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House Party
MEANRANK
72/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 94, everyone else 69.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid doesn't know that three of the thugs at school have decided to give him a lesson in behavior.
Details
- Director
- Reginald Hudlin
- Writer
- Reginald Hudlin
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
- Released
- 20 January 1990
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $26.4M
- Awards
- 1 win, 0 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 1 →1 major award won · 1 win from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony
| Sundance Filmmaker Trophy Dramatic 1990 | Sundance Filmmaker Trophy Dramatic | Winner |
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