Archenemy

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Archenemy

Released Dec 11, 2020

1h 30m

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Mystery & Thriller

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Max Fist (Joe Manganiello) is a local drunk who claims to be a superhero from the planet Chromium. He tells anyone who will listen that he was pulled into a wormhole, falling through time and space, and dropped to earth without any of his powers. No one pays any attention to Max except a teenager named Hamster (Skylan Brooks) who can’t get enough of Max’s stories. When Hamster and his sister (Zolee Griggs) get in trouble with a vicious drug syndicate led by The Manager (Glenn Howerton), Max takes to the streets as a brutal vigilante hellbent on proving himself as the hero no one believes him to be.

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Critics Consensus

Archenemy fails to follow through on some of its more interesting ideas, but Joe Manganiello's lead performance and the picture's infectious raw energy make for a fun action-adventure.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Small, imperfectly formed but quite entertaining all the same...

Rated: 3/5

Feb 17, 2021

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Archenemy might have worked better if it was a straight adaptation of classic deconstructionist caper The Maxx.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 12, 2020

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Rather improbably, and in part due to Joe Manganiello's very committed performance as Max, the movie does build up its own slightly trippy head of steam.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 11, 2020

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Matt Lynch

In Review Online

But ultimately, while Archenemy is quite a massive swing, and you love to see it, it's just as big a miss, which, well, you know.

Jun 5, 2021

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

A twist on superhero stories and multiverses that doesn't fully squeeze your stimulating ideas. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

May 17, 2021

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Sarah Ward

Concrete Playground

Often messily entertaining and definitely benefiting from an attention-grabbing score, it doesn't ever find the ideal balance.

Mar 9, 2021

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Audience Member

Surprised by all the Meh reviews. I thought is was great. Loved how the interspersed anime throughout the movie. The story was cool, well acted. Yeah, going to keep for sure. Not sure what everyone else was watching. Anywho...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/25

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jesse g

I thought it was pretty good. Would be fun to have a box office reboot to dive deeper into everything. and keep the main characters. The only thing I’d change is remove the cartoons from the flashback. All in all I give it a solid 4.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Candi W

Thought take on what makes a hero. Loved this movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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Audience Member

One time, i had to wait at the wrong office at the equivalent of the DMV, for like 1 hour and a half. Still a better time investment. This movie is shit.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Could have been better. Too much of a ripoff of Hancock.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Slow moving, story wasn't too good, and strange (not saying strange is always bad but this was bad)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Synopsis

Max Fist (Joe Manganiello) is a local drunk who claims to be a superhero from the planet Chromium. He tells anyone who will listen that he was pulled into a wormhole, falling through time and space, and dropped to earth without any of his powers. No one pays any attention to Max except a teenager named Hamster (Skylan Brooks) who can’t get enough of Max’s stories. When Hamster and his sister (Zolee Griggs) get in trouble with a vicious drug syndicate led by The Manager (Glenn Howerton), Max takes to the streets as a brutal vigilante hellbent on proving himself as the hero no one believes him to be.

Director: Adam Egypt Mortimer
Producer: Joe Manganiello, Nick Manganiello, Daniel Noah, Kim Sherman, Lisa Whalen, Elijah Wood
Screenwriter: Adam Egypt Mortimer
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Legion M, Metrol Technology, SpectreVision, Head Gear Films, 3:59, Almost Never Films Inc.
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $119.4K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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