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Critic Jesse Hassenger

...white-collar criminals only get a slightly more substantial ribbing than they would in a slobs-versus-snobs comedy.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

...the high concept is delivered more or less efficiently, creating a tasteless, incorrect but quite funny provocation...

Read full review at The Guardian

Cast & Crew

Etan Cohen
Director
Etan Cohen
Writer
Will Ferrell
As James King
Kevin Hart
As Darnell Lewis
Paul Ben-Victor
As Gayle Burns
Craig T. Nelson
As Martin
Greg Germann
As Peter Penny

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Get Hard tells the story of James King, a wealthy and self-absorbed hedge fund manager who is sentenced to prison for fraud. Desperate to survive the harsh realities of life behind bars, James turns to Darnell Lewis, a street-smart car washer with no criminal record, to teach him how to toughen up and prepare for his time in San Quentin. Despite their vastly different backgrounds and perspectives, the two men form an unlikely bond as they work together to get James ready for his stint in prison. As they navigate their way through a series of hilarious and often uncomfortable training sessions, both James and Darnell are forced to confront their own biases and misconceptions about each other. Will they be able to overcome their differences and help each other survive the challenges that lie ahead?

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Get Hard was released in theaters on March 27, 2015.