The Happytime Murders

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The Happytime Murders

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2018

1h 31m

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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Detective Phil Philips is a down-on-his-luck puppet who used to work for the Los Angeles Police Department. When two puppets from an old TV show wind up dead, Phil suspects something is afoot and rejoins the LAPD as a consultant. Reunited with Connie Edwards, his former human partner, the bickering duo soon find themselves in a race against time to protect other former cast members before the killer strikes again.

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Critics Consensus

The Happytime Murders wastes its intriguingly transgressive premise on a witless comedy that blindly pushes buttons instead of attempting to tell an entertaining story.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

03/04/2020

The film is basically a string of variations on the not-that-funny joke of cute puppets saying and doing naughty things.

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Scott Marks

San Diego Reader

08/31/2018

2/5

The connoisseur of filth within me is pleased to report how wonderfully nasty much of the felted proceedings here are to behold.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

The Times (UK)

08/30/2018

2/5

With multiple scenes of drug-snorting and depraved puppet sex, including an admittedly hilariously drawn-out ejaculation scene...it's worth emphasising that this is definitely not one for the kiddies.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/11/2022

1.5/4

The material's limitations are reached within the first half-hour.

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Nicolás Delgadillo

Discussing Film

06/25/2021

2. 5 / 5

It leaves you with nothing to think about, and too many of the jokes fall short, with the genuinely funny ones being few and far between.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

03/04/2021

1/5

You know when someone constantly swears just for the sake of swearing? That's shock value. The Happytime Murders is all shock, very little value.

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Ted G

08/22/2021

A totally twisted but absolutely hilarious movie!

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Marissa K

@MarissaStackedUp Dec 10

MINDLESSLY FUNNY AND ENTERTAINING MOVIE. I TOTALLY CHECKED OUT OF MY LIFE'S ISSUES AND JOINED THESE DETECTIVES ON THE CASE. THIS MOVIE HAS SOME VERY BIG HITTERS IN THE COMEDY WORLD, AND I WAS VERY MUCH ENTERTAINED! * BONUS POINTS IF YOU PARTAKE IN SOME GARDENING BEFORE AND DURING THIS MOVIE, IT REALLY INCREASES THE LAUGHS!

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Asher T

@Ashertavar Dec 10

I have no idea why folks weren't into this show. Lol I laughed pretty much through the whole damn thing. Stupid, funny, weird, and rewatchable.

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MariofanAlex445

Oct 26

A film about a bunch of puppets doing raunchy things. I didn’t expect to enjoy it much, but the jokes are actually more than just “ha that puppet did something naughty”. Some of them were genuinely just funny. 3/5 stars.

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Henrik J

Sep 5

My girlfriend and I both really enjoyed this movie, creative and unique, good plot and lots of fun.

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Owen S

Jul 19

Absolutely hilarious but 100% not for children

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Synopsis

Detective Phil Philips is a down-on-his-luck puppet who used to work for the Los Angeles Police Department. When two puppets from an old TV show wind up dead, Phil suspects something is afoot and rejoins the LAPD as a consultant. Reunited with Connie Edwards, his former human partner, the bickering duo soon find themselves in a race against time to protect other former cast members before the killer strikes again.

Director: Brian Henson
Producer: Brian Henson, Jeffrey Hayes, Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone
Screenwriter: Todd Berger
Distributor: STX Films
Production Co: On the Day, Henson Alternative
Rating: R (Some Drug Material|Language Throughout|Strong Crude & Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 24, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 20, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.7M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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