The Pink Panther

PG

Released Feb 10, 2006

1h 33m

Comedy

List

21%

Tomatometer

143 Reviews

51%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

When the coach of a French soccer team is killed, his ring featuring the legendary Pink Panther diamond goes missing. Luckily, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Kevin Kline) has a plan: assign his most intelligent, most driven officers to track down the thieves in secret, while publicly assigning the bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) as head of the case. Clouseau seems hopeless, until his various mistakes and misjudgments miraculously put him on the real killer's trail.

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Critics Consensus

Though Steve Martin is game, the particulars of the Inspector Clouseau character elude him in this middling update.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Anna Smith

Time Out

The plot, needless to say, is negligible.

Jun 24, 2006

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Matthew Leyland

BBC.com

As for Martin, no matter how many he times he stumbles, fumbles, burns his balls or mispronounces the word hamburger, he never gets close to making the Clouseau persona his own.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 14, 2006

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Lethargic, limp and lacklustre.

Rated: 1.5/5

May 3, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

For every mildly entertaining gag that sticks, there's a painfully unhumorous one to match.

Rated: 3/10

Nov 21, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Kevin Kline may get his sorely needed modest hit, but this is yet another in a string of tired, repetitive performances.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 20, 2020

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Truth Y

It's a masterpiece! Hilarious, the stunts Martin does looks so real and not like waiting for a mark. Sellers is amazing for sure I like both almost equally but Martin does a better job at acting and stunts along with acting a fool but being the smartest inspector almost like he has to be a fool to know who did the crime over anyone else. I don't understand the hate for this movie and Martin, this movie is absolutely a masterpiece! It has you guessing the whole movie who done it like a Agatha Christie Novel while being hilarious none stop.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/25/24

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Jim J

A favorite and much better than several of the Peter Sellers/Blake Edwards films. Great fun!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Hannah P

One of the most nostalgic movies of my childhood. Steve Martin is a comedic genius.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Test T

I watched this on DVD recently and I really enjoyed it. Steve Martin is great playing Inspector Clouseau, because he knows how to deliver a funny line, and he is brilliant at physical comedy. It's Steve's performance which makes the difference in this movie, although the supporting cast are all good too. I always thought the original 1963 movie was a little of an acquired taste, but this one is much more fun and accessable for a mainstream audience. I thought the story was good, and it was paced just right to maintain the viewers attention. I also liked seeing Beyonce playing the singer. Even the credits at the beginning are fun, based around the Pink Panther cartoon. Highly recommended.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/24

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Jeff

Why would they make this. Clusoe is Peter Sellers. This is atrocious and deeply less funny while trying to make the same humour. It has tragically led people of a younger generation to think that this is the pink panther.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/24

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Alec B

No where near as bad as its reputation. In actuality the movie is mildly amusing eliciting a lot more laughs than the last three Panther movies that Blake Edwards made combined. Also, Martin is clearly having the time of his life as Clouseau.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Synopsis

When the coach of a French soccer team is killed, his ring featuring the legendary Pink Panther diamond goes missing. Luckily, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Kevin Kline) has a plan: assign his most intelligent, most driven officers to track down the thieves in secret, while publicly assigning the bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) as head of the case. Clouseau seems hopeless, until his various mistakes and misjudgments miraculously put him on the real killer's trail.

Director: Shawn Levy
Producer: Robert Simonds
Screenwriter: Len Blum, Steve Martin
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: PG (Occasional Crude Humor|Language|Suggestive Humor)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 10, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 12, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $82.2M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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