Get Hard (2015): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Get Hard is a 2015 comedy directed by Etan Cohen, starring Will Ferrell, Alison Brie and Kevin Hart. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes and earned $111.8 million worldwide on a $40 million budget. Critics gave it 34 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.0/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 40m (100 min)
- Director
- Etan Cohen
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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Chinese - Studio
- Warner Bros.
- Budget
- $40M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Get Hard About?
The premise of Get Hard without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A wealthy Wall Street executive, wrongly accused of fraud, finds himself facing a prison sentence. Seeking to prepare for the harsh realities of incarceration, he turns to an unlikely mentor: a local small business owner with no experience with the legal system. As they navigate the process of getting ready for prison, they unexpectedly learn a great deal about each other and confront their own preconceptions.
Get Hard Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- millionaire
- singing in a car
- wealth
- mansion
- male frontal nudity
- male rear nudity
- car wash
- female nudity
- prison
- arrest
- capoeira
- neo nazi
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- racist
- camera focus on female butt
- gang
- homosexual
- gay bar
- beating
- two word title
- kicked in the face
- training
- los angeles california
- father daughter relationship
- parking garage
- racial stereotype
- split screen
- title spoken by character
- close up of eyes
- male protagonist
- character repeats someone else's dialogue
- sexual innuendo in title
- fiance fiancee relationship
- lingerie
- reference to franz beckenbauer
- yacht
- blunt
- pistol
- flamethrower
- racial slur
- cousin cousin relationship
- stabbed in the forehead
- shiv
- park
- pepper spray
- hiding in a car trunk
- ankle monitor
- countdown
- slapped in the face
- slow motion scene
- kicked in the chest
Get Hard Cast
Will Ferrell leads the cast, with Alison Brie and Kevin Hart. Directed by Etan Cohen; 5 actors are credited in all.
- Director Etan Cohen
Also Starring in Get Hard
· 1 moreMore from Etan Cohen
More films directed by Etan Cohen, best-rated first: Holmes & Watson and My Wife Is Retarded.
Get Hard Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Get Hard 34 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.0/10.
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IMDb 6.0 /10
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Metacritic 34 Metascore
User score 5.1
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TMDB 60% User score
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Movie Insider 3.9 /5
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Get Hard Plot Summary
What happens in Get Hard from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
James King, played by Will Ferrell, is a highly affluent hedge fund manager who is engaged to the stunning and ambitious Alissa, portrayed by Alison Brie. In a bid to improve their living situation, Darnell Lewis, played by Kevin Hart, and his wife, Rita, are striving to put their daughter Makayla into a better school, away from their crime-ridden neighborhood. Their lives intersect when Darnell unintentionally startles James in a parking lot, prompting James to deliver an inspirational speech about his rise to success. However, when he offers just a pair of singles as a “tip” from a hefty bundle of cash, the moment is both amusing and telling.
Full summary
The whole story of Get Hard, scene by scene
Get Hard Box Office & Budget
Get Hard grossed $111.8 million worldwide on a $40 million budget, 2.8 times what it cost. $90.4 million came from the US and Canada and $21.4 million (19%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$111.8M
2.8× its budget
- US & Canada
- $90.4M
- International
- $21.4M
- Budget
- $40M
Get Hard Trailers & Videos
14 videos: 3 trailers, 5 clips, 5 featurettes and 1 behind-the-scenes video.
- Trailer Get Hard - Official Trailer 2 [HD]
- Trailer Get Hard - Restricted Trailer [HD]
- Clip Get Hard (2015) Prison School
- Clip Get Hard (2015) Prison Riot
How Well Do You Know Get Hard?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
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- Question 10: not answered
Who plays the hedge fund mogul James King?
Cars in Get Hard
42 cars on screen, including the 1998 Dodge Ram and the 2013 Audi S8 D4.
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1998 Dodge Ram Main role -
2013 Audi S8 D4 Important role -
BMW X5 M E70 Minor role -
2010 Chevrolet Suburban Minor role
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Movies Like Get Hard
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Let's Go to Prison, The Hard Word and Gettin’ Square.
Get Hard FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, post-credit scenes and language of Get Hard, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Get Hard?
Get Hard runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was Get Hard released?
Get Hard was released on March 27, 2015.
Who directed Get Hard?
Get Hard was directed by Etan Cohen.
More films by Etan Cohen Who is in the cast of Get Hard?
Get Hard stars Will Ferrell, Alison Brie and Kevin Hart, among 5 credited actors.
How much did Get Hard make at the box office?
Get Hard grossed $111.8 million worldwide ($90.4 million domestic, $21.4 million international) on a budget of $40 million.
How is Get Hard rated?
Get Hard has 6.0/10 on IMDb, 34 on Metacritic, 60% on TMDB and 3.9/5 on Movie Insider.
Does Get Hard have a post-credit scene?
No. Get Hard has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Get Hard in?
The original language of Get Hard is Chinese.
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