30 Minutes or Less

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30 Minutes or Less

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Released Aug 12, 2011

1h 23m

Comedy

Action

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Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) is a pizza deliverer who lives a fairly ordinary, boring life -- until he crosses paths with two aspiring criminal masterminds (Danny McBride, Nick Swardson), who kidnap him, strap a bomb to his chest and force him to rob a bank for them. Nick doesn't get much time to pull off the difficult task, so he enlists the aid of Chet (Aziz Ansari), his estranged pal. As time ticks away, Nick and Chet face many obstacles, not the least of which is their volatile relationship.

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Critics Consensus

It's sporadically funny and it benefits from a talented cast, but 30 Minutes or Less suffers from a disjointed narrative, and too often mistakes crude gags for true lowbrow humor.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

The film contains a remarkable level of violence, yet never establishes a tone that would make it seem funny or truly shocking; the jokes flounder in an air of half-hearted spite.

Dec 6, 2011

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Michael Leader

Little White Lies

Puerile, irritating and insultingly phallocentric.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 16, 2011

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

30 Minutes or Less has one of those screenplays that looks goodish on paper but is only a bit above average.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 16, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The comedy reaches for broad laughs of the bromance and stoner kind, but not in a good way.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 9, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Though it won't win any awards for its plot, the film does excel in the department it clearly directs all its efforts toward: dialogue.

Rated: 7/10

Nov 30, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

While the film is far from a disaster, from a director who's already proven he's capable of so much more it's undeniably disappointing.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 24, 2020

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30 Minutes or Less is a movie I watched around 2012, but I haven’t revisited it since. I sat down one evening wanting a movie with a runtime of less than 90 minutes before heading to bed early. I was pleasantly surprised to see the star-studded cast featured in this production, including actors who have gone on to have bigger and better careers. Given the age rating, I was really surprised the movie didn’t take a more serious tone and instead went for a comedic approach, which doesn’t quite work. The comedy lacks genuine humor, opting instead for easy gags that, unless you’re of a younger age, don’t really hold up for adults. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any laughs from 30 Minutes or Less, which is a shame because I actually like the actors involved, and they give decent performances. However, the movie ultimately falls short of having a compelling narrative, and it’s not one I see myself revisiting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/21/25

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Anh H.

It was good movie ok

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/08/25

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Ed R

An immature Danny McBride film that ruins the brilliance that is Jesse Eisenberg.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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Brad S. R

I'm sure I laughed, but I can't recall a single reason why.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/25

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alan g

Really stupid violent unfunny movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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angela g

This movie was funny but the story behind the movie is scary because there was a case that was like this movie but this movie is funny but the story is not which this movie is not a true story but the true story is similar to the movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/25

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Ruben Fleischer

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Nick

Danny McBride

Dwayne

Aziz Ansari

Chet

Nick Swardson

Travis

Michael Peña

Chango

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Synopsis

Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) is a pizza deliverer who lives a fairly ordinary, boring life -- until he crosses paths with two aspiring criminal masterminds (Danny McBride, Nick Swardson), who kidnap him, strap a bomb to his chest and force him to rob a bank for them. Nick doesn't get much time to pull off the difficult task, so he enlists the aid of Chet (Aziz Ansari), his estranged pal. As time ticks away, Nick and Chet face many obstacles, not the least of which is their volatile relationship.

Director: Ruben Fleischer
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld, Ben Stiller, Jeremy Kramer
Screenwriter: Michael Diliberti
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Production Co: Red Hour Films
Rating: R (Nudity|Crude and Sexual Content|Pervasive Language|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 12, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.1M
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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