The Pickup

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The Pickup

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2025

1h 34m

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Crime

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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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Critics Consensus

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)

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.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 18, 2025

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 14, 2025

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John Nugent

Empire Magazine

A weak shadow of Eddie Murphy’s action-comedy yesteryear, The Pickup would be better off being left unpicked.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 13, 2025

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Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

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.

Rated: 4/10

Aug 30, 2025

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Troy Ribeiro

Free Press Journal (India)

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...

Rated: 2.5/ 5

Aug 30, 2025

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Fletcher Powell

KMUW - Wichita Public Radio

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.

Aug 28, 2025

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damien f

I personally loved this movie. It was a breath of fresh air with some good crime, hilarious jokes, and the acting was really great.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/30/25

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Kyle M

Coasting on predictable formula and indecisive elements to further its frivolity with few chuckles mainly from the appealing cast straightens Tim Story’s attempted straying bit into a bland lane position to show how his evident mixture started on low-brow fuel, rather noting lack of original routine. (C+)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/22/25

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Blesseth M

I gave it an honest chance and it just took a turn for the worst. Cinematography ,the music, the bad guys who try oh so hard to be scary but it just ends up being cringe. I genuinely thought since it’s 3 stars we know leading this movie,it would be somewhat good,however it wasn’t even close.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/22/25

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Koi P

I was on the edge of my seat. Fresh, exciting, and funny.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/22/25

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Audience Member

Its hilarious.....just watch it...I dont know why people are so rude lol

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/19/25

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r96 s

'The Pickup' ended up being better than I thought it was going to be early on. Still not a good movie, mind you. Obviously the writing et al. lets this one down just as much, but it was more visually that made me care less about it - it's an ugly film, especially 'inside' that damn truck. The world of film didn't feel lived in either, namely on that long highway; I know they mention it'll be a "ghost town" but that's a cop-out. The pairing, meanwhile, of Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson is narrowly passable, albeit arguably. Davidson is the better, Murphy underwhelms. Keke Palmer is the star of this particular show, her performance gave the flick the required energy anyway. Eva Longoria is alright, at least for the forgettable role that she is given. The characters of Jack Kesy and Ismael Cruz Córdova are exactly that too, despite having potential to be decent. It's the ending that stopped me from disliking this 2025 release. It holds enough action that I was satisifed with what I was watching. There was some hope for this, I could see glimpses of goodness throughout (e.g. that Clark gag is good), but all in all it's real meh.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/08/25

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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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