Documentary in which Chris Rock examines the cultural significance attached to African-American women's hair and the vastly profitable industry that has sprung up around it. The film deals with the effect of straightening chemicals and traces the origins of hair used in extensions. Featuring contributions from Maya Angelou, Eve, Nia Long and Ice-T.

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.