Get Hard

When millionaire hedge fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.

Get Hard landed with critics as a squandered premise — two genuinely funny leads coasting on a script that leans too hard on racial stereotypes and gay-panic gags rather than finding anything sharper in its setup. Audience reaction was warmer than the critical verdict, though even fans weren't exactly claiming it as a comedy classic.