Monster Trucks

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Monster Trucks

PG

2017

1h 45m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

Comedy

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Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp (Lucas Till), a high school senior, builds a monster truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town with a most unlikely friend.

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Critics Consensus

Despite flashes of inspiration, the singularly high-concept Monster Trucks shows that it takes more than monsters and trucks to create a compelling feature film.

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

At times, Monster Trucks faintly echoes E.T., but it has all the grace of a jacked-up Ford F-150 with a four-link suspension and tractor tires crushing a row of cars by steamrolling atop them.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jan 19, 2017

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Scott Marks

San Diego Reader

Audiences could do (and have done) a lot worse than this genial throwback to a time when Kurt Russell was Disney's #1 living, breathing attraction.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 16, 2017

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Sam Fragoso

TheWrap

These elements are all well and good, but if you're above the age of 12, it becomes considerably harder to reconcile the sporadic tone-deafness.

Jan 14, 2017

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

TODAY! TODAY! TODAY! The worst movie on four wheels! No adrenaline pumping action! Monster Trucks! We'll sell you the whole seat... to make it easy to take a nap!

Rated: 0/5

Feb 28, 2021

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Andrew Gaudion

THN

A by-the-numbers family friendly picture which is so harmless that it ends up being quite charming.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 30, 2020

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

It doesn't have any kind of poisonous message, and it doesn't contain anything that might be seen as offensive or derogatory. It just doesn't have much of anything else either.

Rated: C-

Jul 18, 2020

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Wolfie G

I haven't seen this movie in a while but I thought about it recently and had to write a review cuz GEEZE y'all are HARSH. I saw this movie in theater with my family, my little brothers were really into trucks at the time and my mom thought they'd like it, they were a bit young for it but I remember not wanting to go and being shocked how much I loved it. I'll definitely rewatch this when I have time!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/04/25

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Jair K

LOTS of fun, uplifting, and unpretentious with just enough of a touch of reality to engross you in the film. A rare, quality film with great actors that is a breath of fresh air - something we need more than ever these days.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/25

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Greybrother D

Turns out to be decent once it finally gets going. The oddity of it winds up being pretty superficial. Basically a greasy, countryfied take on ET with more emphasis on autoshop and car chases than the creatures, and occasionally a faint Tremors vibe somehow. Surprisingly formulaic and kinda' dumb, but fun and exciting enough in the second half to just about make up for it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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darren j

WOW everyones such a CRITIC! incredible... 🙄 and BAD ones at that! This movie is such a breath of fresh air from all the reboots and rehashes... I was sad i hadn't seen this and wondered why it wasn't a box office success cause has the energy of Transformers!!! The SFX are phenomenal yes PHENOMENAL! PLUS the adventure 80s throwback to that good old feel good romp thru the woods and town, chasing and running, all for that connection felt through different life obsticles and newfound friends. And what TRULY sets it apart was that bond between the protagonist and his #stepfather! It's ALWAYS grrrrr how bad the stepfather is and if he could only get back to his REAL father... Great representation of that and Danny Glovers characters certain restrictions while throughout never making big deals of either! I LOVED it !💥🔥💥🔥💥

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/11/24

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Pedro Henrique C

It's not bad, but it's also not a masterpiece to watch because of their friendship.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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Tooch

Goofy. Hated it all way through. If I could I would give it 0 stars. Do not recommend

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/23/24

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Synopsis

Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp (Lucas Till), a high school senior, builds a monster truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town with a most unlikely friend.

Director: Chris Wedge
Producer: Mary Parent, Denis L. Stewart
Screenwriter: Derek Connolly
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Nickelodeon Movies, Paramount Animation, Disruption Entertainment
Rating: PG (Brief Scary Images|Action|Peril|Some Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 13, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 28, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.2M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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