Mo' Money

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Mo' Money

R

1992

1h 29m

Comedy

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After petty criminal Johnny (Damon Wayans) falls for the lovely Amber (Stacey Dash), he decides to stop breaking the law and gets a gig at his crush's workplace in order to get closer to her, thus proving that he's a stand-up guy. Soon, he learns that going straight doesn't pay very well, so he decides to nab a company credit card and show off his newfound wealth to Amber. Unfortunately, a blackmailer catches Johnny and forces him to commit a crime that is far from small.

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Critics Consensus

Mo' Money only comes with mo' problems in this comedically bankrupt outing from the Wayans brothers.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

Damon Wayans and his younger brother Marlon make a terrific comedy team in Mo' Money.

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Feb 9, 2006

Damon and Marlon are at their best in the opening comic sequences, which allow their chemistry to operate, but their pacing is disrupted by the ensuing formulaic thrills.

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

May 20, 2003

3/5

Some of the humor in Mo' Money has a mean-spirited edge. And only in isolated moments is it as funny as its own title.

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Oct 11, 2019

Silly and predictable, Mo' Money still manages to direct some well-aimed barbs at the idiosyncrasies and hypocrisies of mainstream America.

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Malcolm L. Johnson

Hartford Courant

Jun 4, 2018

While the screenplay weaves in a number of neatly drawn characters, MacDonald's direction fails to give the film an overall coherency.

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

Jul 26, 2012

C

It's a shame. A low down dirty shame. Or maybe I'm thinking of another Wayans family member.

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Farah R

@Farah 5 days ago

The weak script and overacting made this comedy laughable for all the wrong reasons.

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Norman B.

@KunNeki May 24, 2026

Solid movie, and Damon and Marlon did a good job in their early stages of their careers

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mohammed M.

@9mr_0 Feb 12, 2026

الفلم ضغيف. فكرته مو سيئة كبداية، بس التنفيذ ضعيف. القصة تمشي بدون تركيز، وأكو هواي مواقف تحسها تنحط بس حتى تصير لقطة كوميدية وخلاص. ماكو تصاعد حقيقي يخليك تتحمس تكمل لكن كملت الفلم حتى اعرف التخبط هذا هل له نهاية للاسف الفلم كلما يتقدم كلما يصبح اسوء. الكوميديا بيه متذبذبة، مرة تضحك فعلاً ومرة تمر بدون أي تأثير. يعتمد هواي على خفة دم البطل، بس هذا وحده ما يكفي حتى يشيل فيلم كامل. التمثيل مقبول بشكل عام، بس ماكو أداء ملفت. الشخصيات سطحية وبعض الممثلين ادائهم سيء و مبالغ به (اوڤر). الإخراج يتخبط سرد الفلم كما قلت بشكل غير متزن و تخبط واضح بالسرد ، ماكو شي مميز لا بالصورة ولا بالأجواء. الموسيقى مزعجة في اغلب المشاهد لكن في بعض المشاهد مقبوله . بختصار الفلم تجاري ضعيف .

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Dec 3, 2025

The worldwide gross is $40,227,006.00.

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Blu B

@RT43513976 Jul 2, 2025

The acting is terrible. It's so ridiculously over the top and exaggerated most of the time that when it tries being more grounded and gritty it makes things feel so out of place. The humor is terrible in this. It's like unrefined Wayan's humor if that makes sense. They haven't figured the formula out fully for better or worse. The cinematography isn't good either. It's basic direction, filled with stupid scenes, and boring ones. The music is soooo dated and screams 1992. It's trying so hard to be modern and cool that it dates itself and is very forgettable in general. The editing and isn't good and the pacing is terrible. It's weird, this starts out as a bad comedy with dumb humor. Than it sets up a very convuluted credit fraud plot (who would ever think this would be in a film like this) that is so jumpy and so convuluted at points with a romance. And than it becomes a hard nosed crime thriller out of nowhere and becomes sooo boring. It's so weird how this changes tone and falls flat at both. Skip This. Very dated bad 90's comedy...EARLY 90's.

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Oct 10, 2022

I was a huge fan of these guys back in the day, so my excitement for this movie was palpable, it ultimately was a big letdown, but I decided to give it another chance, when my hype died down and my expectations were adjusted... Nope. It's still just a mediocre romantic comedy.

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Synopsis

After petty criminal Johnny (Damon Wayans) falls for the lovely Amber (Stacey Dash), he decides to stop breaking the law and gets a gig at his crush's workplace in order to get closer to her, thus proving that he's a stand-up guy. Soon, he learns that going straight doesn't pay very well, so he decides to nab a company credit card and show off his newfound wealth to Amber. Unfortunately, a blackmailer catches Johnny and forces him to commit a crime that is far from small.

Director: Peter MacDonald
Producer: Eric L. Gold
Screenwriter: Damon Wayans
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 1992, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.5M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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