Meet the Blacks
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| Directed by | Deon Taylor |
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| Music by | RZA |
| Cinematography | John T. Connor |
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| Distributed by | Freestyle Releasing |
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $900,000 |
| Box office | $9.1 million |
Meet the Blacks is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Deon Taylor, written by Taylor and Nicole DeMasi, and is a parody of the 2013 film The Purge. It stars Mike Epps, Gary Owen, Zulay Henao, Lil Duval, Bresha Webb, George Lopez and Mike Tyson, and was released on April 1, 2016, by Freestyle Releasing.
Carl Black and his family are getting out of Chicago. After having stolen a lot of money from a famed criminal drug king, Key Flo (Charlie Murphy), and believing that he will be imprisoned for the next five to six years, Carl Black (Mike Epps) leaves the hustling lifestyle behind for something better. Carl, his new wife Lorena (Zulay Henao), son Carl Jr. (Alex Henderson), daughter Allie Black (Bresha Webb) and cousin Cronut (Lil Duval) pack up and move to Beverly Hills. Turns out, Carl couldn't have picked a worse time to move. They arrive right around the time of the annual purge and all Carl's personal issues intertwine while all crime is legal for twelve hours.
In its opening weekend, early tracking suggested the film would gross $4–5 million from 1,115 theaters in its opening weekend, trailing fellow newcomer My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 ($20–24 million projection). In its opening weekend the film grossed $4.1 million, finishing 8th at the box office.
Meet the Blacks received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 13%, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 2.2/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 26 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
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