Pineapple Express

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Pineapple Express

R

Released Aug 6, 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

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

Aug 23, 2018

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B

Feb 18, 2012

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

Rated: 2/4

Nov 24, 2011

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

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

Aug 19, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

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

Rated: 5/10

Nov 28, 2020

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

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.

Nov 15, 2020

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Audience Member

This is one of my favorite comedies of all time which is appropriate because one of my fave shows was Breaking Bad and favorite drama has been The Departed. If you can laugh at the craziness of drug plots, you’ll enjoy this silly and outrageous movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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nicokush 4

dumb movie but its an alright comedy

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/11/25

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Noah A

My personal favorite. This movie has me laughing from start to finish. I quote it every day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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M R

An all-time stoner classic. The alternative ending is a trip. Rating: 8.5/10

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/16/24

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Erick F

This movie was hilarious and smart

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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alan g

Bad stoner movie even for this pathetic genre.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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David Gordon Green

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Dale Denton

James Franco

Saul Silver

Gary Cole

Ted Jones

Rosie Perez

Carol Brazier

Danny McBride

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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: Apatow Productions, Relativity Media, Columbia Pictures
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

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