Night School
Summary
Night Schoolhas become a Netflix hit . The 2018 movie star Kevin Hart as gamy school dropout Teddy Walker , who decides to go to a nighttime schooling class instruct by the strange Carrie Carter ( Tiffany Haddish ) so as to earn his GED and get a in demand job at an investing firm . The ensemble cast of the pic also admit Rob Riggle , Romany Malco , Taran Killam , Al Madrigal , Megalyn Echikunwoke , Mary Lynn Rajskub , and Keith David . Night Schoolreviewswere overwhelmingly negatively charged , earning the movie a 27 % score on the review collector website Rotten Tomatoes after 145 different critics weighed in .
Netflixhas now formally calculated their ball-shaped chart of the most watched English - language film for the workweek of August 12 through August 18.Night Schoolhas land at No . 7 on the global Top 10 chartthanks to 4.9 million viewers accumulating a totality of 9 million watch hours . It is the only live - action funniness film on the leaning , which is mostly populated with enliven titles includingThe Emoji Movie , Ferdinand , Trolls Band Together , and the new Netflix originalSaving Bikini Bottom : The Sandy Cheeks Movie .
Can Night School Be Rehabilitated?
The 2018 Movie’s Reputation Is Thoroughly Rotten
in the end , back in 2018,Night Schoolwas a commercial winner , realise $ 103.1 million during its theatrical trial against a budget of just $ 29 million . However , it was a vital loser , souring its overall reputation in the more than half a decennary that has extend since its release . In fact , it is the 12th worst - reviewed moving-picture show featuring the fertile Kevin Hart andthe 7th worst - review movie to star him in a lead role . Below , see howNight Schoolcompares to the other abject - ratedKevin Hart movieson Rotten Tomatoes :
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Tomatometer Score
Popcornmeter Score ( formerly audience score )
Me Time(2022 )
7 %
32 %
Little Fockers(2010 )
9 % `
Star Kevin Hart and producer Will Packer, who partnered for the hitRide AlongandThink Like a Manseries, bring their signature style toNight School. The comedy from director Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip) follows a group of misfits who are forced to attend adult classes in the longshot chance they’ll pass the GED exam.Night Schoolbegin principal photography in Atlanta, Georgia in September 2017, a year ahead of its release in theaters
34 %
Borderlands(2024 )
10 %
53 %
Fool ’s Gold(2008 )
11 %
48 %
In the Mix(2005 )
13 %
50 %
Ride Along 2(2016 )
14 %
Soul Plane(2004 )
18 %
51 %
Ride Along(2014 )
58 %
Meet Dave(2008 )
20 %
35 %
Think Like a Man Too(2014 )
23 %
59 %
The Man from Toronto(2022 )
46 %
Night School(2018 )
27 %
38 %
As the chart shows , the 38 % Popcornmeter score forNight Schoolis also remarkably depressed for a Kevin Hart feature . In fact , the deed ishis 8th worst - reviewed moving picture by audiencesat the time of piece of writing , so even though the Popcornmeter show that viewer delight it more than critics , they still seem to consider it as a letdown among his filmography overall . However , this global Netflix winner could be the key to turning the movie ’s reputation around .
Rotten Tomatoes ' interview scores have undergone a monolithic overhaul , with unlike parameter around the new Popcornmeter and Verified Hot badges .
It remains to be see what the reason forNight School ’s streaming winner turns out to be . If it has graph plainly because it is new on the political platform , then its Popcornmeter will likely be unaffected and it will probably fall back off the chart immediately . However , if it stay on the chart for multiple workweek , this could indicate that it is building word - of - mouth audience succeeder that it did n’t back in 2018 , which could ultimately result in an improved interview musical score down the road .
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Star Kevin Hart and producer Will Packer , who partner for the hitRide AlongandThink Like a Manseries , impart their signature way toNight School . The comedy from conductor Malcolm D. Lee ( Girls Trip ) stick to a group of misfits who are impel to see adult classes in the longshot chance they ’ll pass the GED examination . Night Schoolbegin principal photography in Atlanta , Georgia in September 2017 , a year ahead of its release in theaters
