Playdate

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Playdate

PG-13

2025

1h 34m

Action

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)

Nov 20

3.5/5

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

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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.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Nov 12

1/4

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Bobbie r

@Bobbieriddles 1h

This has to be one of the worst movies I have seen in a long time. Alan Ritchson over acted the entire movie. I don’t mind cussing in movies, but it was way over the top for this type of movie. I love Kevin James, but whoever wrote this must have a dream of writing a mob movie with the curse word every other sentence. Lol. Not worth watching again.

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Cionnath O

@Cranky360 3h

A reqlly fun, stupid movie. So much more enjoyable that a lotcof the ribbisj thats been released in the last couple of years.

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Jaimie T

@Jaimie 16h

I absolutely LOVED this movie. Watched it with my 12-year old and we laughed out loud throughout the entire film. And as soon as it finished I even re-watched it and I haven’t done that since the departed came out when I was in college so idk what people are even saying giving this a bad review it was amaaaazingly funny!!! Watch it!

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Joshua V

@siegfried 1d

Enjoyable and fun movie to watch!

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Josh C

@Fledad 1d

I’m an adult and laughed at parts multiple times. Is a lot of the movie predictable? Yes. It’s still pretty funny imo

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Robert H

@LuchKan 2d

The Movie is funny but more aimed at the younger Gen Z between the ages of 13 to 15 or 16 It had funny moments a lot of them the movie was enjoyable to watch but the end was meh and predictable i give it overall 3.7

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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 (Some Drug References|Smoking|Sexual Material|Strong Language|Violence/Action)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 12, 2025
Runtime: 1h 34m

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