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Dirty Grandpa

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Dirty Grandpa

R

Released Jan 22, 2016

1h 42m

Comedy

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10%

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44%

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Uptight lawyer Jason Kelly (Zac Efron) is one week away from marrying his boss's controlling daughter, putting him on the fast track for a partnership at his firm. Tricked by his grandfather Dick (Robert De Niro), Jason finds himself driving the foulmouthed old man to Daytona Beach, Fla., for a wild spring break that includes frat parties, bar fights and an epic night of karaoke. While Jason worries about the upcoming wedding, Dick tries to show his grandson how to live life to the fullest.

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Critics Consensus

Like a Werther's Original dropped down a sewer drain, Dirty Grandpa represents the careless fumbling of a classic talent that once brought pleasure to millions.

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Jesse Hassenger

AV Club

Incompetence combined with the occasional burst of disreputable laughter makes Dirty Grandpa oddly lively for a movie that's largely terrible.

Rated: C-

Sep 14, 2018

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Equal parts bad and baffling, it seems to have been written and directed by alien life forms who read YouTube comment sections for a week and drew these conclusions about human behavior.

Jul 23, 2016

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Liz Braun

Toronto Sun

This is a movie that desperately wants to be a raunchy, politically incorrect, gross-out comedy. It gets as far as desperate.

Feb 4, 2016

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Olly Richards

NME (New Musical Express)

The premise has potential, but the execution is painfully unfunny.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 8, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

The kind of film that, one day, De Niro's great-grandchildren will watch and wonder what all the fuss about him was.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 3, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Mazer can't decide what kind of film Dirty Grandpa is to be.

Rated: 1.0/4.0

Sep 6, 2020

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dave e

Ignore those low critics score because this is a funny movie. The A list actors and the jokes are spot on for people that want a good laugh.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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Tony B

I honestly don't understand all the hate this movie gets. Just finally watched it and loved it. Laughed my ass off. Idk if people have an expectation because of De Niro but I love he did this and wasn't his normal schtick. If u wanna laugh and love raunchy comedy. Watch it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

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Beck M

I laughed the whole movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Audience Member

I enjoyed this film thoroughly. The novelty of seeing Robert De Niro do half the stuff he did in this movie, so much better. Zac Efron was pretty decent too, I think most if not all the jokes landed for me. This movie is a good time and that’s all it needed to be. You’re not getting the next “Dr. Strangelove” out of this. It’s exactly what the title implies and it does it well. 4/5 stars.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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Ram L

I swear, if the Tomatomater says 10 percent, you need to stop trusting it — this is a gem of a comedy, plus there’s Robert de Niro! Well, he’s not the stellar performer he was in, say, The Intern — but he’s entertaining as entertaining can be, from beginning to end. As are all the other main characters, in fact. Except for the implausible + soppy bit at the end, 4 or 5 stars any day. Plenty of fun for the entire family! [Just kidding — this movie is a serious R!]

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/23/24

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Audience Member

This movie only gets such criticism because De-Nero is in it. It's a a perfectly decent dumb funny film, a few laughs, and a few things to think about in you own life.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/31/24

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Synopsis

Uptight lawyer Jason Kelly (Zac Efron) is one week away from marrying his boss's controlling daughter, putting him on the fast track for a partnership at his firm. Tricked by his grandfather Dick (Robert De Niro), Jason finds himself driving the foulmouthed old man to Daytona Beach, Fla., for a wild spring break that includes frat parties, bar fights and an epic night of karaoke. While Jason worries about the upcoming wedding, Dick tries to show his grandson how to live life to the fullest.

Director: Dan Mazer
Producer: Jason Barrett, Bill Block, Barry Josephson, Michael Simkin
Screenwriter: John Phillips
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Josephson Entertainment, Bill Block Media, QED International
Rating: R (Drug Use|Crude Sexual Content|Graphic Nudity|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 22, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 26, 2016
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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