Pineapple Express

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Pineapple Express

R

2008

1h 52m

Comedy

Action

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Stoner Dale Denton's (Seth Rogen) enjoyment of a rare strain of marijuana may prove fatal when he drops his roach in a panic after witnessing a murder. Upon learning that the fancy weed can be traced back to them, Dale and his dealer (James Franco) go on the lam, with a dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole) and crooked cop (Rosie Perez) hot on their heels.

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Critics Consensus

Both funny and scattershot, this loose-knit action/buddy/stoner comedy bridges genres and keeps a steady tempo of low-ball laughs.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

08/23/2018

This is a baggy, pointless, tiresome film, which is also messy, puerile, cack-handedly gruesome and plain unfunny.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

09/12/2008

2/5

Apatow's former confidence about not underestimating the intelligence of his audiences seems to have largely disappeared.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

09/12/2008

3/5

No sooner did the woeful Step Brothers suggest Judd Apatow's comedy empire was starting to spread itself thinner than a banana skin under an anvil, he strikes back with this almost-classic.

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Sean Axmaker

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08/19/2023

What keeps the film so engagingly off-balance is the mix of perfectly pitched stoner humor and the visceral punch of the genre mixing...

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/28/2020

5/10

The quality of the content rises and falls like the ever present waft of marijuana smoke.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

11/15/2020

Given that Pineapple Express is undoubtedly a lot funnier if you're as high as the heroes when you watch it, its future cult status is assured.

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Pixy S

@gennuso Apr 25

Well I liked it ! not everyone likes it . I doubt Denzel Washington fans have even heard of pineapple express . those people don't like movies like this

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John S.

@ohreally Mar 20

Come on people. True stoner film. Surpassing that Chet-Chong stuff people used to watch. A great time

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Nico S.

@iAmNicoSpring Mar 20

Not just a stoner movie, it is way beyond that. Comedy, action, suspense… THIS IS A CLASSIC! One of the best movies ever!

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Damon G

@Dmoney420 Feb 22

This is a stoner classic super funny and enjoyable while stoned just a funny movie to have a good laugh and eat popcorn 10 out of 10

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vihaan b

@VihaanBodwal Feb 19

messy, inappropriate and wild.Just how I like it.

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Feb 19

Easily my favorite stoner comedy of all time!

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David Gordon Green

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Seth Rogen

Dale Denton

James Franco

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Gary Cole

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Rosie Perez

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Synopsis

Stoner Dale Denton's (Seth Rogen) enjoyment of a rare strain of marijuana may prove fatal when he drops his roach in a panic after witnessing a murder. Upon learning that the fancy weed can be traced back to them, Dale and his dealer (James Franco) go on the lam, with a dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole) and crooked cop (Rosie Perez) hot on their heels.

Director: David Gordon Green
Producer: Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson
Screenwriter: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Sexual References|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 6, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $87.3M
Runtime: 1h 52m