Hot Pursuit

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Hot Pursuit

PG-13

Released May 8, 2015

1h 27m

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Straight-arrow policewoman Cooper (Reese Witherspoon) is excited and thrilled about her next assignment. Her task is to escort Daniella Riva (Sofía Vergara), a wisecracking Colombian beauty, from San Antonio to Dallas so both she and her husband can testify against a drug lord. Plans go awry when Mr. Riva gets ambushed, leaving Daniella a widow. Cooper and her witness must now use their wits to escape from crooked cops and murderous gunmen, while not killing each other in the process.

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Critics Consensus

Shrill and unfunny, Hot Pursuit bungles what should have been an easy opportunity to showcase Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara's likable odd-couple chemistry.

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s.e. smith

Bitch Media

On the surface it was presented as a witty lady cop/inadvertent sidekick comedy, but what it felt like was a misogynistic kidney punch.

Jan 27, 2021

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

A picture in which every single element conspires to make it feel like a movie you rented one lonely Saturday night back in 1987 and immediately regretted.

May 28, 2016

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

Both leads offer a diminished shtick, Witherspoon flustered and prim, Vergara flogging her zany Latina firecat routine from Modern Family.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 2, 2015

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Nick Levine

NME (New Musical Express)

A frustrating missed opportunity...

Rated: 2/5

Jun 8, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

At least, the mood is light and the antagonists so phony that predicaments remain entirely playful.

Rated: 3/10

Dec 4, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Hot Pursuit isn't so godawful that it makes you want Witherspoon to hand back her Oscar nomination.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 11, 2020

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Kitty K

I dont see all the hate about this movie. Its hilarious. Easy to watch. No crazy car chases that go on forever. Its a cute chicken flick. I do t think it deserves 7% i will watch again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/10/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, 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

07/31/25

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Martina B

I thought it was pretty funny. It’s not smart or really great, but it’s really silly and funny which I need sometimes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/25

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Ed R

Shrill and unfunny, Hot Pursuit bungles what should have been an easy opportunity to showcase Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara's likable odd-couple chemistry.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/21/25

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Jim E

Harmless fun, and enjoyable! I gave it a little bump because of all the Negative Nancy's...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/25

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Stephen C

Funny in just 1 hour and 27 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Sexual Contact, Language, Some Drug Material and Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $34,600,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Anne Fletcher

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Cooper

Sofía Vergara

Daniella Riva

Matthew Del Negro

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Michael Mosley

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Robert Kazinsky

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Synopsis

Straight-arrow policewoman Cooper (Reese Witherspoon) is excited and thrilled about her next assignment. Her task is to escort Daniella Riva (Sofía Vergara), a wisecracking Colombian beauty, from San Antonio to Dallas so both she and her husband can testify against a drug lord. Plans go awry when Mr. Riva gets ambushed, leaving Daniella a widow. Cooper and her witness must now use their wits to escape from crooked cops and murderous gunmen, while not killing each other in the process.

Director: Anne Fletcher
Producer: Bruna Papandrea, Reese Witherspoon, Dana Fox
Screenwriter: David Feeney, John Quaintance
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Pacific Standard, Foxy
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Contact|Language|Some Drug Material|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 8, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 24, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.6M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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