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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Movie Info
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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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