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Friday

Friday (1995) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
71

Now, before we get into the core information of how you can watch 'Friday' right now, here are some important things to know about the New Line Cinema, Ice Cube/Pat Charbonnet Productions, Priority Films drama flick. Friday starring Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tommy Lister Jr. has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min. The release date of the movie is April 26th, 1995. The movie received a user score of 71/100 on TMDb, which was calculated from reviews from 1,917 community users.

Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do."

About to dive into 'Friday' on your favorite screen? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the F. Gary Gray-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Friday' on each platform when they are available. 'Friday' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Prime Video, and Prime Video in the US.

'Friday' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on April 26th, 1995 - Buy Friday Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting March 2nd, 1999 - Buy Friday DVD

Watch 'Friday' In Theaters

Showtimes on January 30th, 2026
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Friday Movies

Friday is a 1995 stoner buddy comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray, making it his directorial debut for a hit movie. Starring Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Bernie Mac, Tommy Lister, Jr., and John Witherspoon, the film revolves around 16 hours in the lives of unemployed slackers Craig Jones and Smokey, who must pay a drug dealer $200 by 10:00 PM that night. The film spawned two sequels: Next Friday and Friday After Next, and a proposed fourth film, Last Friday.