Top Five

2014, Comedy, 1h 41m

187 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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As smart, funny, and trenchant as writer-director-star Chris Rock's best standup work, Top Five is a career highlight for its creator -- and one of the comedy standouts of 2014. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen (Chris Rock) hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear. Andre is forced to spend the day with Chelsea (Rosario Dawson) a profile writer for the New York Times, whose film critic has just panned Andre's passion project about the Haitian Revolution. Unexpectedly, Andre opens up to Chelsea, and as they wind their way across New York, Andre tries to get back in touch with his comedic roots.
  • Rating:
    R (Language Throughout|Crude Humor|Nudity|Some Drug Use|Strong Sexual Content)
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Chris Rock
  • Producer:
    Scott Rudin, Eli Bush
  • Writer:
    Chris Rock
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $25.3M
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  • Distributor:
    Paramount Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

Chris Rock
Andre Allen
Rosario Dawson
Chelsea Brown
Kevin Hart
Charles
Gabrielle Union
Erica
Tracy Morgan
Fred
Cedric the Entertainer
Jazzy Dee
J.B. Smoove
Silk
Sherri Shepherd
Vanessa
Anders Holm
Brad
Romany Malco
Benny Barnes
Leslie Jones
Lisa
Michael Che
Paul
Jay Pharoah
Mike
Chris Rock
Director
Chris Rock
Screenwriter
Scott Rudin
Producer
Eli Bush
Producer
Tony Hernandez
Executive Producer
Lila Yacoub
Executive Producer
Manuel Alberto Claro
Cinematographer
Anne McCabe
Film Editing
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Original Music
Ludwig Göransson
Original Music
Richard Hoover
Production Design
G. Victoria Ruskin
Art Director
Stephanie Q. Bowen
Set Decoration
Amy Roth
Costume Design
Victoria Thomas
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Critic Reviews for Top Five

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Audience Reviews for Top Five

  • Jan 19, 2016
    Rumored to be a Woody Allen-esque Chris Rock movie, "Top Five" IS a pretty walky-talky journey between a B-list comedian with A-list aspirations and the journalist interviewing him, but I'm not really sure about the relevance of the inciting task of ranking one's top five favorite rap artists. The scope of the interview is more expansive than that. Chris Rock and Rosario Dawson eventually create some tragically beautiful missed-connection chemistry, but the movie is too slow throughout and too afraid to let the intimate conversation carry itself.
    Alice S Super Reviewer
  • Aug 18, 2015
    One of the funnier comedies I have seen this year. I did not like the story that much, but delivers some good laughs and a good cast. The end was heartwarming though.
    Jarrin R Super Reviewer
  • Apr 08, 2015
    The plot is often forced and seems unnecessary, especially since the film is at it's best during the rambling conversations between Rock and Dawson (or anyone else for that matter).
    Alec B Super Reviewer
  • Mar 26, 2015
    This is a very unique and intriguing movie. Chris Rock's social awareness while writing this part-satirical/part-meta screenplay really pays off as it explores the life of reality stars/celebrities and their on and off screen personas. There are some hilarious moments, but "interesting" or "charming" are better ways to describe this movie. The cameos are also very nice. This film is Rock solid work.
    Sanjay R Super Reviewer
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