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The Pickup

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In the action-comedy The Pickup, a routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when two mismatched armored truck drivers, Russell (Eddie Murphy) and Travis (Pete Davidson), are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by a savvy mastermind, Zoe (Keke Palmer), with plans that go way beyond the cash cargo. As chaos unfolds around them, the unlikely duo must navigate high-risk danger, clashing personalities, and one very bad day that keeps getting worse.
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With Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson's comedic chemistry fatally unbalanced, it's left to a game Keke Palmer and Eva Longoria to pick up the slack as The Pickup puts down too little.

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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Aug 18
1.5/5
Painfully long at just 96 minutes, this inert Hollywood action-comedy has a placeholder script that was never updated, instead hoping that the stars...could manufacture laughs on set with their performances. They do not. Go to Full Review
Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Aug 14
1/4
Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay. Go to Full Review
John Nugent Empire Magazine Aug 13
2/5
A weak shadow of Eddie Murphy’s action-comedy yesteryear, The Pickup would be better off being left unpicked. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey Lyles Lyles' Movie Files Aug 30
4/10
The Pickup feels like both an uninspired Eddie Murphy comedy and a lackluster effort to give a Saturday Night Live star a featured vehicle. More than anything, it's a waste of a premise that could have made for a decent buddy comedy. Go to Full Review
Troy Ribeiro Free Press Journal (India) Aug 30
2.5/ 5
The Pickup is a comedy that tries to outsmart itself, and ends up trip-wiring its own momentum. It feels like an expensive prank played by a bunch of talented people who should have known better. A buddy-heist comedy in theory... Go to Full Review
Fletcher Powell KMUW - Wichita Public Radio Aug 28
For the life of me, I’ll never understand how you’d cast Eddie Murphy in your action comedy and then have him play the straight man. Go to Full Review
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Donavin D @Hiyromedia Dec 4 The pickup feels like a movie that was filmed with an intended release in 2001, was delayed and instead released in 2025 — everything from its jokes and humor to its visuals, I’m looking at you, outdated colorful intro credits over B-roll. It does have some charm but with a boring and predictable plot and boring and predictable action, it feels like something that chat-gpt threw together in an afternoon. See more Tatiana H Nov 21 The pickup is a good movie. The casting was excellent and it was good to see Eddie Murphy back on the big screen since a while. I would recommend this movie for a watch. See more Nov 16 Not certain why it’s got such low reviews. It was amusing and funny! See more Eli E. @elistadt Nov 9 Plane movie for sure. Not god awful but not good. Some decent funny parts. See more Tamaz B Oct 19 I really enjoyed this movie! It had sum unexpected action scenes, it was very funny & the acting was great! Definitely a breathe of fresh air. Family comedy. See more damien f Sep 30 I personally loved this movie. It was a breath of fresh air with some good crime, hilarious jokes, and the acting was really great. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the action-comedy The Pickup, a routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when two mismatched armored truck drivers, Russell (Eddie Murphy) and Travis (Pete Davidson), are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by a savvy mastermind, Zoe (Keke Palmer), with plans that go way beyond the cash cargo. As chaos unfolds around them, the unlikely duo must navigate high-risk danger, clashing personalities, and one very bad day that keeps getting worse.
Director
Tim Story
Producer
John Davis, John Fox, Eddie Murphy, Tim Story, Charisse M. Hewitt
Screenwriter
Kevin Burrows, Matt Mider
Distributor
Prime Video
Production Co
Amazon MGM Studios, Davis Entertainment, Eddie Murphy Productions, The Story Company
Rating
R (Violence|Some Sexual References|Language Throughout)
Genre
Action, Comedy, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 6, 2025
Runtime
1h 34m
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