--- title: "Everybody Hates Chris" year: 2005 kind: "series" canonical: "https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris" fi1m_id: "everybody-hates-chris" imdb_id: "tt0460637" tmdb_id: 252 wikidata_id: "Q33323" fi1m_score: 80 critics_reviews: 1 published: "2026-09-24T03:50:03.130701+00:00" updated: "2026-09-24T03:50:03.739777+00:00" region: "FR" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Everybody Hates Chris (2005) Created by Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi · CNC 12 · Comedy ## Identity Everybody Hates Chris - **Canonical:** https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris - **Type:** Series - **Fi1m ID:** everybody-hates-chris - **IMDb ID:** tt0460637 - **TMDB ID:** 252 - **Wikidata ID:** Q33323 - **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460637/, https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/252, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33323 **Fi1m score: 80** · Critics: 1 of 6 reviews so far *In a sentence:* Chris Rock gets to narrate; Tyler James Williams has to look as though this is actually happening > Tyler James Williams gives *Everybody Hates Chris* a likeable centre, with Tichina Arnold and Terry Crews supplying much of the laughter. The narration can crowd the performances, but this is a sharp, warmly acted comedy. ## Synopsis Chris (Tyler James Williams) has company on screen and in the narration, supplied by Chris Rock. Around him are Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) and Julius (Terry Crews), the parents whose performances share the comic attention. Tonya (Imani Hakim), Drew (Tequan Richmond) and Greg Wuliger (Vincent Martella) also feature in his story. Created by Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi, the programme places Chris at the centre of an ensemble comedy, with the narrator adding a spoken commentary to the action. ## Review *Everybody Hates Chris* is a funny, warmly acted comedy, with a voiceover that sometimes needs to stop talking. Creators Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi give their central character a narrator as well as an on-screen performance, and the combination is often effective. It also puts an extra demand on Tyler James Williams, who has to hold our attention while another voice tells us how to take him. He manages that without making the effort look like the point. Tyler James Williams gives Chris enough feeling to make the jokes matter without making every comic setback an appeal for sympathy. We want to stay with him, which matters in a programme whose title announces his difficulties before it has properly begun. He makes being the centre of attention look uncomfortable, and that suits the part. His performance has sufficient restraint to keep the comedy from becoming a succession of people demanding that we find them funny. Tichina Arnold and Terry Crews give Rochelle and Julius the force that the comedy needs around him. We laughed at the parents’ performances because their emphatic delivery makes Chris’s discomfort so easy to recognise. Both actors commit fully to making their presence felt, without seeming anxious about being liked at every moment. Such forceful acting can make everyone else look incidental, but here it gives the central performance something substantial to respond to, and the contrast works. Chris Rock’s narration works best when it offers a judgement that the on-screen performance could not supply by itself. His delivery is confident enough to make an observation funny before we have had much time to consider it. The trouble comes when the face has already told us enough and the commentary keeps going. That is where the series feels overexplained, and it is a recurring irritation in a comedy with performers capable of earning the laugh unaided. The direction is brisk, with Ted Wass and Jerry Levine among its directors. That pace suits the emphatic acting, although we sometimes want longer to register Chris’s response before the next joke arrives. Marcus Miller supplies the music, and it feels comfortably proportioned to the comedy. There is no sense that the musical accompaniment needs to compete with the performers, which gives the dialogue some welcome space. Family sitcoms can become exhausting when each character competes to be the loudest person present. This one has enough confidence in its central performance to keep the balance, even with the narrator making additional demands on our attention. Its pleasures are straightforward: actors who make us want to spend more time with their characters, and comic direction that generally knows when to move on. Try it for the performances, with some tolerance for a commentary that occasionally needs reminding we are watching. *Fi1m score 80, published 24 September 2026.* ## Straight answers **Is Everybody Hates Chris worth watching?** *Everybody Hates Chris* is worth watching for its sharp, warmly acted family comedy, and we score it 80 out of 100. Tyler James Williams gives it a likeable centre, while Tichina Arnold and Terry Crews supply much of the laughter; our reservation is Chris Rock’s narration, which sometimes explains what the actors have already made clear. **How long is Everybody Hates Chris, and what is it rated?