Uncle Drew

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Uncle Drew

PG-13

2018

1h 44m

Comedy

Drama

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After draining his life savings to enter a team in the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem, Dax is dealt a series of setbacks, including losing his team to his longtime rival. Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend Uncle Drew and convinces him to return to the court one more time. The two men embark on a road trip to round up Drew's old basketball squad and prove that a group of septuagenarians can still win the big one.

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Critics Consensus

Kyrie Irving's crossover to comedy is amiable enough to score with basketball fans, but Uncle Drew is held back by formulaic plotting and too much product placement.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Mar 4, 2020

What laughs there are come mainly from Lil Rel Howery as the short, put-upon coach and Nick Kroll as a rival player constantly winding him up.

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Robert Daniels

812filmreviews

Aug 27, 2018

2/4

Instead, Uncle Drew, even for its insider-NBA jokes (how they got Chris Webber to do a timeout quip confounds me), rarely rises above a giggle and a shrug territory.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Jul 30, 2018

The story-which is based on a Pepsi commercial-hits facile beats of reconciliation, redemption, and romance, but the men's hearty jibes and the glimpses of their latter-day lives evoke depths of emotion and experience that remain untapped.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 21, 2022

3/5

Corny, formulaic and unoriginal for sure, but not a terrible way to spend 100 minutes. Not bad for movie inspired by a prankish series of Pepsi commercials.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Aug 17, 2022

3/5

The laughs aren’t consistent or as big as you would hope, but offers enough for a mild recommendation.

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Niesha Davis

Mediaversity Reviews

Jul 1, 2021

C-

Uncle Drew uses a shallow interpretation of race, never explicitly showing experiences specific to Black men.

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swain4000

Dec 11, 2025

The comedy in this had me crying

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KJ O.

@KJLovesMovies Nov 14, 2025

I don’t think it was the best movie value but it was really fun to watch and see famous basketball players make a movie but it was also very predictable

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Daniel C

@RT74973898 Oct 4, 2025

what a total disaster, goddam it, so bad, no wander we in a fatigue, a bad movies fatigue...

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alan g

@agenser Sep 1, 2025

A really stupid movie. 70 year olds beating 20 somethings? Disbelief abounds. Bad acting. Bad plot.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Aug 9, 2025

Funny in 1 hour and 48 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Kyrie Irving as Uncle Drew and Shaquille O'Neal as Big Fella!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Language, Brief Nudity and Suggestive Material!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $42,500,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Andrew M

@RT64764256 Jun 28, 2025

If u love basketball watch it, also I’m biased because Kyrie my goat

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Charles Stone III

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Uncle Drew

Lil Rel Howery

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Mookie

Shaquille O'Neal

Big Fella

Chris Webber

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Synopsis

After draining his life savings to enter a team in the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem, Dax is dealt a series of setbacks, including losing his team to his longtime rival. Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend Uncle Drew and convinces him to return to the court one more time. The two men embark on a road trip to round up Drew's old basketball squad and prove that a group of septuagenarians can still win the big one.

Director: Charles Stone III
Producer: Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey
Screenwriter: Jay Longino
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Temple Hill Entertainment, Pepsi Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Brief Nudity|Suggestive Material)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.5M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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