Playdate

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Playdate

PG-13

2025

1h 33m

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Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

Playdate is a bewildering mix of dated machismo, dull comedy, and chaotic action.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

The final act loses steam, but there’s comic lunacy here worthy of MacGruber.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 20, 2025

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

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.

Nov 13, 2025

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

It’s a remarkably stupid movie that thinks you’re remarkably stupid too

Rated: 1/4

Nov 12, 2025

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Korey Coleman

Double Toasted

Playdate is the worst movie of 2025 because it's so annoying. There is not one likeable character in the whole film.

Nov 23, 2025

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Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

Ironically, the post credit gag reels show James and Ritchson having better chemistry just spontaneously playing off each other than most of the actual scripted segments. Maybe Playdate would have been better without a script?

Rated: 2/10

Nov 22, 2025

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Employing constant mayhem to mask its narrative incoherence, this frenetic comedy scores laughs with some of its broad gags but lacks the grounding in reality to sustain its comic momentum at feature length.

Nov 21, 2025

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Caiden C

This movie is so funny!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Bryan W

Move over Jack& Jill, we have a new leader in worst film of all time. I can’t desribe how bad this was. I only made it to the end out of sheer fascination. When I see the great audience reviews on here, I realize how far we have fallen as a society. The George Carlin quote "Think of how stupid the average person is and realize that half of them are dumber that that" comes to mind. I guess thats why filmakers keep producing crap like this because they know stupid people will still eat it up. Kevin James has hit a new low. And that’s saying something.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Fernando C

It's unwatchable: the writing, the dialogue, the action, every single thing is unwatchable.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Valerjo H

Super movie This could be the best comedy and action movie of 2025.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Mojo R

Bad acting and ridicolous storyline! Try so hard to be funny that it iritating!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Vinny V

this is probably one of the worst movies i’ve ever watched. trailer looked promising but the movie was just a reminder that promises can be broken. if i could go back in time i wouldn’t have watched this, unfortunately it’s an hour and a half ill never get back. when i have kids one day if the miss behave i might make them watch this as a punishment

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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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
Rating: PG-13 (Some Drug References|Smoking|Sexual Material|Strong Language|Violence/Action)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 12, 2025
Runtime: 1h 33m

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