Held Up

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Held Up

PG-13

2000

1h 29m

Comedy

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29 Reviews

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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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Critics Consensus

Lackluster performances and fluff humor can't keep this wreck from sinking.

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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.

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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.

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Loren King

Boston Globe

Jan 1, 2000

Held Up is a fish-out-of-water comedy that is all wet from the start.

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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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thiago s

@Thiagostone Oct 17, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Alexander H

@AHughes24 Mar 7, 2024

A "so-bad-its-good" film. Underrated imo

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Cork B

@RT87142816 Oct 11, 2023

Wow. It was stupid, which is forgivable. But it is also amazingly unfunny, which is not. I made it about 2/3 through before giving up. SOOO many stupid characters who make unbelievably dumb decisions. This movie thinks humor comes from hicks not wearing pants. Hint: no, it doesn't.

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John K

@RT76531593 Nov 27, 2022

I'm really surprised at the low Rotten rating. I thought it was funny but it has an offbeat sort of timing that not everyone appreciates. It clicked with me.

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Apr 9, 2022

Ew, what the ****ing ****?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jan 10, 2020

Who cares.............

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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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