Fist Fight

Fist Fight (2017) is Richie Keen's comedy, available to watch online on iFILM. Mild-mannered English teacher Andy Campbell (Charlie Day) is having the worst day of the school year: it's the last day of classes, seniors are running wild with pranks, and layoffs are looming over every faculty member.

When Andy's actions get hard-nosed history teacher Ron Strickland (Ice Cube) fired, Strickland challenges him in front of everyone — after school, in the parking lot, fists only. With hours left on the clock, the news rips through social media and the whole town starts placing bets. Andy scrambles for any way out, from bribes to setups, dragging his colleagues in: a stoned coach (Tracy Morgan), a manic gym teacher, and a pill-popping guidance counselor played by Jillian Bell.

The humor is crude and mean in the Dodgeball vein, but under the brawl sits a sharper idea — what school becomes when teachers lose both their pay and their respect. Ice Cube plays it stone-faced, which only makes it funnier. It's for anyone who likes a sitcom premise revved all the way up to absurdity. Stream Fist Fight (2017) online on iFILM.