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Pixels

2015Movie1 h 46 minPG-13

37

WeakGoodWatch score

37

WeakGoodWatch score

Letterboxd

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

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Date night
Family movie night
Friends night

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Makes you laugh.
Warms you up.

Not for big ideas, tears or brutality.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+28)
Critics 23Audiences 51GoodWatch 37
Metascore27
Tomatometer18%
IMDb5.6
User score5.1
Letterboxd · 558 K ratings2.5/5
Audience score46%
Box office
2.8×its budget
Budget
$88 M
Worldwide
$245 M
Worldwide it earned $157 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108106
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 101 countries, rent or buy in 25 more
+91
Released
2015
July 16, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyScience FictionAdventureFantasy
Language
English
Original language
Made in
China
France
India
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchPure Escapism
24 of 80
Directing · 3
Chris Columbus Director, Producer
Bob Brown Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
K.C. Hodenfield First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
Tim Herlihy Screenplay, Screenstory
Timothy Dowling Screenplay
Patrick Jean Story, Executive Producer
Production · 17
Seth Gordon Executive Producer
Steve Koren Executive Producer
Jack Giarraputo Executive Producer
Matias Boucard Executive Producer
Barry Bernardi Executive Producer
Michael Barnathan Executive Producer
Camera · 4
Amir Mokri Director of Photography
Andrew Caney Grip
Sean Bourdeau Grip
Rick James Camera Trainee
Editing · 1
Hughes Winborne Editor
Sound · 8
Henry Jackman Original Music Composer
Steve Boeddeker Sound Designer
Steve Slanec Supervising Sound Editor, ADR Editor
Gary Summers Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Adam Kopald Sound Effects Editor
Luke Dunn Gielmuda Sound Effects Editor
Art · 24
Peter Wenham Production Design
Rosemary Brandenburg Set Decoration
Luke Freeborn Art Direction
George Hull Conceptual Design
Ramsey Avery Supervising Art Director
Alexandra Hooper Set Decoration Buyer
Costume & Make-Up · 7
Christine Wada Costume Design
Ann Pala Makeup Department Head
Leslie Sebert Makeup Artist
Nancy Capper Au Costume Supervisor
Erin Daprato Set Costumer
Sheila E. Pruden Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 54
Emilien Dessons Visual Effects Supervisor
Matthew E. Butler Visual Effects Supervisor
Eddy Richard Visual Effects Supervisor
Bryan Godwin Visual Effects Supervisor
Don Lee Visual Effects Supervisor
Alessandro Cioffi Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
Michael Galbraith Gaffer
Other crew · 31
Layton Morrison Stunt Coordinator
Jon H. Epstein Stunt Coordinator
Peng Zhang Fight Choreographer
Clay Cullen Stunt Driver
Chris Cenatiempo Stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts Stunt Driver

Tropes

Confidence SabotageRare · in 7 titlesIn the prologue, when Brenner lost the arcade world championship to Eddie, he became disheartened over video games.Stock British PhrasesRare · in 22 titlesSpoofed. British Prime Minister uses a lot of phrases Americans consider to be "British" and the President has to ask his assistants for clarification several times.All 146 tropes

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