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First Sunday

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Petty thieves Durell and LeeJohn face a big problem: The two must come up with $17,000 in one week, or Durell will no longer be able to see his son. The goofy scoundrels embark on a haphazard plan to rob the neighborhood church, but they find the mission trickier than expected. When they arrive, they discover that somebody equally disreputable has already had his hand in the coffers. Now, they must trace the money to a group of parishioners.
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Critics Consensus

First Sunday may have its heart in the right place, but its funny bone is dislocated.

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Alonso Duralde MSNBC May 1, 2008
2/5
The missing-church-funds subplot will be easily figured out by any four year old, but it winds up being a McGuffin anyway. Go to Full Review
Phelim O'Neill Guardian Mar 28, 2008
1/5
With his movie debut, Talbert plays to his established audience, the redemption message riding roughshod over everything, even such trifling concerns as character consistency and continuity. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide The Times (UK) Mar 28, 2008
1/5
The least funny man ever to make a career in comedy movies, Ice Cube hauls his sullen mug back in front of the cameras for the execrable First Sunday. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 7, 2020
2.5/4.0
The ending seems either a catering to studio influence or an effort to keep the film at a certain length as it falls short of Talbert's usual standard of writing. Go to Full Review
Dave White Movies.com Apr 4, 2011
2/5
Joshua Starnes ComingSoon.net Mar 22, 2011
5/10
First Sunday isn't an out and out bad film, but to be a good one it would need to either greatly raise the dramatic steaks, or push its comedic boundaries over the top in conception. Instead it treads water safely in the middle, and it shows. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 11, 2026 Funny in 1 hour and 38 minutes. Rated PG-13 for Language, Brief Drug References and Some Sexual Humor. See more
alan g @agenser Jul 14, 2025 Horrible movie. Since when is robbing a church funny? Any movie with Treagle Morgana is crap. See more
thiago s @Thiagostone Mar 28, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é ruim, o filme tem cenas de comédia ruins, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é bacana, mas quase ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, e os personagens são mais ou menos, com tudo isso, eu não recomendo esse filme. See more
Jul 22, 2022 I liked the movie. Loved the ending. Got teary eyed. See more
Apr 10, 2022 The worst acting ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more
Sep 20, 2020 I don't know about you, but this didn't land for me. It was boring, bland, mostly unfunny and even obnoxious. Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan are the only ups in this movie, the rest either doesn't makes sense or isn't interesting enough to make this worthwhile. See more
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David E. Talbert

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Ice Cube

Durell

Katt Williams

Rickey

Tracy Morgan

LeeJohn

Loretta Devine

Sister Doris

Michael Beach

Deacon

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Synopsis Petty thieves Durell and LeeJohn face a big problem: The two must come up with $17,000 in one week, or Durell will no longer be able to see his son. The goofy scoundrels embark on a haphazard plan to rob the neighborhood church, but they find the mission trickier than expected. When they arrive, they discover that somebody equally disreputable has already had his hand in the coffers. Now, they must trace the money to a group of parishioners.
Director
David E. Talbert
Producer
David E. Talbert, David McIlvain, Tim Story, Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez
Screenwriter
David E. Talbert
Distributor
Screen Gems, Sony
Production Co
Cubevision, Story Company, Firm Films
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Brief Drug References|Some Sexual Humor)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 11, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$37.9M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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