Once Upon a Deadpool

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Once Upon a Deadpool

PG-13

Released Dec 12, 2018

1h 58m

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Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of Cable -- a genetically enhanced soldier from the future -- Deadpool realizes that he'll need some help saving the boy from such a superior enemy. He soon joins forces with Bedlam, Shatterstar, Domino and other powerful mutants to protect young Russell from Cable and his advanced weaponry.

Critics Consensus

Once Upon a Deadpool retains enough of the franchise's anarchic spirit to entertain, but doesn't add enough to Deadpool 2 to justify its own existence.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

The sequel zips along as the motormouth assassin tries to clean up his act (sort of).

Feb 21, 2020

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's cute and funny.

Sep 12, 2019

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

It's a sick, dumb joke that you can't help but laugh at. And as soon as you do, you feel bad about falling for the gag.

Dec 14, 2018

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Deadpool was so much dirty fun, now they took away some of the dirt.

Rated: 2.5

Aug 17, 2022

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Alex Bentley

CultureMap

Once Upon a Deadpool is not a wholly satisfying experience, but it adds a little more heart to a film that already had more than you'd expect.

Apr 29, 2021

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Matthew St. Clair

Cinema Sentries

An adequate gimmick that doesn't entirely pan out.

Oct 2, 2020

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Amir S

Deadpool for kids is what it is, very weak.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Brandon C

If you're going to watch Deadpool 2, you might as well do it full throttle and watch Once Upon a Deadpool! It's really the only way to fully watch this movie. I don't think I'll ever watch the original one ever again because the interaction with Fred Savage added so much to the story but I can't watch it without.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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John S

what is this?

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/11/24

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freaky w

The Merc With A Mouth meets The Princess Bride. How can you not love this??? And it’s got Fred frickin Savag!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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B VILLAMAYOR M

A PG-13 Deadpool could work sort of.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/14/24

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Terry A

Deadpool is the merc with a mouth and this movie does not disappoint. The story is nothing to write home about but the only reason to watch this movie is to laugh your ass off at Ryan Renalds being Mr Pool

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/10/24

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Josh Brolin

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Vanessa

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Synopsis

Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of Cable -- a genetically enhanced soldier from the future -- Deadpool realizes that he'll need some help saving the boy from such a superior enemy. He soon joins forces with Bedlam, Shatterstar, Domino and other powerful mutants to protect young Russell from Cable and his advanced weaponry.

Director: David Leitch
Producer: Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, Lauren Shuler Donner
Screenwriter: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynolds
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Kinberg Genre, Maximum Effort
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Drug Material|Action|Thematic Elements|Crude Sexual Content|Intense Sequences of Violence|Language)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 15, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $322.5M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)