Balls Up

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Balls Up

R

2026

1h 44m

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Action

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In this raunchy, over-the-top comedy, marketing executives Brad (Mark Wahlberg) and Elijah (Paul Walter Hauser) go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.

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Balls Up, thumbs down.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Apr 27, 2026

1.5/5

This alleged comedy has all the structural and performance elements required to create humour, but is stunningly unfunny.

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John Nugent

Empire Magazine

Apr 17, 2026

1/5

As far as titles go, Balls Up is about right. This is a disaster.

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Calum Marsh

New York Times

Apr 16, 2026

There are slapstick foibles, sight gags about rubbers, and many, many vulgar jokes — some good for a laugh, though I doubt the film's Oscar prospects.

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews (Ghost.io)

Jun 12, 2026

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Cinema has the power to find joy in the absurd, but this one ultimately collapses under the weight of its own messy execution.

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Mini Anthikad-Chhibber

The Hindu

Jun 9, 2026

This action comedy from Peter Farrelly, despite a surfeit of on-screen activity, is neither funny nor engaging

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Lael Loewenstein

FilmWeek (LAist)

May 7, 2026

The film does itself no favors from the first minutes.

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julie K

@RT27894826 Sep 5, 2026

Absolutely hilarious So so far fetched and funny cried laughing Miserable people probably don’t like it though Take it as it is funny silly entertaining film

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Kevin B

@Kevininmia Sep 5, 2026

As a positive, there were a couple LOL moments, which doesn’t happen every movie!

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Jessica S

@RT94367220 Sep 5, 2026

Vey good for comedy. Watch if you want a good laugh!

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Arthur R

@RT88125953 Aug 20, 2026

Despite having 2 really likeable leads, Balls Up is simply deflated. Cohen is painfully unfunny, the over-the-top sex gags are just lame and nothing in the script works. One of the most apt titles for a film in recent memory.

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Christopher D

@RT91669857 Aug 19, 2026

This hands down the dumbest movie I have seen this year. Up until this movie i believed Mark Wahlberg hasn’t really made a BAD movie. Yes he’s made some mediocre movies but this movie sucked. It was more raunch than comedy, poor writing and mediocre acting by the supporting cast. Waste of an evening.

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Botev F

@Botev1921 Aug 17, 2026

Whoever wrote this should never ever be given a job in writing. It is one of the dumbest, most ridiculous movies ever created and an insult to anybody with IQ above 80!

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Peter Farrelly

Director

Mark Wahlberg

Brad

Paul Walter Hauser

Elijah

Daniela Melchior

Isabella Costa

Sacha Baron Cohen

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Benjamin Bratt

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Synopsis

In this raunchy, over-the-top comedy, marketing executives Brad (Mark Wahlberg) and Elijah (Paul Walter Hauser) go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.

Director: Peter Farrelly
Producer: David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Andrew J. Muscato, Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese
Screenwriter: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese
Distributor: Prime Video
Production Co: Amazon MGM Studios
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Action, Crime, Sports
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 15, 2026
Runtime: 1h 44m

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