The Interview

R

Released Jan 2, 2015

1 hr. 51 min.

Comedy

Action

Adventure

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Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) are the team behind the popular tabloid-TV show "Skylark Tonight." After learning that North Korea's Kim Jong Un (Randall Park) is a huge fan of the show, they successfully set up an interview with him, hoping to legitimize themselves as actual journalists. However, as Dave and Aaron prepare for their journey to Pyongyang, the CIA steps in, recruits them, and assigns them an incredible mission: Assassinate the dictator.

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Critics Consensus

Unfortunately overshadowed by controversy (and under-screened as a result), The Interview's screenplay offers middling laughs bolstered by its two likable leads.

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Timur, Chi, T, Samilia, Tangram and Samil M

Ugh... North Korea...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Me D

The comedy is top tier.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Vishal C

Loved this movie! Was hilarious and felt at ease watching it

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/01/24

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Tombika L

Even nearly a decade later,still one of the greatest comedies!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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Sl4yer

Much like Superbad one of the funniest films ever made and such a risky film to produce, but wow did they deliver…

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

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Dan D

A daring comedy with so many quotable moments. Eminem dazzles in powerful performance. So daring. The music selections are stellar.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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Seth Rogen

Director

Evan Goldberg

Director

James Franco

Dave Skylark

Seth Rogen

Aaron Rapaport

Lizzy Caplan

Agent Lacey

Randall Park

Kim Jong Un

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Emily St. James

Vox

Even the film's most ardent champions would likely concede that The Interview is a spectacularly weird film to end up at the center of a free speech brouhaha.

Sep 26, 2016

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

It's funny and strange, with an admirably gonzo sensibility, and it approaches the job of mocking Kim with the appropriate degree of joy-buzzer delight.

Jun 7, 2016

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Scott Marks

San Diego Reader

The suffocating level of redundancy on display kneecaps any legitimate chance the film had at embracing social satire.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 20, 2015

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Brian Eggert

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A funny, silly, stupid comedy that will make some people laugh, others not so much. Any response beyond that is an overreaction.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 13, 2022

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

The Interview will impress many when the mood turns serious, but these faux-moments of shrewdness come only after the non-stop, over-the-top antics from James Franco.

Jun 27, 2022

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

If you want a real envelope-pushing, controversial, yet uproariously funny movie in your life right now, then go seek out (or revisit) the truly anarchic Team America: World Police.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 8, 2021

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Synopsis

Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) are the team behind the popular tabloid-TV show "Skylark Tonight." After learning that North Korea's Kim Jong Un (Randall Park) is a huge fan of the show, they successfully set up an interview with him, hoping to legitimize themselves as actual journalists. However, as Dave and Aaron prepare for their journey to Pyongyang, the CIA steps in, recruits them, and assigns them an incredible mission: Assassinate the dictator.

Director: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Executive Producer: Dan Sterling, Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, James Franco, Shawn Williamson, Ben Waisbren
Screenwriter: Dan Sterling
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Point Grey
Rating: R (Crude and Sexual Humor|Bloody Violence|Nudity|Pervasive Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 2, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 3, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.1M
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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