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Ricky Stanicky

R

2024

1h 48m

Comedy

Fantasy

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47%

83 Reviews

Tomatometer

72%

1,000+ Ratings

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When three childhood best friends pull a prank gone wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble! Twenty years after creating this 'friend,' Dean, JT, and Wes (Zac Efron, Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler) still use the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior. When their spouses and partners get suspicious and demand to finally meet the fabled Mr. Stanicky, the guilty trio decide to hire washed-up actor and raunchy celebrity impersonator "Rock Hard" Rod (John Cena) to bring him to life. But when Rod takes his role of a lifetime too far, they begin to wish they'd never invented Ricky in the first place.

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Critics Consensus

Ricky Stanicky gets some big laughs thanks to John Cena's up-for-anything performance, but they aren't enough to support the movie's thin plot and excessive runtime.

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Audience Consensus

Ricky Stanicky's cheesy lowbrow laughs are a perfect match for John Cena's impressive commitment to the bit.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

It's a good thing that this movie has been promoted as a comedy, because you wouldn't know it from watching.

Rated: 0.5/4

Apr 8, 2024

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

Good comedies, of course, can make the tragic feel bittersweet, but Ricky Stanicky bungles its tone to the point that the whole affair comes across a little depressing.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 12, 2024

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of a game John Cena in the title role, the laughs are a little thin on the ground.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 10, 2024

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Dan Buffa

Ramble On With Buffa (Substack)

Gosh it means well and has a couple laugh-out-loud moments, but you end up wanting to call most of the actors’ agents asking for reasons to do it. Who drugged Zac Efron?

May 7, 2024

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

Cena is a heat-seeking missile in a movie like this, elevating the material like LeBron James joining a D-II basketball team.

Apr 16, 2024

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

Squanders its promising premise and talented cast on a juvenile, raunchy, and uninspired comedy that fails to deliver enough laughs or entertainment to justify its sad existence.

Apr 10, 2024

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Bradley G

Ricky Stanicky has quite a rebirth idea that makes you feel wanted and recognised but what makes this film quite enjoyable as you get a few laughable John Cena moments.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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Erza W

Great movie. Loved John Cena. Only he could do justice to the role.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/06/24

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Jim O

I laughed out loud a lot more than most any comedy I’ve seen in a long time. Great cast and incredible off-color stuff that just worked for me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/06/24

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Joshua C

Well, this is a movie which exists. While some of the humour lands, not enough of it does for me to consider this a worthwhile viewing. That, and the fact that the central premise is just so implausible, not to mention unbelievably selfish for me to buy into. Certainly not Peter Farrelly's best work.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/30/24

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Sam J

Good to see R rated comedies again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/27/24

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Sean-Patrick R

Really good comedy! Great laughs with a heartfelt ending. If you need an easy laugh or a fell good movie this should be a sure fire pick.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Peter Farrelly

Director

Zac Efron

Dean

John Cena

Ricky Stanicky (Rod)

William H. Macy

Summerhayes

Jermaine Fowler

Wes

Andrew Santino

JT

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Synopsis

When three childhood best friends pull a prank gone wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble! Twenty years after creating this 'friend,' Dean, JT, and Wes (Zac Efron, Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler) still use the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior. When their spouses and partners get suspicious and demand to finally meet the fabled Mr. Stanicky, the guilty trio decide to hire washed-up actor and raunchy celebrity impersonator "Rock Hard" Rod (John Cena) to bring him to life. But when Rod takes his role of a lifetime too far, they begin to wish they'd never invented Ricky in the first place.

Director: Peter Farrelly
Screenwriter: Jeff Bushell, Brian Jarvis, Jim Freeman, Peter Farrelly, Pete Jones, Mike Cerrone
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Co: Smart Entertainment, Footloose Productions, Rocket Science, Michael De Luca Productions
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Some Drug Content|Sexual Material)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 7, 2024
Runtime: 1h 48m

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