religious or other groups & we neither solicit nor choose advertisers. There have been lamer hooks on which to hang a plot. Night School is rated PG-13. The plot is full of implausibilities Watch this doco and take the first step. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. – A woman texts a man a picture of her wearing a deeply cut lace negligee that reveals cleavage, abdomen and shoulders and when he receives the picture, a floating talking woman’s head tells him that he will not have his face between the woman’s cheeks (buttocks); he arrives at home to find her asleep and we see her wearing the same negligee, this time with full bare legs. Forgot your password? They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Copyright © Fandango. ► Several people run onto the flat roof of a building as a man jumps from one flat roof across a gap to another flat roof, slams against the edge of the second roof, and falls onto his back onto a set of three concrete steps on the ground (we hear crunching and him yelling, and we see his shoulder bent up and around his head as he screams hysterically, but he is fine in the next scene); a man on a roof then vomits what looks like cottage cheese and liquid into the fallen man's face and over his shoulders and chest (the camera focuses on the vomit for several seconds as the man screeches). | Rotten (1). The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. A woman says that she was pregnant at age 16 and dropped out of school. A man and his teenage son fistfight and move off-screen as we hear punches and the scene ends. A movie about large setbacks and small triumphs, and the grit that takes you from one to the other. A man and a woman kiss briefly a couple of times and hug once. A prisoner/student graduates from a GED program wearing handcuffs. - 2 F-words, 1 obscene hand gesture, 9 sexual references, 38 scatological terms, 45 anatomical terms, 27 mild obscenities, 2 derogatory terms for African-Americans, name-calling (dumb, dumbest, clinically dumb, crazy, stupid, brick head, liar, cheater, idiot, fool, sheep, hustler, paranoid, loud-mouthed, short, sell-out, snitch, pint-sized little man, leprechaun, black leprechaun, freak of nature, delusion, nasty, honeybee, volume control police, pimply faced teenager, Chinese boy, Captain Bottle Cap, Tupac Coachella, Pube-y McGee), exclamations (shut-up, for the love of ..., oh my gosh, mind your business), 11 religious profanities (GD), 34 religious exclamations (e.g. You just figure Hart and Haddish will ignore the script and seize control. How do you pair the two top-notch screen comedians and make something so painfully, pitifully unfunny? Did you notice any stereotypes in the movie? Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. Walker might be able to snag a spot in finance with his best friend (Ben Schwartz), but for that he needs a GED and fast. Unlike the MPAA we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE & LANGUAGE on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest depending on quantity & context |more|, Print a page, share with friends, and yes, please go ahead and email links. A man gets into his car as it is being winched onto a tow truck, argues with the truck driver, guns the engine of the car, and the car speeds backward into a light pole at a school, demolishing the car but causing no injuries. and the Terms and Policies, Coming Soon. Has no one seen what these two comic firebrands do on stage? A man says he should buy a prisoner some "smokes" because they are "like currency in prison; that and sex.". ► A high school principal carries a baseball bat through the halls and classrooms, threatens students, and slams the bat into lockers, a wall, and a classroom door. Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish. |, June 7, 2017 In This Article: We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and older reviews are not as complete & accurate as recent ones; we plan to revisit and correct older reviews as resources and time permits. - All the propane gas grills in a store are lit with roaring fires and lit candles stand beside them as a man and a woman enter and a Champagne cork pops into a propane tank valve, causing a gas leak and when the man plugs in a fan, sparks ignite the building; the store explodes in a fireball and tall flames as the man is thrown through a wall and lands on his back on his car windshield, which cracks many times (his jacket and shirt are smoking, but no injuries show as he groans and grimaces). Also, Stuart is a white dude who likes talking black, so you know he’s going down. Please do not use ALL CAPS. | profanity glossary |, - A woman says that she was caught with "molly" drugs in her locker at school and expelled and if she has another drug arrest she will be in prison. But hardly anything in this movie makes sense. Many women in a gym wear tight yoga pants that hug the hips and buttocks, and a few women wear sports bras that reveal cleavage and bare abdomens. An honest, feel-good look at the ambition of three former dropouts determined to earn a full-scale high school diploma. ► A business called Club Wax has two signs that are silhouettes of a nude woman; a man says he can smell coco butter outside while he smells chicken from a Christian Chicken restaurant. A woman argues with a man in a school several times, with another man and with a class of adults, whom she curses at and ejects from the room. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". You can help us keep our independence with a donation. |, June 8, 2017 Night School takes the human-interest route instead, and while that doesn’t allow for the most complete vision of the program, it does put a touchingly human face on the movie’s opening statistic—as well as grant a sliver of hope for those 1.2 million American kids who abandon their education every year. Night School reaches desperation level when Lee stages a break-in scene so the students can steal a midterm exam … which wouldn’t help a damn since the GED is the only test that counts. THE ASSIGNED NUMBERS And you will be helping support our website & our efforts. He’s just been fired and he can’t get a job because — wait for it — he’s a high-school dropout. ► A man flatulates silently and another man says it smells bad. 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A man sticks his hand into a briefcase when he is afraid of being hit with a ball bat, as if he may have a gun or knife, but takes nothing out. A woman says that a college professor grabbed her from behind and she could feel his legs against her thighs. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. So our man secretly enrolls at a night-school class taught by Haddish’s Carrie Carter. zergnet.type = 'text/javascript'; zergnet.async = true; Greg, Melissa, and Shynika are living proof that there's no expiration date on "back to school.". zergnet.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Coming Soon. A man berates his adult son and calls him insulting names. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. A man says something smells bad and a woman says she passed gas. As an introduction to its arresting, charismatic subjects, Night School is invaluable. That leaves the supporting cast to pad a movie that is already groaning from its comic deadweight. There are no featured audience reviews for Night School at this time. |, September 18, 2020 A woman shouts at a man wearing a chicken suit, rips the suit off him, and beats his buttocks (they're clothed) with a leather belt as she shouts. In a restaurant, a man reaches into his trousers under a table, pulls out pubic hairs and we see the hairs as he puts them onto a dessert. | Rating: 3/4 Several men and women try to steal a test paper from a school and argue but begin running when loud alarms sound. There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. | Rating: 4.0/4.0 Our ratings and reviews are based on the theatrically-released versions of films; on video there are often Unrated, Special, Director's Cut or Extended versions, (usually accurately labelled but sometimes mislabeled) released that contain additional content, which we did not review. If you think what we do is worthwhile, please donate or become a member, Why is “Night School” rated PG-13? A man tells another man that he has bad breath. No such luck. Two glasses of whiskey are shown in front of two men at a bar, a man and a woman sip wine at a bar, two women drink wine at a table and two men drink wine at another table in a bar, a bottle of beer is seen in front of each of two men at a table, a bottle of champagne is seen in an ice bucket in a store and a man pops the cork (no one drinks), a woman in a classroom opens two champagne bottles and men and women drink from plastic cups, and a woman sips wine at home.