Get Hard

Get Hard
A man in a suit is getting his hair braided into cornrows
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEtan Cohen
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTim Suhrstedt
Edited byMichael L. Sale
Music byChristophe Beck
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16) (SXSW)
  • March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40-44 million[3][4]
Box office$111.8 million[4]

Get Hard is a 2015 American crime comedy film directed by Etan Cohen (in his directorial debut) and written by Cohen, Jay Martel, and Ian Roberts.[5] The film stars Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart with Tip "T.I." Harris, Alison Brie, and Craig T. Nelson in supporting roles.[6] The film focuses on James King (Ferrell), a wealthy investment bank manager who is framed for a crime he did not commit, and asks the man who washes his car, Darnell Lewis (Hart) to help him prepare for prison.

The film was released March 27, 2015 to generally negative reviews.

  1. ^ "Get Hard (15)". British Board of Film Classification. March 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "AMC Theatres: Get Hard". amctheatres.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
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  4. ^ a b "Get Hard (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Kroll, Justin (September 17, 2013). "Etan Cohen to Direct Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in Warner Bros. 'Get Hard'". variety.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  6. ^ THR Staff (December 19, 2014). "Kevin Hart Schools a Racist, Convicted Will Ferrell in the 'Get Hard' Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2015.