Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

PG-13

1995

1h 32m

Comedy

Adventure

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Legendary pet detective Ace Ventura returns for another adventure when he's coerced out of retirement while on a soul-searching retreat in the Himalayas. He must now retrieve an endangered white bat from a village located in Africa. The sacred animal was offered up as a wedding dowry from the Wachootoo prince to the Wachati princess, and, if Ace can't track down the culprit behind the kidnapping in time, civil war will break out between the two rival tribes.

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Critics Consensus

Nature Calls in this Ace Ventura sequel, and it's answered by the law of diminishing returns.

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Anthony Puccinelli

Chicago Reader

06/09/2022

1/4

Too much of a crude thing...

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

05/20/2003

If the movie itself aimed higher, it could have drawn laughs without compromising Ace's anarchic sense of fun. But Ace is slightly nastier this time.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

03/10/2003

1.5/5

Carrey is really more clown than actor. And that's where the Jerry Lewis reflection comes in. Carrey is not just goony, he's beyond control, like someone in need of serious sedation (or at least some firm directorial guidance).

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Fico Cangiano

CineXpress Podcast

05/05/2025

3/5

When Nature Calls is what happens when Jim Carrey is full-blown unleashed. And where many will definitely walk away, others will relish the lunacy of this hilarious sequel. [Full review in Spanish]

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James Croot

The Post NZ

07/06/2023

1.5/5

Decidedly ill-conceived and underbaked.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

09/09/2020

4/10

Highlighted by a mechanical rhino skit (built and acquired out of thin air) that takes the cake on combining unrefined humor and laugh-out-loud unexpectedness.

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Christopher C.

@RT01661018 6d

“Bumblebee tuna . . . “

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Jessica B

@JessicaSantos Apr 20

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls é Jim Carrey no modo mais exagerado possível, elevando ainda mais o caos do primeiro filme. O destaque é a comédia física absurda, as caretas icônicas e a entrega total ao ridículo sem qualquer freio. Em poucas palavras: barulhento, escrachado e completamente fora da curva — um clássico da comédia pastelão dos anos 90.

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Austin J

@Austin989543 Apr 17

Very stupid but it makes it funny. Some things in the movie are not explained too well but it's hilarious and makes it all the better. A truly amazing Jim Carey movie.

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lolblog T

@RT47829063 Apr 13

0 out of 10. so many stupid jokes, and stupid faces of the actor, idk why people actually like this guy, i actually find it painful.

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Brayden G.

@DeadShotVibe802 Apr 11

Hilarious and a bit better than the first one

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kari T

@Benplays178 Jan 14

This is way better than the first for some reason acting great story even better than last time amazing watch now for sure

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Synopsis

Legendary pet detective Ace Ventura returns for another adventure when he's coerced out of retirement while on a soul-searching retreat in the Himalayas. He must now retrieve an endangered white bat from a village located in Africa. The sacred animal was offered up as a wedding dowry from the Wachootoo prince to the Wachati princess, and, if Ace can't track down the culprit behind the kidnapping in time, civil war will break out between the two rival tribes.

Director: Steve Oedekerk
Producer: James G. Robinson
Screenwriter: Jack Bernstein, Steve Oedekerk
Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Morgan Creek Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $107.5M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Surround