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Unfrosted

Play trailer 2:13 Poster for Unfrosted PG-13 Released May 3, 2024 1h 33m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Michigan, 1963. Kellogg's and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars writer/director Jerry Seinfeld.
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Much like a preservative-packed toaster pastry, Unfrosted is sweet and colorful, yet it's ultimately an empty experience that may leave the consumer feeling pangs of regret.

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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Jerry Seinfeld’s debut as a feature film writer and director is a mess. His breakfast pastry-themed 1960s farce plays like he shot every idea he had and made it into a 93-minute movie, regardless of whether they worked together or were particularly funny. May 16, 2024 Full Review Wenlei Ma The Nightly (AU) Unfrosted is silly and dumb, but it’s meant to be silly and dumb. You don’t expect it to take anything seriously and it really, really doesn’t. Rated: 3/5 May 15, 2024 Full Review Peter Rainer FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) There's a lot of not terribly funny jokes in this film. A lot of hit and miss, sort of like a Saturday Night Live show where three-out-of-five jokes are vaguely funny and the other two aren't. May 13, 2024 Full Review Anna Menta Decider The absurd dialogue has kids saying things like, “hot fruit lightning,” which vaguely sounds like a joke on the surface, but, in fact, is just a collection of nonsense words. Jan 6, 2025 Full Review Chase Hutchinson The Inlander (Spokane, WA) There is a common criticism about comedies overstretching what could have maybe been a so-so sketch into a feature, but Unfrosted takes the cake in just how egregiously it does this. With painfully unfunny joke after unfunny joke, it's all empty calories. Dec 28, 2024 Full Review Philip Bagnall Loud and Clear Reviews As it is, Unfrosted is handsome, but lacking bite and substance. In short, it’s a Pop Tart, all sugar and frosting, but any actual goodness is hard to find. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 19, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Highsmith C The movie reflects what people might find fun or entertaining but ultimately takes a stab at old america and everything going for it, this movie pokes fun at religion for whatever reason and those joke just don’t land it feels like every movie from 2024 feels the same as if AI had something to do with the writing of the movie. We follow a story were almost every good thing about the movie was cut out, it was supposed to be a musical it didn’t have any story building of the characters whatsoever future advice netflix, when making a movie please give into that. Overall the movie needs some work but I found it ok enough to watch it twice. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/25 Full Review Annie-Helen J It was unwatchable. I should know, I tried 3 times. Not funny. Not clever. Not campy. It was so poorly conceived and created I cant even make a smart ass commentary on it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/15/25 Full Review William C You can tell nobody was enjoying being on set for this film. Within 10 minutes you can tell the movie will really suck. They just start running their mouths and the scenes look like they prompted shitty AI. Jerry is trying so hard, that’s probably the saddest thing about the film, it’s like he wants it to be good and all the other actors know it’s a waste of time. Some ideas that pop into your mind should be ignored. This movie was one of those ideas. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/12/25 Full Review Jim M Seriously - Why all the hate for this movie? Is it because it's family friendly? Doesn't push an agenda? Isn't loaded with violence and sex? I thoroughly enjoyed it but then again, I'm old. I get the pop culture references and as someone with a Quisp tattoo, I guess I have a love affair with breakfast cereals. I found it whimsical, colorful and very entertaining. An oddball, quirky fun watch. If you're a child of the 60's, 70's and 80's, you'll get a kick out of it. Don't listen to all the negative folks. They probably just don't "get it" Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/25 Full Review Alicia C I support fresh ideas, but this just didn't work. It could have been hilarious. I think if they had gone down a more historical path with just funny stuff thrown in, it could have been more like Drunk History funny at least. I have no idea why they leaned into some of the stuff they did. The NASA thing, the milkman angle and the mascots. I mean the poke at the capitol raid was kind of clever. The kids were probably the funniest part of the whole thing. I feel like they were trying too hard which really blows my mind. I mean these are like top comedians. Omg the funeral scene WTF was that? That was so dumb, it was dumb on purpose. They had the wife doing the audiences reaction, so they had to know it was terrible. You can't throw every single 1960"s gag in a movie and expect it to gel. It was like the cutting room floor of SNL. I'm just disappointed in Jerry. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/09/25 Full Review Tammi W I found this hilarious!!. However, I am a Gen X’er, so that may be the reason why. I do miss this kind of Jerry Seinfeld humor. The cast was an amazing mix. And as always…Melissa McCarthy is the best! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/07/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Michigan, 1963. Kellogg's and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars writer/director Jerry Seinfeld.
Director
Jerry Seinfeld
Producer
Beau Bauman, Spike Feresten, Jerry Seinfeld
Screenwriter
Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, Andy Robin
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Columbus 81 Productions, Netflix Studios
Rating
PG-13 (Some Suggestive References|Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 3, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 3, 2024
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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