• Trending
    • Certified Fresh & Verified Hot
    • TV Premier dates
    • New horror Movies
    • Best Movies of All Time
  • Movies
    • Movies In Theaters
    • Movies at Home
  • TV Shows
    • New TV
    • Most Popular TV
  • News
    • What to Watch
    • Guides
    • RT News
    • Awards
  • Games
    • Find Your Next Horror Watch
  • Video
  • Showtimes
  • Fanstore
  • About Rotten Tomatoes
  • Critics
  • Download the App Now
  • Logout
Rotten Tomatoes
Suggestions will appear as you start typing. Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App New News Showtimes

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Play trailer Poster for Carmen: A Hip Hopera PG-13,  2001,  1h 13m,  Musical Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 50% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 70% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
50% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 70% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
An engaged Philadelphia policeman (Mekhi Phifer) falls in love with a beautiful woman (Beyoncé Knowles) while dealing with a corrupt superior (Mos Def).

Critics Reviews

View More
Kathleen Newman-Bremang Refinery29 May 10, 2021
As much as there are flashes of brilliance in Carmen: A Hip Hopera, there is also the mess. Go to Full Review
B.L. Panther The Spool May 10, 2021
CARMEN: A HIP HOPERA captures a lot of cultural shifts happening at once. Go to Full Review
Justin Brown Medium Popcorn Aug 25, 2020
1/5
The 2000s just stayed pumping out mediocrity...musicals on screen just don't work for me. Go to Full Review
Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn Aug 25, 2020
1/5
The songs are just terrible. It seems like there was a song every 72 seconds. The lyrics were so bad... Go to Full Review
Kevin N. Laforest Apollo Guide Oct 12, 2002
77/100
A refreshing movie with plenty of solid performances and catchy rap numbers. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Mar 3, 2018 me and my sister love this moives i see this moives 1000 time
Read all reviews
Carmen: A Hip Hopera

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Robert Townsend

Director

Beyoncé

Carmen Brown

Mekhi Phifer

Hill

Yasiin Bey

Lt. Miller

Troy Winbush

Sgt. Tony Porter

Sam Sarpong

Nathaniel

More Like This

View All
Love Before Breakfast 52% Love Before Breakfast Watchlist Bunny Drop 68% Bunny Drop Watchlist Never Say Die 43% Never Say Die Watchlist Cousinhood 70% Cousinhood Watchlist Fuku-chan of FukuFuku Flats 75% Fuku-chan of FukuFuku Flats Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis An engaged Philadelphia policeman (Mekhi Phifer) falls in love with a beautiful woman (Beyoncé Knowles) while dealing with a corrupt superior (Mos Def).
Director
Robert Townsend
Producer
Graig Hutchison
Production Co
Miramax, New Line Television, Inc.
Rating
PG-13, TV-14
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 23, 2009
Runtime
1h 13m
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings