The Wash

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The Wash

R

2001

1h 36m

Comedy

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The Wash is an action-comedy starring Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. As mismatched roommates working at a car wash, they come together to rescue their boss (George Wallace) from a couple of first-time kidnappers. If they don't settle their differences and get Mr. Washington back, the good times at The Wash will soon come to an end.

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Critics Consensus

Sloppily-made, amateurish, and scarce on laughs, The Wash can't compare to Richard Pryor's 1976 Car Wash.

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Mar 8, 2007

Two roommates start to antagonize each other after one becomes the other's superior at an LA car wash, and the conflict is played out with grittiness and flippancy.

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

Mar 8, 2007

Snoop, Dre and their buddies take it all in stride -- if they were any more laid-back, they'd be napping in their trailers.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Aug 20, 2002

1/5

[A] crude and boring movie.

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Guylaine Cadorette

Hollywood.com

Nov 20, 2008

2/5

Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

1/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Oct 6, 2005

2/5

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Manda R.

@oatmeal Mar 18, 2026

Eminem was the best part of the movie hahaha and snoop has frizz. Dre is so cringey lol I kept asking my roommate what this movie was (I had never heard of it) and she just kept saying “it’s a staple”

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alan g

@agenser Mar 4, 2025

Deserves no stars. Amateurish unfunny ghetto humor. Poop dog at his lowest.

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Saman S

@RT07183604 Feb 22, 2025

Unlike other critiques this is a well made comedy with great references, one of top comedies ever made

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Jan 23, 2021

The Wash is a classic hood stoner movie. You have to watch this stoned or you won't get this classic...

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ashley h

@ashleyhobgood87 Oct 26, 2020

The Wash is a boring film. It is about life at the car wash is a place where anything can and does happen to two friends who are trying to earn money to pay their rent. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg give disappointing performances. The screenplay is badly written. DJ Pooh did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture.

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Apr 9, 2020

This movie was a classic

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Synopsis

The Wash is an action-comedy starring Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. As mismatched roommates working at a car wash, they come together to rescue their boss (George Wallace) from a couple of first-time kidnappers. If they don't settle their differences and get Mr. Washington back, the good times at The Wash will soon come to an end.

Director: DJ Pooh
Producer: DJ Pooh, Philip G. Atwell, Kip Konwiser
Screenwriter: DJ Pooh
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lithium Entertainment Group
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.1M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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