Hero Mode

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Hero Mode

PG

Released Jun 4, 2021

1h 28m

Comedy

Kids & Family

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A teenage coding prodigy has 30 days to create the world's greatest video game and save his family's business.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

As a heartfelt feel-good story about industrial espionage and how to win the right way, Hero Mode is charming if undemanding, and feels at least a little authentic to its milieu.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 5, 2021

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Nick Schager

Variety

Its cheesy earnestness goes down relatively smoothly, and with a shout-out to Nintendo maestro Shigeru Miyamoto and an offhand reference to "Super Mario Bros.," it demonstrates that it knows its gaming stuff.

Jun 4, 2021

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Nicholas Yap

In Review Online

Teamwork makes the dream work, but Hero Mode suggests it's the latter that decides the bounds within which the former is allowed to intervene.

Jun 23, 2021

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Ben Bradley

Starburst

It's by no means perfect, but for the niche it's playing to, it's entertaining enough.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 22, 2021

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

The family film Hero Mode is stuck in one mode: low-quality. This poorly written, predictable movie about a computer gaming whiz has an uneven tone that stumbles back and forth, from cringeworthy comedy to sappy melodrama.

Jun 18, 2021

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

This "kids can" comedy should entertain most tweens, although parents may find the amateur filmmaking trip-ups frustrating/annoying.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 8, 2021

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mr d

they spent more money on the dell product placement than on the movie itself

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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Ashley B

Had to watch this in Robotics class, and I will tell you this, I cringed so hard watching this movie. Everything to the love interest and the plot is just horrible and boring. My friend was literally crying because of how bad it was.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/09/23

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vagner s

What a poor context, I can't even describe what I am feeling on watching actors like Sean Astin and Mira Sorvino on this shitty movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Movie would be good for the audiences which watches Nickelodeon. Age range 10 to 15 years old. Otherwise the movie really really is ridiculously dumb. Nobody volunteer actors would have made a better movie. Rating F—

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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robert p

I cannot believe I wasted 2 hours of my life on this rediculous movie. The ending was totally uncool and I still cannot figure out what the game is all about. An I admit it *is* a family oriented movie, but that did not increase its rating at all, frankly I thought parts of the movie were rather stupid, but that's what you get with Hero Mode!!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Very nice movie. Definitely a must see if you have time to kill.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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A teenage coding prodigy has 30 days to create the world's greatest video game and save his family's business.

Director: A.J. Tesler
Producer: Marcy Carpenter, E.J. Kavounas, A.J. Tesler
Screenwriter: Jeff Carpenter
Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment
Production Co: Peak Curiosity, Lost Trail Productions, Particular Crowd, Real by Fake
Rating: PG (Brief Violence|Suggestive References|Language Throughout)
Genre: Comedy, Kids & Family
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 4, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 11, 2021
Runtime: 1h 28m

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