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When recently unemployed accountant Brian (Kevin James) agrees to a playdate with charismatic stay-at-home dad Jeff (Alan Ritchson) and their sons, he expects an easy afternoon of small talk and football tossing. Instead, he's thrust into a chaotic scramble to stay alive as they are pursued by a ruthless team of mercenaries. Brian stumbles through one ridiculous obstacle after another, his zero tactical skills a stark contrast to Jeff's oddly prepared demeanor. Director Luke Greenfield (Let's Be Cops, The Girl Next Door) hilariously collides suburban dad life with high-stakes thrills, transforming an ordinary afternoon into an absurd action-packed adventure where minivan mayhem meets professional hitmen.
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Playdate is a bewildering mix of dated machismo, dull comedy, and chaotic action.

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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Nov 20
3.5/5
The final act loses steam, but there’s comic lunacy here worthy of MacGruber. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Nov 13
Playdate isn’t a movie. It’s a compendium of clichés in search of one. What’s even worse is that the clichés are so stale. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Nov 12
1/4
It’s a remarkably stupid movie that thinks you’re remarkably stupid too Go to Full Review
Chris Joyce Movies and Munchies (YouTube) Dec 10
3.5/5
Alan Ritchson and Kevin James are perfectly mismatched to create an endearing and heartwarming duo who, despite the dysfunction, build a dynamic and charismatic pairing that’s the perfect mix of dumb and fun. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Green Common Sense Media Nov 25
2/5
Commentary on fatherhood, toxic masculinity, and military culture can be found buried in this silly high-jinx buddy flick with nonstop action. Go to Full Review
Korey Coleman Double Toasted Nov 23
Playdate is the worst movie of 2025 because it's so annoying. There is not one likeable character in the whole film. Go to Full Review
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Asif R @RT36668201 2d I fell into the sunk cost fallacy when I did not shut this movie off after 30 minutes. I will unfortunately never get this time back that I wasted watching who knows what this was. Hard to believe that this type of bad acting and writing can still happen in 2026. If you had just told AI to create the whole thing, I bet it would’ve done a much better job. P.S. Alan Ritchson - not sure what you were trying to do by taking this movie. You’ve had such a good record so far before this movie. See more Moncha H. @MonchaHelloFIlm 5d Playdate gets a lot of mileage out of its comedy, and honestly that’s the main reason to stick around. Kevin James and Alan Ritchson bounce off each other well enough to keep things entertaining, and there are some genuinely funny moments scattered throughout. That said, the plot is a mess. It doesn’t try to be smart and it doesn’t need to, but even by dumb action-comedy standards it’s hard to follow without rolling your eyes. The characters are likable for the most part, though a few scenes feel unnecessarily over the top in ways that don’t really add anything. The visuals are a weak spot too, especially with the phone tracking stuff looking noticeably off and cheap. It’s a fun enough watch if you go in with low expectations, but don’t expect much beyond the laughs. See more Madeleine S. @LenCanHelp Jun 4 Not perfect, but plenty of fun See more Reagan T. @RT19131687 May 18 I watched this because I like both of the leads… Holy smokes was that the dumbest 90 minutes of screen time I’ve ever witnessed. Seemed like it was targeting 8-10 year old boys, but with the language and content for their fathers. Too trashy to watch with your kid, too stupid to watch with other adults. It was so bad that I downloaded this app just to post a review of how bad it was. I usually tell people most movies are worth seeing once… This is the exception! This is not worth watching… EVER. Gosh… SO DUMB. See more Jon H @RT86354261 May 16 This is hot garbage, it seems like children wrote this moronic, disjointed, juvenile movie. I'm surprised that anyone signed on to be a part of this mess. To the screen play writer, please stop, your awful attempt at entertainment is making people dumber. See more Eddie B @Eddie64 May 2 Was this the next Oscar award winner, no. However it did remind me of the slapstick comedy from long ago. The story was a bit weak, but I think they did a fair job of stitching it together. The end was a bit off the way, but was I entertained sure, not a block buster but not a bad choice to kill an hour or so. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When recently unemployed accountant Brian (Kevin James) agrees to a playdate with charismatic stay-at-home dad Jeff (Alan Ritchson) and their sons, he expects an easy afternoon of small talk and football tossing. Instead, he's thrust into a chaotic scramble to stay alive as they are pursued by a ruthless team of mercenaries. Brian stumbles through one ridiculous obstacle after another, his zero tactical skills a stark contrast to Jeff's oddly prepared demeanor. Director Luke Greenfield (Let's Be Cops, The Girl Next Door) hilariously collides suburban dad life with high-stakes thrills, transforming an ordinary afternoon into an absurd action-packed adventure where minivan mayhem meets professional hitmen.
Director
Luke Greenfield
Producer
Jason Benoit, Mark Fasano, Luke Greenfield, Sean Patrick O'Reilly
Screenwriter
Neil Goldman
Distributor
Prime Video
Production Co
Nickel City Pictures, Amazon MGM Studios
Rating
PG-13 (Smoking|Sexual Material|Some Drug References|Strong Language|Violence/Action)
Genre
Action, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 12, 2025
Runtime
1h 34m