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Mays Gilliam, a Washington D.C. neighborhood Alderman, is about to be red-lined out of his job. But after the untimely death of the party frontrunner, Gilliam is plucked from obscurity, and thrust into the limelight as his party's nominee--for President of the United States. The players in Gilliam's life include: Mitch Gilliam, his unsophisticated older brother who becomes his running mate;... See Full Description
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Comedy and Politics/Religion |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 35 min. |
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| Release Date: |
March 28th, 2003 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for language, sexuality, drug references. |
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| Distributors: |
DreamWorks
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$37,788,228 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
C+
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"It's the ol' fish-out-of-water scenario, but thanks to Rock's writing, the picture still offers some hilarious moments." more...
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C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...an imperfect movie, but not a boring one and not lacking in intelligence." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Mark Caro
"...Head of State lacks zip, both in terms of its execution and conception." more...
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C- |
Cincinnati Enquirer, Margaret A. McGurk
"Sharp-tongued comic tones it down, creates candidate everyone can laugh at." more...
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B |
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