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Good Hair

Good Hair

2009Movie⏱️ 1h 36mPG-13
DocumentaryComedy
6.9
IMDB Rating
6,355 votes

Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.

Director
Jeff Stilson
Writers
Chris Rock, Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther
Stars
Chris Rock, Maya Angelou, Al Sharpton
Release Date
October 23, 2009
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 10
Nominations
💬 44
Reviews
📋 7.2K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Chris Rock
Chris Rock
as Self
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
as Self
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
as Self
👤
Tanya Crumel
as Self - Hair Battle Contestant
👤
Kevin Kirk
as Self - Hair Battle Contestant
Jason Griggers
Jason Griggers
as Self - Hair Battle Contestant
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Vanessa Bell Calloway
as Self
Eve
Eve
as Self
Melyssa Ford
Melyssa Ford
as Self
Meagan Good
Meagan Good
as Self

💰 Box Office

$4,163,135
Worldwide Gross
$4,157,223
Domestic Gross
$1,039,220
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Production
Chris Rock Entertainment, HBO Films

🏷️ Keywords

african americaninterviewblack hairtv commercialthe white house washington d.c.

🎯 Categories

SatireComedyDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

That hairstyle costs how much?
by hitchcockkelly2023-01-28
7/10

"People are crazy, but some are crazier than others. We spend billions of dollars on pets, on sports, on cigarettes, booze and drugs, on video games, on movies and TV, all to fill our need for companionship, excitement, entertainment, to look good and to feel good. For some people, it's clothes. For others, it's the gym. For black women, it seems to be all about the hair. A good friend of mine adopted two little black girls. Being white herself, she keenly felt the scrutiny of black women, who judge other black women on how they keep their daughter's hair. She would drive three h..."

💡 Did You Know?

Documentary filmmaker Regina Kimbell launched an injunction against Chris Rock and HBO, claiming that their film infringed on her own similarly themed documentary My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage (2010) which she screened for Rock in 2007. A federal judge ruled that Good Hair (2009) should be allowed to be released.

📖 Synopsis

Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.