Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Carpool

Play trailer Poster for Carpool PG 1996 1h 32m Kids & Family Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
14% Tomatometer 22 Reviews 40% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Buttoned-down company man Daniel Miller (David Paymer), who reluctantly drives the carpool for his children and their friends when his wife is ill, stops to pick up some breakfast -- and some thugs try to carjack him. To the rescue comes Franklin Laszlo (Tom Arnold), the struggling manager of a carnival who had been considering whether to rob a bank, but instead has opted to rob the robbers. Due to complications, Franklin has to take Daniel and the whole van full of kids along for his getaway.

Where to Watch

Carpool

Carpool

What to Know

Critics Consensus

Not even an HOV lane amid a traffic jam is worth boarding this aggravating and unfunny Carpool.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
John Hartl Seattle Times 05/02/2014
1/4
Watching a Tom Arnold movie is like getting trapped in a room with a barking dog for 90 minutes. Go to Full Review Darren Bignell Empire Magazine 05/02/2014
2/5
The whole madcap production is at best faintly amusing, at worst, painfully protracted. Go to Full Review Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle 05/02/2014
1/4
Carpool, the new Tom Arnold comedy, is one ride to avoid, unless truly idiotic car-chase slapstick comedies are the destination genre. Go to Full Review Robert Sellers Radio Times 05/02/2014
2/5
This attempt at entertaining knockabout comedy is a perfect example of Hollywood dumbing down and treating its audience like idiots. Go to Full Review Billy Mowbray Film4 05/02/2014
Loud, silly and choc-a-block with madcap slapstick, Hiller's film may have an alarming plot premise but it's innocent enough for all but the youngest kids to enjoy. Go to Full Review Roger Hurlburt South Florida Sun-Sentinel 05/02/2014
Despite its "family comedy" packaging, parents may balk at taking kids to Carpool, where kidnapping at gunpoint is intended to trigger humor. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 16 Funny in 1 hour, 25 minutes and 54 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Carlyle C @RT63729644 Jul 11 Love this movie, cult classic! I couldn’t stop watching this as a kid even though it was before my time. This kicked off my love for cheesy older movies! 🍿 See more Travis J @RT98785230 01/18/2025 Awesome 90's nostalgia takes you right back to the mid 90's. Wish they still made movies that gave you this feeling. See more 07/09/2020 It's a good 90's nostalgia movie. Just good laughs. See more steve d @RT35616104 07/07/2020 Mildly amusing at times cringe worthy at others. See more 05/02/2019 Saw this on Netflix this week. See more Read all reviews
Carpool

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Arthur Hiller

Director

Tom Arnold

Franklin Laszlo

David Paymer

Daniel Miller

Rhea Perlman

Martha

Rod Steiger

Mr. Hammerman

Kim Coates

Detective Erdman

More Like This

View All
Home Alone 3 36% 27% Home Alone 3 Watchlist Jungle 2 Jungle 20% 33% Jungle 2 Jungle Watchlist Dunston Checks In 17% 41% Dunston Checks In Watchlist Getting Even With Dad 3% 25% Getting Even With Dad Watchlist That Darn Cat 13% 24% That Darn Cat Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Carpool

Carpool (1996) Carpool (1996) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Buttoned-down company man Daniel Miller (David Paymer), who reluctantly drives the carpool for his children and their friends when his wife is ill, stops to pick up some breakfast -- and some thugs try to carjack him. To the rescue comes Franklin Laszlo (Tom Arnold), the struggling manager of a carnival who had been considering whether to rob a bank, but instead has opted to rob the robbers. Due to complications, Franklin has to take Daniel and the whole van full of kids along for his getaway.
Director
Arthur Hiller
Producer
Arnon Milchan, Michael G. Nathanson
Screenwriter
Don Rhymer
Production Co
New Regency Productions, Warner Bros., Monarchy Enterprises B.V., Regency Enterprises
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.3M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround