Are We There Yet?

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) | Release Date: January 21, 2005

4.3	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 92 Ratings

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Annoymous1Jul 10, 2013

It is a parring story, though I admit that it was just a little gagged off. 96 minutes lost, they could have done better by the way. Same thing all the time

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MichaelDJul 13, 2011

Was okay. Not the funniest movie I ever seen, but it's worth a watch (if you have a family).

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MasterRileyDec 20, 2016

Are We There Yet? No. Thats the premise of the movie. Uncle Nick loves kids. Well, he pretends to just to get with their momma. So he promises to drive these two kids across several miles in his brand new car, and thats when things take aAre We There Yet? No. Thats the premise of the movie. Uncle Nick loves kids. Well, he pretends to just to get with their momma. So he promises to drive these two kids across several miles in his brand new car, and thats when things take a turn for the worse. Its not a brilliant film by any means, but as a generic comedy movie I really enjoy watching it time and time again. Its the type of movie the whole family can enjoy together.… Expand

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MovieGuysFeb 27, 2014

Ice Cube and company could've made a good story, a funny comedy, and a great movie for the whole family, but instead they decide to go with plan D: make an excruciatingly unfunny, horribly made "movie". I couldn't even call it a comedy,Ice Cube and company could've made a good story, a funny comedy, and a great movie for the whole family, but instead they decide to go with plan D: make an excruciatingly unfunny, horribly made "movie". I couldn't even call it a comedy, because there were no laughs in it, so I had to go with "movie".… Expand

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MarcoM.Dec 10, 2005

Boring, typical, same old same old! I didn

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libnoNov 23, 2010

The critics made it sound horrible while in reality, it's not that bad. The cheesyness kind of killed the film but it was still hilarious!

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TruoneDec 23, 2010

Pretty good movie. I expected it to be about a 3, but the movie was funny! I saw it with my daughters, and it was pleasantly surprising. We all enjoyed it, and it had a heartwarming ending. Don't be fooled- watch the movie with your kids,Pretty good movie. I expected it to be about a 3, but the movie was funny! I saw it with my daughters, and it was pleasantly surprising. We all enjoyed it, and it had a heartwarming ending. Don't be fooled- watch the movie with your kids, and you'll be entertained. btw, the acting was pretty good. the fake crying from the boy needed some work, but all in all- they all were good actors.… Expand

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Kai82Jun 21, 2022

Honestly my little sister dragged me into the cinema to watch this movie. However I did not expect to enjoy it this much even considered it as hidden gem. It won me over with the humor, characters, their developments and abstruse situation.Honestly my little sister dragged me into the cinema to watch this movie. However I did not expect to enjoy it this much even considered it as hidden gem. It won me over with the humor, characters, their developments and abstruse situation. Also I do not know what critics expected here. I fully admit that this is not like the Godfather, Schindler's List or other the other great Oscar movies but as mixture of a road-trip, comedy and family movie it does not even try or need to be like those. For me it was entertaining, the humor is working really good and has also a bit of things to make you think about what family / relationships are and how to be a good parent. It is the story of Nick Persons and Suzanne Kingston with her kids. Suzanne is divorced from the father of her kids but her 13 year old daughter Lindsey and her 7 year old son Kevin believe they will get back together and sabotage all dating attempts of their mother for years (Not even subtle by the way). Nick is a collector and seller of sport fan articles and collectibles who meets Suzanne by accident and is attracted to her. I stop it here to avoid spoilers but you can see with the set up and title the direction of the movie. It is not inventing the wheel with its story. However it is entertaining and the humor and actors make it a great movie so I was never bored. Also there is character development and like the characters evolve you get to think about the same things they reevaluate. This is depth I did not expect and a welcome addition. The humor is spot on and I like the situation, twists and development. The actors were the main point that won me over. I don't care what the critics say here. Ice Cube as Nick Person was amazing and I was positively impressed by his strong performance. Nia Long as Suzanne Kingston was excellent even when she has smaller screentime than the others. The kids with Aleisha Allen and Phillip Daniel Bolden were spot on and deliver their roles remarkably. Their good chemistry won me over and I praise all of the cast. I think I don't need to talk about special effects, the soundtrack or other aspects as it is neither a misstep nor a focus. Overall this was a positive surprise and I give a 10/10 as this is underrated here on Metacritic. Even without this I would give at least an 8/10. Don't expect a masterpiece or all time classic and see it as good entertainment. Bonus knowledge: Satchel Paige is no fictional character and definitely someone you should look up (both ways aka read about and take as role model). He was a baseball player for 5 decades, hall of famer and faced racism / segregation for most of his carer making his debut at the Major League at the for an athlete biblical age of 42 because of this.… Expand

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GApr 25, 2006

No complex storylines to suck the enjoyment out of it. Plain and simple entertainment.

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BrianG.Jul 25, 2006

Yo.. the movie was aight....in the movie ice cube had alittle diffculty with the children you know what mean that part was funny... then around the middle ice cube had alittle trouble wit the kids that was kinda boring... but i really enjoyed it.

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ZilcellNov 18, 2011

It has a few heart-warming moments, but that is all to recommend. This movie just feels so low budget. It has a scattery story that doesn't make a lot of sense.