Ace Ventura: Pet Detective fingerprintVery funny, high energy, light on feelings.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful
Plenty of slapstick and absurdist humor
Everyday modern life and pop culture
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is fast-paced.
Plenty of slapstick and absurdist humor
Expect plenty of slapstick and absurdist humor.
Everyday modern life and pop culture
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around everyday modern life and pop culture. It holds up on a rewatch.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is included with a subscription to YouTube TV in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 48%, and Metacritic 37). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 26 min
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective runs 1 h 26 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Ace Ventura: Pet Detective higher (65) than critics (43). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $15 million to make and earned $107 million worldwide, 7.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+91GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective in 105 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 140 storytelling tropes for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, including Fan Disservice, Fast-Roping, Chuck Cunningham Syndrome.
6.9
