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Masterminds

Play trailer 2:14 Poster for Masterminds PG-13 Released Sep 30, 2016 1h 35m Comedy Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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An armored-car driver (Zach Galifianakis) helps a flirty co-worker (Kristen Wiig) and her friends pull off a heist, then finds himself holding the bag after they double-cross him.
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Masterminds' great cast and stranger-than-fiction true story are largely wasted on a scattershot comedy with a handful of funny moments and far too much wackiness.

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Steve Davis Austin Chronicle Galifianakis' cluelessness can tickle, but he's having a progressively difficult time making things feel fresh. Rated: 2/5 Oct 6, 2016 Full Review Matthew Lickona San Diego Reader It's just smart people acting like dumb people in a dumb movie. Rated: 0/5 Oct 5, 2016 Full Review Jordan Hoffman Guardian A tooth extraction without painkillers would have been far more enjoyable. Rated: 1/5 Oct 1, 2016 Full Review Dustin Rowles Pajiba Here, Hess amps up the most obnoxious excesses of his entire cast and lets their grating bad-improv skills run amok. There’s barely a laugh in the entire film. Jun 12, 2025 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nobody would ever mistake Masterminds for a good movie ... but it would be criminal to deny the huge laughs strewn throughout, sneakily exploding like depth charges at random intervals. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 18, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins It's a rather surprising, amusing mix of playful goofiness and crass grotesqueries. Rated: 6/10 Dec 5, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Omid S. This movie was pure comedy from beginning to end , great story and just great over all movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/05/25 Full Review C B I thought this movie- featuring an all-star cast - was so funny! Never liked Zach, but he is not too bad here. But I didn't understand the part where two of the characters have the same name and were born on the same day(?) Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/25 Full Review alan g One of the worst crime movies ever. Bad cast, bad plot, bad acting. Masterminds is not a word I would use with any of these sorry ass "actors". Any movie with Owen Willnot is a fail. One of tge worst actors in the history of film. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/06/25 Full Review THE WRESTLING S Definitely a underrated movie made me laugh through out the film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/14/25 Full Review YOCHABEL S Funny , amazing cast Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/17/25 Full Review Rhys L Daft comedy fun, some artistic liberties taken, but extremely laugh-out-loud funny at times. Not taking itself too seriously & happy escapist stupidity!!👌 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jared Hess

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Zach Galifianakis

David Ghantt

Owen Wilson

Steve Chambers

Kristen Wiig

Kelly Campbell

Ross Kimball

Eric Payne

Devin Ratray

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Synopsis An armored-car driver (Zach Galifianakis) helps a flirty co-worker (Kristen Wiig) and her friends pull off a heist, then finds himself holding the bag after they double-cross him.
Director
Jared Hess
Producer
Lorne Michaels, John Goldwyn
Screenwriter
Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Emily Spivey
Distributor
Relativity Media
Production Co
Michaels/Goldwyn, Relativity Studios
Rating
PG-13 (Some Language|Crude and Sexual Humor|Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 30, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.3M
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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