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Pixels

PG-13

Released Jul 24, 2015

1 hr. 46 min.

Comedy

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Sci-Fi

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18%

206 Reviews

Tomatometer

46%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

When aliens intercept video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack Earth, using the games as models. Knowing that he must employ a similar strategy, President Will Cooper (Kevin James) recruits his childhood pal, former video-game champ and home-theater installer Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), to lead a team of old-school arcade players and a military specialist (Michelle Monaghan) in an all-out battle to save the planet.

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Critics Consensus

Much like the worst arcade games from the era that inspired it, Pixels has little replay value and is hardly worth a quarter.

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Amr A

I loved the idea and the story of the movie but I guess that they should've added more details

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Edel O

Such a fun family movie. Adam Sandler loves the silly and it shines through in everything he does. People are very uptight, just sit back and enjoy the light heartedness of it all - not everything needs to be dissected to death.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Brendan S

So funny and gives me so much nostalgia

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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I thought this movie was very fun. As someone who loves videogames, it was so fun to see the old arcade characters come to life on the big screen. The story is very straightforward and some of the comedy falls flat, but I think Pixels is fun for the whole family.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Aidan M

To some it's dumb but when I watched as a kid its was hilarious. It's one of those movies that you know you are Watching is bad but you can't turn it off because of the humor.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Hue J

Great movie, lots of laughs and heart as well! I've watched it several times and still enjoy it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Chris Columbus

Director

Adam Sandler

Sam Brenner

Kevin James

President Will Cooper

Michelle Monaghan

Lt. Col. Violet Van Patten

Peter Dinklage

Eddie Plant

Josh Gad

Ludlow Lamonsoff

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

The film catalogues the worst set of performances seen in a while, particularly Dinklage's accent and Gad's pubescent antics.

Aug 15, 2019

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

It's a neat idea for a parody disaster film but it's wholly lost in this melange of underwritten characters and awful dialogue.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 7, 2016

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Alison Willmore

BuzzFeed News

There are scenes in the surreally lazy, occasionally funny Pixels in which Sandler's face slips into the exact same weary, disgruntled expression he wears in Funny People.

Nov 10, 2015

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a fun, innovative premise that is, for the most part, employed to underwhelming and frequently tedious effect...

Rated: 2/4

Aug 13, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The humor is juvenile and inane, the characters are unbelievable and over-the-top, and the overall temperament is childish.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 9, 2022

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Nikki Baughan

AWFJ.org

Monahan is at least given the chance to get her teeth into the role of the army specialist drafted in to help kick some otherworldy ass.

Oct 4, 2021

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Synopsis

When aliens intercept video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack Earth, using the games as models. Knowing that he must employ a similar strategy, President Will Cooper (Kevin James) recruits his childhood pal, former video-game champ and home-theater installer Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), to lead a team of old-school arcade players and a military specialist (Michelle Monaghan) in an all-out battle to save the planet.

Director: Chris Columbus
Executive Producer: Barry Bernardi, Michael Barnathan, Jack Giarraputo, Steve Koren, Heather Parry, Patrick Jean, Benjamin Darras, Matias Boucard, Seth Gordon, Ben Waisbren
Screenwriter: Tim Herlihy, Timothy Dowling
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive Comments|Some Language)
Genre: Comedy, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $78.7M
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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