It’s the affable hangout movie that I kind of expected it to be, with a delightful George Clinton cameo, a great Robin Harris performance and one of the most “oh…oh dear” dated comedy bits of the early 90s.

| Jan 15, 2023

Harmless and fun, this is a nice romp through 90s hip-hop culture.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 14, 2023

It's a view often lost in Hollywood's Wonder Bread world. That's why the Hudlins are a welcome pair. They celebrate modern black culture with no needless apologies.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 18, 2021

Such a classic movie on so many levels, very well-written and it holds up really well.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 17, 2019

Really fun, not too long, and I enjoyed myself as it kept going. Scenes with cops resonate today...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 17, 2019

'90 hip-hop comedy marred by gay slurs. Lots of cursing.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 23, 2018

One's enjoyment of House Party, I suspect, will be largely dictated by one's tolerance of teenage energy. Because there's not much else going on in this amiable, but overlong and under-plotted movie.

| Jan 5, 2018

An energetic and hilarious party film with charming stars, a killer soundtrack, and some great moments...

| Apr 1, 2012

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 7, 2011

This is a feel-good no-brainer with a party-loving cast and flat-top hairdos you could play pool on.

| Mar 18, 2008

Clearly this is no masterpiece, but as its US reception indicated, it is a product overdue in the market, and it compares well with its anaemic counterparts.

| Aug 16, 2007

Crude and cartoony but hypnotic in its infectious energy, this low-budget comedy about a night in the lives of some black teenagers is an auspicious debut from brothers Reginald (directing) and Warrington (producing) Hudlin.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 18, 2007

The first--and best--of the three black comedies made of the same concept, this joyful picture was far less cloying than its white counterpart movies of the 1960s.

| Original Score: B+ | Dec 7, 2006

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Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 1, 2003

All of the performances are good and the soundtrack pulses with humor as well as decibels.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 20, 2003

This is the only House Party that counts.

| Mar 10, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 17, 2003