** *Everybody Hates Chris* is rated 12 by the CNC in France. It is a comedy series. **Where can I watch Everybody Hates Chris in France?** *Everybody Hates Chris* is not on any streaming or rental service in France at the moment. It is available in 10 other countries; change your country at the top of the page to see where. Availability is checked daily. **How violent or frightening is Everybody Hates Chris, and is it suitable for children?** *Everybody Hates Chris* carries a UK 12 certificate and a US TV-PG rating, making it a more suitable choice for older children and teenagers than younger children. Those ratings suggest some parental judgement is needed, but they do not by themselves establish how much violence or frightening material the programme contains. **How does Everybody Hates Chris compare to Derry Girls?** *Everybody Hates Chris* is the better fit for warmly acted family comedy, while [*Derry Girls*](https://film.one/tv/derry-girls) suits viewers after fast, foul-mouthed teenage friendship. We recommend both for teenage embarrassment and forceful comic performances: Tyler James Williams provides a restrained centre in the former, while the latter spreads its attention across five teenagers. The drawbacks differ: overexplaining narration here, repetitive plotting in *Derry Girls*. **What should I watch after Everybody Hates Chris?** After *Everybody Hates Chris*, try [*Derry Girls*](https://film.one/tv/derry-girls) (2018, Fi1m 83): Teenage embarrassment and forceful comic performances, with friendship doing the steadying. Then [*The Wonder Years*](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years) (1988, Fi1m 82): Adult narration looks back on childhood with more tenderness and less bite; and [*Submarine*](https://film.one/film/submarine) (2010, Fi1m 82): A teenage boy’s self-importance receives the dry, patient attention it deserves. ### Reviews we read (1) - **Variety**, Phil Gallo (85/100, inferred): Gallo calls the pilot a laugh-out-loud success with the foundation for a strong series, though its timeslot may limit its audience. He especially praises the parents’ comic performances and the director’s brisk, detail-conscious approach. [Read](https://variety.com/2005/film/awards/everybody-hates-chris-2-1200521705/) ## Details - **Created by:** Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi - **Creator:** Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi - **Director:** Jerry Levine, Debbie Allen, Ken Whittingham, Lev L. Spiro, Ali LeRoi, Eric Laneuville, Millicent Shelton, Ted Wass, Matt Shakman, Victor Nelli, Jr., Jason Alexander, Reginald Hudlin, Dennie Gordon, Tamra Davis, Linda Mendoza, Eyal Gordin, Keith Truesdell, Jeff Melman, Arlene Sanford, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Kelsey Grammer, Anton Cropper, Chris Rock, Oz Scott, Malcolm D. Lee - **Writer:** Ali LeRoi, Andrew Orenstein, Rodney Barnes, Chuck Sklar, Alyson Fouse, Gregory Thompson, Aron Abrams, Adrienne Carter, Frank Sebastiano, Lance Crouther, Kriss Turner, Craig DiGregorio, Adam Lorenzo, Felicia D. Henderson, Jerry Levine, Kriss Turner, Howard Gewirtz, Kevin Garnett, Courtney Lilly - **Story:** Ali LeRoi, Kevin A. Garnett, Andrew Orenstein, Lance Crouther, Aeysha Carr, Chris Rock - **Teleplay:** Ali LeRoi, Andrew Orenstein, Gregory Thompson, Aron Abrams, Kevin A. Garnett - **Music:** Marcus Miller - **Producer:** Chris Rock, Jim Michaels, Don Reo - **Cast:** Tyler James Williams as Chris; Tichina Arnold as Rochelle; Terry Crews as Julius; Imani Hakim as Tonya; Tequan Richmond as Drew; Vincent Martella as Greg Wuliger; Chris Rock as Narrator (voice); Wayne Brady as Louis - **Certificate (CNC):** 12 - **Release (France):** 22 September 2005 - **Genres:** Comedy ## Where to watch in France Not streaming, renting or buying in France at the last check. Also available in: AR, BR, CL, CO, EC, GB, MX, PA, PE, US. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country. ## If you liked this - *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000): Another beleaguered boy discovers that his family can always make things worse - *Derry Girls* (2018), Fi1m 83: Teenage embarrassment and forceful comic performances, with friendship doing the steadying — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/tv/derry-girls.md) - *The Wonder Years* (1988), Fi1m 82: Adult narration looks back on childhood with more tenderness and less bite — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md) - *Good Morning* (1959): Family arguments become precise comedy, with children refusing to make adults comfortable - *Submarine* (2010), Fi1m 82: A teenage boy’s self-importance receives the dry, patient attention it deserves — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/submarine.md) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. 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