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American Pimp (2000)

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Average Rating: 6.1/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3

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Average Rating: 3.5/5
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There's a fascinating film to be made about the pimp culture and the myth of the outlaw sexual entrepreneur. American Pimp, a slick and entertaining but rather timid documentary by filmmaking brother act Allen and Albert Hughes (Menace 2 Society, Dead Presidents) isn't quite it, but it's a captivating document nonetheless. Flashy, garrulous real-life characters with names like Charm, Rosebudd, Too $hort, C-Note, and the "internationally known" Bishop Don Magic Juan take over their interviews

R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Documentary, Drama, Special Interest

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Oct 17, 2000

All Critics (36) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (10) | DVD (4)

A disappointing docu debut drom the gifted Hughes brothers, a soft, uncritical exploration of pimps that ignores issues of race, misogyny and violence; helmers seem carried away by the "exotic" lifestyle of this morally dubious profession.

April 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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There's a built-in staleness to American Pimp that the Hughes Brothers are never able to overcome.

December 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

Wild, real and raw.

November 2, 2006 Comment
ColeSmithey.com

Celebrates an evil.

May 17, 2004 Comment
FilmsInReview.com

The Hughes Brothers stylized and provocative expose' about street hustling flesh merchants...comical, disturbing and revealing.

May 29, 2003 Comment
TheWorldJournal.com

A surprising -- and surprisingly non-salacious -- non-fiction treat. It's a credit to the Hughes brothers that viewers leave with a much grayer picture of what an American pimp is all about.

January 16, 2003 Full Review Source: Entertainment Today | Comment
Entertainment Today
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Audience Reviews for American Pimp

This is a really funny and informative sort of documentary.

April 30, 2011
jennifxu

Super Reviewer

'American Pimp' is fascinating from start to finish. The Hughes brothers documentary is relatively non-judgmental, and lets the flamboyant and ultra-verbal pimps do the talking. And boy, can they talk! This lack of moralizing troubles some viewers but I found it refreshing not to be manipulated and told what to think

October 16, 2009
matertenebraum

Super Reviewer

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