Lottery Ticket

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Lottery Ticket

PG-13

2010

1h 39m

Comedy

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Kevin Carson (Bow Wow), an ordinary guy living in the projects, wins a $370 million lottery. Unfortunately, the claim office is closed for a long holiday weekend, and he must keep his good fortune a secret. But the news spreads like wildfire, and Kevin must figure out how to survive three days among the friends, family and neighbors who want a piece of the pie.

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Critics Consensus

There's a worthwhile message at the heart of Lottery Ticket, but it's buried under stale humor, tired stereotypes, and obvious clichés.

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Patrick Friel

Chicago Reader

12/20/2010

No doubt the characters are stereotypes, but the performances are handled with a knowing wink and a great deal of fun.

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

08/24/2010

C+

There are enough stereotypes in here to get Dr. Laura frothing at the mouth -- and enough menace to merit co-writing credit for the Hughes brothers.

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Kevin C. Johnson

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

08/20/2010

2/4

It all comes off a bit like an extended episode of "Everybody Hates Chris" with really bad language.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

02/26/2025

2/5

I didn't think that Bow Wow was the right lead for this. The supporting cast really held up the film but the lulls in the story made it a bit of a chore at times.

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

02/26/2025

3/5

This was mildly entertaining with a great comedic turn from T-Pain. The second act has a few lulls that hurt the pacing but there's worse ways to spend 90 minutes.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/14/2020

2.5/4.0

You've seen all of this before.

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Angel C.

@amc123 Jul 26

Such a classic hilarious movie

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 03/01/2025

Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é fraco, a história do filme ficou bacaninha, mas algumas coisas no filme ficaram ruins, tipo eles curtim no shopping com um monte de amigos que não queriam saber dele no começo, e também a vagabunda da vó dele que fofocas para o outro cara e toda o bairro fica sabendo que eles tinham ganhado na loteria, e depois que falar com o cara em vez de brigar com sua vó, shad burro do caralho, no final teve a ajuda do personagem do ice cube e acaba o filme.

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04/18/2020

Generic and unfunny.

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09/29/2015

Brilliant film watched it so many times.

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08/16/2015

A bad film with an important message.

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03/23/2015

actually enjoyed this with some funny moments. about a guy who lives in the hood who tries to keep hold of his lottery ticket. would watch again

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Synopsis

Kevin Carson (Bow Wow), an ordinary guy living in the projects, wins a $370 million lottery. Unfortunately, the claim office is closed for a long holiday weekend, and he must keep his good fortune a secret. But the news spreads like wildfire, and Kevin must figure out how to survive three days among the friends, family and neighbors who want a piece of the pie.

Director: Erik White
Producer: Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Matt Alvarez, Mark Burg, Oren Koules
Screenwriter: Abdul Williams
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Cubevision, Burg-Koules
Rating: PG-13 (Drug Reference|Brief Underage Drinking|Language|Sexual Content|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 20, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.7M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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