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The Hangover

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The Hangover

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Released Jun 5, 2009

1h 39m

Comedy

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Two days before his wedding, Doug (Justin Bartha) and three friends (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis) drive to Las Vegas for a wild and memorable stag party. In fact, when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning, they can't remember a thing; nor can they find Doug. With little time to spare, the three hazy pals try to re-trace their steps and find Doug so they can get him back to Los Angeles in time to walk down the aisle.

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With a clever script and hilarious interplay among the cast, The Hangover nails just the right tone of raunchy humor, and the non-stop laughs overshadow any flaw.

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Matt Singer

The Rumpus

In the case of The Hangover, Phillips made a decent diversion, but no classic; like its heroes you'll have a good time, then forget most of it when you wake up the following morning. It's a movie, not a film.

Sep 18, 2017

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

... I went in to The Hangover with low expectations but ended up laughing more times than I thought I would.

Rated: B

Sep 12, 2017

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Jordan Hoffman

UGO

The Hangover isn't painful to watch. If friends drag you to this movie, you won't hate them afterwards. But maybe it'll seem a lot funnier if you are drinking.

Rated: C

Aug 11, 2009

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

There is little surprise that ‘The Hangover 2’ is already in pre-production, this film is so good that it deserves to do well at the box office. ‘The Hangover’ is one of the funniest films of the year and is a must for those who love to laugh out loud.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 29, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Temporary and fading, it limits itself with its reliance on gross-out humor; once you’ve seen the depravity onscreen, the shock no longer exists, making its rewatchability nil. You’ll laugh a lot the first time you see it but see it only once.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 4, 2023

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Robin Holabird

Robin Holabird

Over at the Nevada Film Office, none of us staff members thought a little comedy with not-too- familiar stars would produce a Mike Tyson knock-out punch...

Aug 11, 2021

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Núria M

The Hangover is a very hilarious movie, I could watch it again and again and I would always laugh like the first time. My favorite scene was when they were playing in the casino like a profesionals

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Joe B

At first I found the characters cheesy but the film grew on me and just gets better throughout. Funny and clever. And surprisingly to see a comedy that's an 18.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Shannon M

The Hangover is a fun, hilarious party hardy movie about friends making their way to Vegas,for what else, a bachelor party. Being from Vegas, this movie has it's moments where I find myself reminiscing of my younger days of having my fair share of fun on the Strip with friends..It's one of those movies where you can watch it again,and again and still laugh just as hard as you did the first time you saw it. Although the Hangover may not be everyone's idea of humor, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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David B

Peak Cinema i love it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Mason M

I would like to think of myself as pretty sophisticated when it comes to movies, but I always have such the soft spot for films like this. The Hangover is a really great movie. I think it's hysterical, and it made me laugh a ton. The three leads actors all give amazing comedic performances (especially Zach Galifianakis), and they all have perfect chemistry as a friend group. But this film's main strength is its writing. The writing was phenomenal, I could never tell what was going to happen in the next scene, and every revelation is funnier than the last. And even though this film is goofy and immature, I still found myself very invested and rooting for the characters and their mission. The Hangover is undoubtedly a great time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Nikhil K

Watch it if you want to have a good time :)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/02/25

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Synopsis

Two days before his wedding, Doug (Justin Bartha) and three friends (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis) drive to Las Vegas for a wild and memorable stag party. In fact, when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning, they can't remember a thing; nor can they find Doug. With little time to spare, the three hazy pals try to re-trace their steps and find Doug so they can get him back to Los Angeles in time to walk down the aisle.

Director: Todd Phillips
Producer: Todd Phillips, Daniel Goldberg
Screenwriter: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Green Hat Films
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Nudity|Sexual Content|Some Drug Material)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 5, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $277.3M
Runtime: 1h 39m

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