Trailer
Summary
Two marketing executives go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+9)
Critics 29Audiences 38GoodWatch 35
Metascore34
Tomatometer23%
IMDb4.7
Letterboxd · 48 K ratings2.0/5
User score3.7
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100104Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 126 more
Released
2026
April 15, 2026
This year
Genres
ComedyActionAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 61
Mark WahlbergBrad
Paul Walter HauserElijah
Sacha Baron CohenPavio Curto
Benjamin BrattSantos
Luciano SzafirCristos
Eva De DominiciEmilia
Daniela MelchiorAntonia / Isadora
Molly ShannonBurgess
Chelsey CrispEco Warrior Julie
Eric AndréEco Warrior Aaron
Jackson TozerJeremy- HAHenrietta AmevorMonique
Abe FarrellySteve
Ryan SheltonRaoul
Nathalie OliveiraTravel Ministry Official- TMThiago MoraesBrazil Travel Minister
- SFSloan FischerNightclub Waiter
- GDGianni DeguaraParcel Delivery Guy
- JCJuliana CastroArgentina Radio Announcer (voice)
- IAIan AdamsonArgentina Radio Announcer (voice)
- SHSimon HillBritish Announcer (voice)
Kevin J. FlynnAmerican Announcer (voice)
Jayden IrvingLeo the Linguiça
Larry DavidTranslator App Voice (voice)
Directing · 4
- Peter Farrelly Director
- Keir Beck Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- J.B. Rogers First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
- Merran Elliot Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Rhett Reese Writer, Producer
- Paul Wernick Writer, Producer
Production · 13
- Marc S. Fischer Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Georgina Marquis Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- David Ellison Producer
- Dana Goldberg Producer
- Don Granger Producer
- Andrew J. Muscato Producer
Camera · 12
- John Brawley Director of Photography
- Rebecca Crowe First Assistant "A" Camera
- Matt Dobson Steadicam Operator, "B" Camera Operator
- Natalie Dundas Second Assistant "C" Camera
- Rio Zouzoulas-Cabello Data Wrangler
- Lucas Tomoana "C" Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Sam Seig Editor
Sound · 20
- Dave Palmer Original Music Composer
- Andrew DeCristofaro Supervising Sound Editor
- Darren Sunny Warkentin Supervising Sound Editor
- Kevin O'Connell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Greg Crawford ADR Mixer
- Angelo Palazzo Sound Effects Editor
Art · 18
- Gary Mackay Production Design
- Liam Beck Concept Artist
- Anna McEwan Graphic Designer
- Bill Booth Supervising Art Director
- Shelley Williams Assistant Set Decoration
- Benjamin Donnelly Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 10
- Amelia Gebler Costume Design
- Rick Findlater Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
- Justine Baker Costume Supervisor
- Emelia Keller Costume Coordinator
- Christina Validakis Costume Supervisor
- Kerryn Flewell-Smith Makeup Supervisor, Hair Supervisor
Visual Effects · 5
- Brendan Seals Visual Effects Supervisor
- Derek Wentworth Visual Effects Supervisor
- Louise McNicholl Visual Effects Producer
- Crystal Mitsutsune Visual Effects Coordinator
- Rick Howie Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Benjamin Dugard Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 2
- Nicola Warman-Flood Unit Publicist
- Helen Howard Dialogue Coach
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