Big Game

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Big Game

PG-13

Released Jun 26, 2015

1h 30m

Action

Adventure

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The U.S. president (Samuel L. Jackson) must rely on a 13-year-old boy (Onni Tommila) to get him out alive after Air Force One is shot down over Finland as part of a psychopath's plot to hunt and kill the POTUS.

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Critics Consensus

Big Game's enthusiastic throwback vibe will appeal to fans of low-budget '80s action movies, but co-writer/director Jalmari Helander adds a level of smarts and skill that make it more than just an homage.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

The story penned by Helander with Petri Jokiranta goes heavy on the hokum, not to mention the CGI fireworks, but a dialled-down Jackson and a fired-up Tommila make for an entertaining pair.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 9, 2015

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

There are times when it seems impossible that it could possibly exist as a real thing and not just as a parody trailer that accidentally got inflated to feature length.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 26, 2015

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

The storyline is far from fresh. But the location is, and it is excitingly filmed and engagingly performed.

Rated: B

Jun 25, 2015

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

It might be so incredibly terrible that it's too bad to ever become a "so-bad-it's-good" guilty pleasure and cult favorite.

Rated: 0/5

Feb 16, 2024

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Cory Woodroof

PopMatters

Once and awhile, it's nice to have a movie stick around for exactly the right amount of time.

Rated: 7/10

Feb 10, 2022

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Tim Brennan

About Boulder

The real shame is that Jackson and Tommila have a prickly chemistry together, and it would have been special had it not been in a movie that sucked quite as hard.

Feb 13, 2020

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Paul S

Just... why? I really had a hard time appreciating this movie's plot. It felt like a waste of Samuel L. Jackson's talents, and the story was absolutely ludicrous. It's not the worst movie I've ever seen, but watching this would be a waste of time and brain cells.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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Len P

Most Critic reviews I read did not give this movie a positive review so how does it end up with 77%? The Audience review is more appropriate. Ridiculous action sequences … cringe. Dragging a suspended load under a helicopter through a forest canopy … ridiculous. An icebox is not bullet-proof nor will it save you from injury tumbling down a mountain side, nor will it stay afloat tumbling into a lake. It is a shame that my many script writers have no common sense about physics. The storyline was pathetic and the script Jackson had to work with was pathetic. The actors of the control room, some with reasonable reputations, must have cringed when they saw the final production. I wanted to bail 30 mins before the end but hung on so I could leave a comment with some conscience … but it only got worse and very corny. Wasted 1½ hrs of my life. Gets ½ star for mountain scenery shots. Any reviewer that gave this better than 2/5 stars must be a pre-adolescent boy (with no science in his curriculum).

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/25

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Audience Member

Biggest load of crap I have seen in a long time

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Bob S

This is a really bad movie. Don't waste your time. In the first 10 minutes, you may think "Meh it is not that bad". Than you will regret think it afterward. It feels like a bad joke all along. Not even entertaining.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Alessandro Ramon T

This is a story that is far from being original but still manages to entertain, especially thanks to its fantastic settings.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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Sam's Emergency V

Boring Movie, Not Very Exciting Interesting Or Action Packed. One Of Worst Movies Ever Don't Watch This

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Synopsis

The U.S. president (Samuel L. Jackson) must rely on a 13-year-old boy (Onni Tommila) to get him out alive after Air Force One is shot down over Finland as part of a psychopath's plot to hunt and kill the POTUS.

Director: Jalmari Helander
Producer: Petri Jokiranta, Will Clarke, Andy Mayson, Jens Meurer
Screenwriter: Jalmari Helander
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: Egoli Tossell Film, Altitude Film Entertainment, Subzero Film Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Seq of Intense Action Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 26, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 26, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.9K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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