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Monster Trucks

Play trailer 1:30 Poster for Monster Trucks PG Released Jan 13, 2017 1h 45m Adventure Action Fantasy Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 03/10/24 Full Review HABIBA NAZEERA B Good movie and enjoyable. Watching it in 2024. Still feels amazing Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/09/24 Full Review Trina H I just can't wrapp my head around having this adorable monster baby be stuck in a truck, so initially, l could not get into this movie as it made me cringe every time I saw the monster baby being used as an engine for a car. It just seems so crazy! However, as the movie progressed, I began to look pass that and enjoy the movie. I gave this movie 4 1/2 stars because it is a family friendly movie, has a good hearted theme and wonderful ending. Because I am not a monster truck person, so maybe that is why I initially had an adverse reaction to this movie. Overall, it is an enjoyable and inspiring adventure movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
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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