Barbershop (film)

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Barbershop
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Tim Story
Screenplay by	Mark Brown Don D. Scott Marshall Todd
Story by	Mark Brown
Produced by	George Tillman Jr. Robert Teitel Mark Brown
Starring	Ice Cube Anthony Anderson Sean Patrick Thomas Eve Troy Garity Michael Ealy Leonard Earl Howze Keith David Cedric the Entertainer
Cinematography	Tom Priestley Jr.
Edited by	John Carter
Music by	Terence Blanchard
Production companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Cube Vision State Street Pictures
Distributed by	MGM Distribution Co. (United States) 20th Century Fox (International)[1]
Release date	September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12 million[2]
Box office	$77 million[3]

Barbershop is a 2002 American comedy-drama film and the first installment in the Barbershop series directed by Tim Story and written by Mark Brown, Don D. Scott and Marshall Todd, from a story by Brown. It was produced by George Tillman Jr., Robert Teitel and Brown. The film stars Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Keith David and Cedric the Entertainer. Its plot revolves around the social life in a barbershop on the South Side of Chicago.

The film was released on September 13, 2002 by MGM Distribution Co. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $77 million worldwide.

A sequel, Barbershop 2: Back in Business was released on February 6, 2004, with the original cast returning without director Story, and a third installment, Barbershop: The Next Cut, was released on April 15, 2016, and was directed by Malcolm D. Lee.