The Adventures of Pluto Nash

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The Adventures of Pluto Nash

PG-13

2002

1h 35m

Comedy

Sci-Fi

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"Pluto Nash" is an action comedy set on the moon in the year 2087, starring Eddie Murphy as the title character, an audacious nightclub owner who finds himself in hot water when he refuses to sell his club to the local mob. The lunar gangsters are helping the mysterious Rex Crater mastermind a plan to take over the moon.

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Critics Consensus

The Adventures of Pluto Nash is neither adventurous nor funny, and Eddie Murphy is on autopilot in this notorious box office bomb.

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

The result is something quite rare in professional show business: 1 1/2 hours of pure blankness. It's there but it's not there. It is but it isn't. It has nothing to offer. It's not forgettable, really, because there's nothing to forget.

Jul 26, 2014

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Jonathan Curiel

San Francisco Chronicle

Formulaic films are released every week, but it's rare that one has a $100 million budget, big stars whose roles are embarrassing to watch and unusual special effects that only serve to mask a predictable plot and cliche-ridden scenes.

Rated: 1/4

May 23, 2013

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David Hiltbrand

Philadelphia Inquirer

A paralyzingly dopey mess, Pluto sat on the shelf for more than a year while Warner Bros. tried to inject some life into it. You might as well try to revive a stuffed moose.

Rated: 1/4

May 23, 2013

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James Croot

The Post NZ

As for Eddie Murphy – he just looks bored. He's done action and comedy successfully before, but it looks like he got amnesia when he stepped onto this set.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 18, 2022

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

As Murphy himself decries in the first few moments of the film, "Horrible, horrible, horrible, that was terrible."

Nov 6, 2019

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

Even the gang from Mystery Science Theater 3000 would have trouble finding much to riff off in this turkey, which is unremittingly dull more than anything else.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 16, 2017

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Spy C

I watched this movie with Fin from Adventure Time, Mario from the hit Nintendo series of the same name, Minecraft Steve, Buzz Lightyear, & Luigi from Mario. The staff member that happened to vend my ticket was a rather large (human sized) anthropomorphic bag of cheese Doritos. It was quite the experience & I cannot recommend it enough to anyone with a working frontal lobe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/13/25

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thiago s

Filme ruim, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/28/25

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Dylan Y

amazing movie. went to go see it and was greeted by a doritos bag and gave me a whole pizza when i asked for a ticket.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Noah J

Such a classic nostalgic space comedy/gangster movie. Just great corny comedy that came from this era. Reminds me of movies like master of disguise!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/25

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Christopher J

i used to hate this movie but know I kinda like it the 2nd time around good action comedy with great visuals

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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bill V

I turned this on after finding it on Amazon Prime. I thought it would be fun to watch a full blown disaster. I was surprised that it was rather smart. This was nothing but a popcorn movie - but a damned good one. I believe it bombed because, post 2000, people had gotten tired of Eddie Murphy. We'd seen all of his tricks before. If Bruce Willis or Harrison Ford been the lead, this could have been a classic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

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Synopsis

"Pluto Nash" is an action comedy set on the moon in the year 2087, starring Eddie Murphy as the title character, an audacious nightclub owner who finds himself in hot water when he refuses to sell his club to the local mob. The lunar gangsters are helping the mysterious Rex Crater mastermind a plan to take over the moon.

Director: Ron Underwood
Producer: Martin Bregman, Michael Scott Bregman, Louis A. Stroller, Shakir Aibanii
Screenwriter: Neil Cuthbert
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: NPV Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Humor|Language|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.4M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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