Pixels

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Pixels

PG-13

2015

1h 46m

Comedy

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Sci-Fi

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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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Critics Consensus

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

08/15/2019

The film catalogues the worst set of performances seen in a while, particularly Dinklage's accent and Gad's pubescent antics.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

03/07/2016

2/4

It's a neat idea for a parody disaster film but it's wholly lost in this melange of underwritten characters and awful dialogue.

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Alison Willmore

BuzzFeed News

11/10/2015

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.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

08/13/2022

2/4

...a fun, innovative premise that is, for the most part, employed to underwhelming and frequently tedious effect...

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

06/09/2022

1.5/4

The humor is juvenile and inane, the characters are unbelievable and over-the-top, and the overall temperament is childish.

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Nikki Baughan

AWFJ.org

10/04/2021

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.

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Harvey K

@Harvey658 5d

I can't find my mother

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Aaron T

Nov 30

although this movie has bad reviews, i enjoyed watching it with my family and i got this blu ray disc on christmas 2015.

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Kale R.

@uhhhicouldntthink Nov 29

Top ten movies of all time

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Brothers Of T

Nov 21

An enjoyable comedy sci fi, something to turn off your brain and have fun with.

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Ben P

Nov 12

Good movie! I like the Pac-Man scene as well as appearances from Q*bert and Fygar from Dig Dug.

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Logan G.

@SequelsArentAlwaysBad12 Nov 1

The mix of Sandler jokes and action-scifi make this a Sandler movie I will rewatch over and over.

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Lt. Col. Violet Van Patten

Peter Dinklage

Eddie Plant

Josh Gad

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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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