The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear fingerprintVery funny, light on feelings.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful
Plenty of slapstick and situational comedy
Everyday modern life
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear is fast-paced.
Plenty of slapstick and situational comedy
Expect plenty of slapstick and situational comedy.
Everyday modern life
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around everyday modern life. It holds up on a rewatch.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Paramount+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, and Metacritic 65). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 25 min
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear runs 1 h 25 min.
Yes. Critics average 71 and audiences 69 out of 100, so both groups see The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $23 million to make and earned $192 million worldwide, 8.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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