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Play trailer 1:31 Poster for Pixels PG-13 2015 1h 46m Comedy Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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When aliens intercept video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack Earth, using the games as models. Knowing that he must employ a similar strategy, President Will Cooper (Kevin James) recruits his childhood pal, former video-game champ and home-theater installer Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), to lead a team of old-school arcade players and a military specialist (Michelle Monaghan) in an all-out battle to save the planet.
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Much like the worst arcade games from the era that inspired it, Pixels has little replay value and is hardly worth a quarter.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala Livemint 08/15/2019
The film catalogues the worst set of performances seen in a while, particularly Dinklage's accent and Gad's pubescent antics. