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Date Night (2010)

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Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 215
Fresh: 144 | Rotten: 71

An uneasy blend of action and comedy, Date Night doesn't quite live up to the talents of its two leads, but Steve Carell and Tina Fey still manage to shine through most of the movie's flaws.

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 36
Fresh: 26 | Rotten: 10

An uneasy blend of action and comedy, Date Night doesn't quite live up to the talents of its two leads, but Steve Carell and Tina Fey still manage to shine through most of the movie's flaws.

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Movie Info

This action comedy tells the tale of mild-mannered married couple Phil (Steve Carell) and Claire (Tina Fey), who fear their relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, they impetuously steal a dinner reservation, which leads to a case of mistaken identity. Turns out the reservation was for a pair of thieves, and now a number of unsavory characters want Phil and Claire killed. If they can survive a wacky life-threatening night, they may just rediscover the

PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min.

Comedy, Romance

Josh Klausner

Aug 10, 2010

$98.7M

20th Century Fox

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Critic Reviews for Date Night

All Critics (216) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (146) | Rotten (72) | DVD (13)

Fey, in particular, seems uncomfortable with the shenanigans.

January 3, 2011 Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | Comment
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor
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Fey, in particular, finds herself in the situation of a prima ballerina unaccountably dancing with the Rockettes.

April 12, 2010 Full Review Source: New Yorker | Comment
David Denby
New Yorker
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In three or four scenes, they get a rhythm going, but the editing is smash-and-bash. Shawn Levy is not a director who honors performers' rhythms.

April 12, 2010 Full Review Source: New York Magazine | Comment
David Edelstein
New York Magazine
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Tina Fey is really funny. Steve Carell is really funny. Date Night stars Tina Fey and Steve Carell. Ergo, Date Night must be really ... sorry, I wish it worked that way almost as much as the studios do. But no.

April 9, 2010 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comment
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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Its slapstick story of a married couple enduring outrageous fortune offers a lot of laughs, a bit of romance and plenty for either sex to relate to.

April 9, 2010 Full Review Source: Detroit News | Comment
Tom Long
Detroit News
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The screenplay, by Josh Klausner, proves that the easy laugh isn't always the best.

April 9, 2010 Full Review Source: Denver Post | Comment
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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Levy knows better to simply stay out of the dynamic duo's way and let them do their proven thing.

April 8, 2012 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

... Works as an action-comedy precisely because its characters do not know they are in either a comedy or an action movie.

November 5, 2011 Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | Comment
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Ultimately, and thankfully, it's saved by its stars, who carry it all to safety as often as they can.

April 4, 2011 Full Review Source: Movies.com | Comment
Dave White
Movies.com

Date Night takes two funny people, puts them in unfunny situations, and has them do and say unfunny things.

March 9, 2011 Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | Comment
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

Funny duo packs in the silly sex jokes, plus minor gun play.

December 30, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Renee Schonfeld
Common Sense Media

It stumbles along as you're forced to sit through quite a bit of umming and aaahing and a car chase that lasts five minutes too long.

October 29, 2010 Full Review Source: Moviedex | Comment
Katina Vangopoulos
Moviedex

The screenplay never takes any particularly sharp, or even interesting turns. Needless to say, North By Northwest is not in risk of losing its crown as the funniest and most-action packed mistaken-identity caper.

October 21, 2010 Full Review Source: Quickflix | Comment
Simon Miraudo
Quickflix

Date Night is the perfect three-star comedy. It's not going to set the world on fire, but you'll wish that the rest of the cookie-cutter rubbish coming out of Hollywood was at least this consistently funny and enjoyable.

August 24, 2010 Full Review Source: The Standard | Comments (4)
Matt Neal
The Standard Source: The Standard

Thank you, Hangover, for making overly calculated screenplay 101's posing as off-the-cuff works of controlled insanity the norm for mainstream middlebrow comedy.

August 19, 2010 Full Review Source: Projection Booth | Comment
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

If you don't go into this thinking you're going to be laughing constantly, Date Night is a funny film and a fun time.

August 17, 2010 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment (1)
James Plath
Movie Metropolis

If you don't go into this thinking you're going to be laughing constantly, Date Night is a funny film and a fun time.

August 17, 2010 Full Review Source: Reel.com | Comment
James Plath
Reel.com

This weak-kneed comedy is guilty of many sins.

August 11, 2010 Full Review Source: PopMatters | Comment (1)
Chris Barsanti
PopMatters

A delightful screwball comedy that has sequel written all over it!

August 6, 2010 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | Comment
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

full review at Movies for the Masses

July 29, 2010 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | Comments (3)
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

The combination of America's two best comedic talents in Steve Carell and Tina Fey makes Date Night a film worth watching.

July 17, 2010 Full Review Source: Matt's Movie Reviews | Comment
Matthew Pejkovic
Matt's Movie Reviews
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This movie is just brilliant, really how many things can go wrong in just one night, in would appear a lot! Its a highly amusing and silly movie that entertains you to no end! Its a great cast and well acted with great comidic leads! Very enjoyable!

October 11, 2009
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Claire Foster: If I'm gonna get whacked off, I at least deserve to understand why it's happening... What are you smiling about? "One ordinary couple. One little white lie."I liked Date Night a lot more than I thought I would. I didn't know much about it going in and that helped a lot. I didn't know it had such a large

November 30, 2011
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Melvin White

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Date Night Quotes

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    1. Phil Foster: Oh my god he turned it sideways! ITS A KILL SHOT ITS A KILL SHOT!
    – Submitted by Taylor R (21 hours ago)
    1. Phil Foster: Will you, for the love of God, put on a shirt?
    – Submitted by Inka T (8 months ago)
    1. Claire Foster: The one night I dress up...
    – Submitted by Inka T (8 months ago)
    1. Claire Foster: We're just a boring couple from New Jersey!
    – Submitted by Inka T (8 months ago)
    1. Cabbie: One way! One way! ONE FREAKING WAY!
    – Submitted by Olivia A (8 months ago)

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Foreign Titles

  • Date Night - Gangster für eine Nacht (DE)
  • Crazy Night (FR)
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