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Undercover Brother

2002 · 86 min

A silly, joke-a-minute spy spoof that keeps things light and fast, poking fun at race and pop culture with cartoonish energy.

Tagline
He's all action.
Overview
An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell behaves strangely in his presidential campaign, Undercover Brother is hired to work undercover for "The Man" and find what happened with the potential candidate.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • identity
  • media
  • power
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour9
Realism2
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Malcolm D. Lee
Written by
John Ridley, Michael McCullers
Starring
Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Denise Richards, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Chi McBride, Neil Patrick Harris, Dave Chappelle, Gary Anthony Williams
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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