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First Sunday

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Petty thieves Durell and LeeJohn face a big problem: The two must come up with $17,000 in one week, or Durell will no longer be able to see his son. The goofy scoundrels embark on a haphazard plan to rob the neighborhood church, but they find the mission trickier than expected. When they arrive, they discover that somebody equally disreputable has already had his hand in the coffers. Now, they must trace the money to a group of parishioners.
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Critics Consensus

First Sunday may have its heart in the right place, but its funny bone is dislocated.

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Alonso Duralde MSNBC 05/01/2008
2/5
The missing-church-funds subplot will be easily figured out by any four year old, but it winds up being a McGuffin anyway. Go to Full Review Phelim O'Neill Guardian 03/28/2008
1/5
With his movie debut, Talbert plays to his established audience, the redemption message riding roughshod over everything, even such trifling concerns as character consistency and continuity. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide The Times (UK) 03/28/2008
1/5
The least funny man ever to make a career in comedy movies, Ice Cube hauls his sullen mug back in front of the cameras for the execrable First Sunday. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/07/2020
2.5/4.0
The ending seems either a catering to studio influence or an effort to keep the film at a certain length as it falls short of Talbert's usual standard of writing. Go to Full Review Dave White Movies.com 04/04/2011
2/5
Joshua Starnes ComingSoon.net 03/22/2011
5/10
First Sunday isn't an out and out bad film, but to be a good one it would need to either greatly raise the dramatic steaks, or push its comedic boundaries over the top in conception. Instead it treads water safely in the middle, and it shows. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 11 Funny in 1 hour and 38 minutes. Rated PG-13 for Language, Brief Drug References and Some Sexual Humor. See more alan g @agenser 07/14/2025 Horrible movie. Since when is robbing a church funny? Any movie with Treagle Morgana is crap. See more thiago s @Thiagostone 03/28/2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é ruim, o filme tem cenas de comédia ruins, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é bacana, mas quase ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, e os personagens são mais ou menos, com tudo isso, eu não recomendo esse filme. See more David J @RT14770766 03/19/2024 I have never seen such poor dialogue in a movie. My guess is that it was written with a dull crayon on the back of a pack of rolling papers. Ice Cube, or whatever his name is, is not an actor and will never be. You might need your 4th-grade Grammar book through this pathetic excuse of a movie. It's definitely 2 thumbs down! See more 07/22/2022 I liked the movie. Loved the ending. Got teary eyed. See more 04/10/2022 The worst acting ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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David E. Talbert

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Ice Cube

Durell

Katt Williams

Rickey

Tracy Morgan

LeeJohn

Loretta Devine

Sister Doris

Michael Beach

Deacon

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Synopsis Petty thieves Durell and LeeJohn face a big problem: The two must come up with $17,000 in one week, or Durell will no longer be able to see his son. The goofy scoundrels embark on a haphazard plan to rob the neighborhood church, but they find the mission trickier than expected. When they arrive, they discover that somebody equally disreputable has already had his hand in the coffers. Now, they must trace the money to a group of parishioners.
Director
David E. Talbert
Producer
David E. Talbert, David McIlvain, Tim Story, Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez
Screenwriter
David E. Talbert
Distributor
Screen Gems, Sony
Production Co
Cubevision, Story Company, Firm Films
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Brief Drug References|Some Sexual Humor)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 11, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$37.9M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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