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Play trailer 1:31 Poster for Pixels PG-13 Released Jul 24, 2015 1h 46m Comedy Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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When aliens intercept video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack Earth, using the games as models. Knowing that he must employ a similar strategy, President Will Cooper (Kevin James) recruits his childhood pal, former video-game champ and home-theater installer Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), to lead a team of old-school arcade players and a military specialist (Michelle Monaghan) in an all-out battle to save the planet.
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Much like the worst arcade games from the era that inspired it, Pixels has little replay value and is hardly worth a quarter.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala Livemint The film catalogues the worst set of performances seen in a while, particularly Dinklage's accent and Gad's pubescent antics. Aug 15, 2019 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times It's a neat idea for a parody disaster film but it's wholly lost in this melange of underwritten characters and awful dialogue. Rated: 2/4 Mar 7, 2016 Full Review Alison Willmore BuzzFeed News There are scenes in the surreally lazy, occasionally funny Pixels in which Sandler's face slips into the exact same weary, disgruntled expression he wears in Funny People. Nov 10, 2015 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a fun, innovative premise that is, for the most part, employed to underwhelming and frequently tedious effect... Rated: 2/4 Aug 13, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The humor is juvenile and inane, the characters are unbelievable and over-the-top, and the overall temperament is childish. Rated: 1.5/4 Jun 9, 2022 Full Review Nikki Baughan AWFJ.org Monahan is at least given the chance to get her teeth into the role of the army specialist drafted in to help kick some otherworldy ass. Oct 4, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Paul S I saw this movie as a kid and it was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I'll admit looking back on it now it definitely isn't the best movie ever, and there a lot of parts of the story that are just bad, but there are a lot of moments that have stuck with me for all of these years, and I had so much fun watching it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/22/25 Full Review Ezequiel V Está película de videojuegos de los 80 convertidos en alienígenas asesinos, ES MUY BUENÍSIMA y muy bueno que incluyeran a Adam Sandler como protagonista me encantó, la película me divirtió mucho, es una de mis favoritas, Tiene Un Humor muy gracioso 🤣. En esta película yo conocí muchos de estos clasicos Videojuego ochenteros, Por esta película empezó mi obsesión de estos videojuegos o cosas vintage, los quería jugar algunos como el de donkey Kong, duck Hunt, centipiede, Mario Clásico, Pacman,etc. Sigue gustando me al día de hoy y la recomiendo a adultos como niños aún que pueda tener escenas de besos y chistes de doble sentido,También la película puede a los niños generarle curiosidades por estos juegos ochenteros de maquinitas y estaría bien que los probaran. En fin recomiendo la película y es muy buena y no le hagan caso a las críticas caca negativas de todos los críticos Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/15/25 Full Review Kara D Not funny, video games are cool. The jokes just aren't funny. I am a big Adam Sandler fan. The jokes were offensive (which I normally like) and didn't land right, or in Josh Gad's case annoying. Like they just said some jokes to be mean there was no punch line, it was strange. The video games coming to life were the best part! Also what was Peter Dinklidge doing like for real it was horrible. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/10/25 Full Review A W One of the best film ever. Period. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/09/25 Full Review Emily J We love this movie and have watched it multiple times (so many I can’t count!!)! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/08/25 Full Review Audience Member the movie is GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD La pelicula esta GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/07/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When aliens intercept video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack Earth, using the games as models. Knowing that he must employ a similar strategy, President Will Cooper (Kevin James) recruits his childhood pal, former video-game champ and home-theater installer Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), to lead a team of old-school arcade players and a military specialist (Michelle Monaghan) in an all-out battle to save the planet.
Director
Chris Columbus
Producer
Allen Covert, Mark Radcliffe, Chris Columbus, Adam Sandler
Screenwriter
Tim Herlihy, Timothy Dowling
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital
Rating
PG-13 (Suggestive Comments|Some Language)
Genre
Comedy, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 24, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$78.7M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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