Meet Dave

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Meet Dave

PG

Released Jul 11, 2008

1h 30m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Sci-Fi

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Dave Ming Chang (Eddie Murphy) is the ultimate fish out of water. Even though he's just arrived in New York, that doesn't explain his odd behavior or disjointed locomotion. The outside Dave is actually a spaceship, controlled by a crew of tiny aliens, and modeled after their captain. As the crew contends with a slew of physical challenges, such as eating, drinking and excreting, they begin to experience profound emotional changes as well.

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Critics Consensus

Easy gags and slack direction drag this occasionally clever alien-out-of-planet comedy down to unimaginative lows.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: C-

Feb 18, 2012

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Drew Toal

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

The new film is mildly amusing family entertainment, but when discussing the career of one of our most seasoned comic actors, "mildly amusing" can only be regarded as a letdown.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 18, 2008

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A disappointment from an actor who has recently shown the world he's capable of mighty fine acting.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 16, 2020

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Simon Miraudo

Quickflix

I might even go out on a limb and actually say that Meet Dave is, um, good.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 21, 2014

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

I'm sure a more refined filmmaker could've squeezed the premise tighter for sophisticated laughs, but as family-angled sci-fi comedies go, Dave is actually quite agreeable. Who knew Murphy still had some fun left in him?

Rated: B-

Jun 2, 2010

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Alvaro B

For a family movie from my childhood, I remembered it being more enjoyable. Anyway, I guess it serves its purpose somehow.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Carlos I

Oof! What a dumb ass movie. I mean, I guess it might be kinda fun for kids...

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/17/24

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Stephen C

LOL, the funniest 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Too many pov shots of the men not enough women

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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lucca b

This fish out of water story is occasionally clever, but for the most part it's uninspired, generic, unfunny and annoying.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This movie was my childhood. Watched over 6 times I miss this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Synopsis

Dave Ming Chang (Eddie Murphy) is the ultimate fish out of water. Even though he's just arrived in New York, that doesn't explain his odd behavior or disjointed locomotion. The outside Dave is actually a spaceship, controlled by a crew of tiny aliens, and modeled after their captain. As the crew contends with a slew of physical challenges, such as eating, drinking and excreting, they begin to experience profound emotional changes as well.

Director: Brian Robbins
Producer: David T. Friendly, Jon Berg, Todd Komarnicki
Screenwriter: Rob Greenberg, Bill Corbett
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Guy Walks into a Bar Productions, Friendly Productions
Rating: PG (Bawdy and Suggestive Humor|Action|Some Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 11, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.8M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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