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Underclassman

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Thanks to his boyish appearance, young cop Tre Stokes (Nick Cannon) scores an undercover assignment at a California high school in order to break up a stolen-car ring. Although Tre is on the good side of his superior, Capt. Delgado (Cheech Marin), he still has his work cut out for him, since the criminal ties at the school go deeper than he expected. While Tre's new friend, Rob (Shawn Ashmore), is involved in the thefts, he must figure out the identity of the person behind the whole operation.
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Despite the appealing presence of Nick Cannon, Underclassman is a shopworn Beverly Hills Cop/ 21 Jump Street knockoff.

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Christy Lemire Associated Press 06/10/2013
Consists of little more than tired racial jokes and fish-out-of-water gags. Go to Full Review Joshua Katzman Chicago Reader 03/06/2007
This is geared toward the preteen set, but director Marcos Siega proves inept at executing the most basic dramatic and comedic setups, and Cannon's mugging and preening quickly grow tiresome. Go to Full Review Nathan Rabin AV Club 09/26/2005
Almost comically unambitious, Underclassman seldom tries to be funny, and never even attempts to be original. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 05/31/2023
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Underclassman: Teen Cop‘s intensely familiar vibe is exacerbated by Cannon’s irritating, nails-on-a-chalkboard performance... Go to Full Review Steve Persall Tampa Bay Times 06/10/2013
Marcos Siega's movie is a smudged paint-by-numbers police story with every cliche except a 24-hour deadline to solve the case. Go to Full Review Corey Hall Metro Times (Detroit, MI) 06/10/2013
Meant as a vehicle to deliver young actor Nick Cannon to headliner status, this lame comedy just limps along like a tricycle with bent rims. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 06/21/2025 Funny in 1 hour and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Some Teen Drinking, Sexual References, Drug Material and Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $5,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more thiago s @Thiagostone 04/04/2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é ruim, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens sao ruins, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. See more alan g @agenser 03/08/2025 Interracial jokes and mysoginy. See more Rosana B @RosanaBotafogo 07/28/2024 Referência ao saudoso “Vigilantes do Peso”, dublados do Professor Girafales... Bem cara dos anos 90, apesar de 2005, aqueles filmes cômico policial investigativo disfarçado, clichê, apesar da tentativa quase frustrada de criar um mistério em torno do verdadeiro assassino bem como sua motivação, personagens cotidiano, comunidade escolar e policial automática e rotulada, piadinhas simplórias, engraçadinhas, filme regular de passatempo leve e não pensante... See more 02/06/2018 I didn't really like this, but I think that undemanding audiences will! Definitely not as bad as I was expecting, though, what with the 6% Critic Score, here on Rotten Tomatoes! See more 07/06/2015 This movie has Roselyn Sanchez and Kelly Hu, this is the best movie ever. See more Read all reviews
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Marcos Siega

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Nick Cannon

Tracy "Tre" Stokes

Shawn Ashmore

Rob Donovan

Roselyn Sanchez

Karen Lopez

Kelly Hu

Lisa Brooks

Ian Gomez

Detective Gallecki

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Synopsis Thanks to his boyish appearance, young cop Tre Stokes (Nick Cannon) scores an undercover assignment at a California high school in order to break up a stolen-car ring. Although Tre is on the good side of his superior, Capt. Delgado (Cheech Marin), he still has his work cut out for him, since the criminal ties at the school go deeper than he expected. While Tre's new friend, Rob (Shawn Ashmore), is involved in the thefts, he must figure out the identity of the person behind the whole operation.
Director
Marcos Siega
Producer
Peter Abrams, Andrew Panay, Robert L. Levy
Screenwriter
Brent Goldberg, David Wagner
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Miramax Films, Underclassman Films Ltd., Tapestry Films
Rating
PG-13 (Some Teen Drinking|Sexual References|Drug Material|Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 2, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.7M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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