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Held Up

Play trailer Poster for Held Up PG-13,  2000,  1h 29m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Stream Now Watchlist 17% 29 Reviews Tomatometer 42% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
17% Tomatometer 29 Reviews 42% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Foxx portrays Michael Dawson, a successful Chicago businessman whose life falls apart while he's driving to the Grand Canyon with his gorgeous fiancé, Rae. When Rae discovers that he has used their savings to buy the car, she cuts off the engagement and leaves him behind. Intent on driving back to Chicago to win Rae back, Michael instead finds himself stuck in a hillbilly town.
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Lackluster performances and fluff humor can't keep this wreck from sinking.

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Ted Fry Film.com Jan 1, 2000
Maybe a few years from now Held Up won't look like the misstep for Jamie Foxx that it appears to be today. But it probably will. Go to Full Review
Gene Seymour Newsday Jan 1, 2000
There are points in the movie where you think you're ready to laugh, but, like the movie as a whole, they don't amount to much. Go to Full Review
Wesley Morris San Francisco Examiner Jan 1, 2000
It's a movie so foul even the folks at the NAACP Image Awards would have to look the other way. Go to Full Review
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
1/5
Greg Muskewitz eFilmCritic.com Dec 10, 2001
3/5
Ryan Cracknell Apollo Guide Jul 24, 2001
52/100
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Oct 20, 2018 This movie is absolutely HILARIOUS! The dry humor/deadpan moments in this film make it enjoyable and I can't get enough of the ridiculousness (ala The Office). Anyone who doesn't find Held Up amusing has zero sense of humor. See more
Jul 7, 2018 They forgot the main purpose of a comedy is to be funny.
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Steve Rash

Director

Jamie Foxx

Michael

Nia Long

Rae

Barry Corbin

Pembry

John Cullum

Jack

Jake Busey

Beaumont

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Held Up

Nia Long and Jamie Foxx. Jamie Foxx and Eduardo Yanez. Nia Long as Rae. Jamie Foxx as Michael. Held Up (2000) Held Up (2000) Held Up (2000) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Foxx portrays Michael Dawson, a successful Chicago businessman whose life falls apart while he's driving to the Grand Canyon with his gorgeous fiancé, Rae. When Rae discovers that he has used their savings to buy the car, she cuts off the engagement and leaves him behind. Intent on driving back to Chicago to win Rae back, Michael instead finds himself stuck in a hillbilly town.
Director
Steve Rash
Producer
Neal H. Moritz, Jonathon Komack Martin, Stokely Chaffin
Screenwriter
Jeff Eastin, Erik Fleming, Jeff Eastin
Distributor
Trimark Pictures
Production Co
Neal H. Moritz Productions, Original Film, Minus Eye Productions, Trimark Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Sensuality|Language|Violence)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 12, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 14, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.7M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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