Pixels

12A

2015

105 mins

Directed by Chris Columbus
18%
46%
14+
Comedy
Science Fiction

When 1980s-era arcade game characters attack the United States, the country's military call up the finest video gamers - Adam... More

When 1980s-era arcade game characters attack the United States, the country's military call up the finest video gamers - Adam Sandler (Grown Ups 2), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) and Josh Gad - to repel the threat. Directed by Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone's Chris Columbus, and based on French director Patrick Jean's short film.

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Pixels | Ratings & Reviews

18_%205 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
46_%70,694 reviews
Audience score rating
14+Age suitability
Children & Media rating

"Here’s the pull quote, people: Pixels - It’s not as bad as you’ve heard."

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Flicks

"There’s no joy left in [Adam Sandler's] shtick."

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Variety

"Desperately caters to Gen-X junk nostalgia without bothering to think that maybe those Reagan-era kids have grown up a bit."

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Time Out

"Saving graces, almost: an insanely ripe performance by Peter Dinklage and a surreal moment involving Hall & Oates."

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The Guardian

"Feels a little bit second-hand and slightly grimy."

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Stuff

"Some movies are so interminable that it seems they might never end, while others are assembled with such indifference that you are essentially left waiting for them to start. "Pixels" somehow manages both."

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Los Angeles Times

"This one-note comedy runs out of gas within an hour and should have been trimmed to a neat 90 minutes."

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Hollywood Reporter

"There is an actual story backbone, told efficiently, with regular laughs, committed performances and a believable throughline on friendship, love and other well-worn themes."

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FilmInk

"There's a certain thrill to seeing humans face off against Frogger. If only as much care had been put into the living characters as the pixelated ones."

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