Good Hair

Good Hair

PG-13 2009 · 96 min · ★ 6.5 · Documentary, Comedy

An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community.

Directed by Jeff Stilson · Written by Lance Crouther

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