Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

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Released Oct 25, 2013

1h 32m

Comedy

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Irascible Irving Zisman (Johnny Knoxville) and his young and impressionable grandson, Billy (Jackson Nicoll), set out on a road trip across America. Hidden cameras capture their insane and shocking encounters with a diverse set of unsuspecting citizens, including male strippers, disgruntled contestants (and their mothers) from a children's beauty pageant, mourners at a funeral home, patrons at a biker bar and more. Based on the "Jackass" TV series.

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Critics Consensus

Never quite as funny as it wants to be, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa still offers viewers the timeless pleasures of seeing an old man get his privates stuck in a vending machine.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

The wrongs pile up, and there's a clear object of satire. That feels new for the Jackass experience: a target that isn't a crotch. I'd like to see Irv try to strike again with braver gags.

Dec 10, 2013

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Onlookers occasionally glance into the camera, a pretty good sign that people are hip to these prankster movies now and just play along.

Nov 7, 2013

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Secondhand gags, third-rate execution, fourth-rate results.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 28, 2013

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Plenty of things want to be funny, but Bad Grandpa bites off more than its dentures can chew this time around.

Rated: 0/5

Sep 4, 2023

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Amidst all the chaos and naughtiness, there's an unabashed celebration of the human spirit here that left me simultaneously laughing and crying.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 12, 2020

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

You can laugh at poop and fart jokes for only so long; sooner or later all the pooping and farting will start to stink.

Rated: C+

Jul 23, 2020

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Stephen C

On Blu-Ray players, the extended version is funnier and longer!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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Audience Member

Meh. I like Knoxville I really do and it had some ok parts and some heartfelt parts but the movie just wasn't very good and the pranks were super subpar. I am ok with seeing ti but would never keep in my collection.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/07/25

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Audience Member

Rewatched it after forgetting about it and I believe I was to young to understand but now ts is soooo funny I was dying of laughter

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/25

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Laila O

How can this movie get 60% of tomatoes?! This movie is the most hilarious thing I watched!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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Joshua W

Not a big fan of the JackAss films, but I feel this movie did a COMPLETELY BRILLIANT job of integrating the pranks into a storyline. And Jackson Nicoll is completely brilliant for pulling off those hilarious scenes without dropping character. So when a comedy is made, the point is not to produce a film of meaning. The point is to maximize the humor for hearty belly laughing. And Bad Grandpa did an ingenious job of it. This film makes my very short list of greatest pure comedies of the 21st century.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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Jake 2

Jackass comes to the rescue with an original storyline film. I remember seeing this for the first time in theaters and was captivated by the genuine commodore brought on by this endearing story. Bad Grandpa reminds audiences that a simple story can be the best kind of story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/25/23

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Synopsis

Irascible Irving Zisman (Johnny Knoxville) and his young and impressionable grandson, Billy (Jackson Nicoll), set out on a road trip across America. Hidden cameras capture their insane and shocking encounters with a diverse set of unsuspecting citizens, including male strippers, disgruntled contestants (and their mothers) from a children's beauty pageant, mourners at a funeral home, patrons at a biker bar and more. Based on the "Jackass" TV series.

Director: Jeff Tremaine
Producer: Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, Johnny Knoxville, Derek Freda
Screenwriter: Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze, Jeff Tremaine
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount, Dickhouse Productions, MTV Films
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Some Graphic Nudity|Strong Crude & Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 29, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $102.0M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat

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