Storyline
Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid doesn't know that three of the thugs at school have decided to give him a lesson in behavior.
Directors
Cast
Trailer
Reviews
100
San Francisco Chronicle
With House Party, the Hudlins have made a happy, harmless romp of a movie that, in its own minor way, manages to make a contribution to black cinema. There is a measure of social equality in the mere fact that black teens get stupid movies made about them, too. [9 Mar 1990, p.E6]
90
House Party captures contemporary black teen culture in a way that’s fresh, commercial and very catchy.
88
House Party isn't a great movie, but it's heartfelt and enormously winning. In its own modest, ramshackle way, it manages to seem innocent even when it's profane. And maybe a party that demonstrates that those two qualities aren't necessarily opposed is exactly the kind we need.
83
The movie is slick and cartoonish but also extremely clever, and its unabashed conventionality is exactly what’s fun about it.
80
Unlike most teen-age movies, which attempt to impose some kind of adult order and significance on the events they recall, House Party has the light touch, rude wit and immediacy of rap as improvised by someone in top form.
Other Movies You Might Enjoy
Mar 5, Mar 2026Live It Up – The Mental As Anything Story (2026)
Sep 1, Sep 1999Chill Factor (1999)
Sep 19, Sep 2016My Blind Brother (2016)
Oct 17, Oct 2014Men, Women & Children (2014)
Feb 9, Feb 2018Padman (2018)
Sep 15, Sep 2000Almost Famous (2000)
Dec 4, Dec 1985The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Oct 11, Oct 2014Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014)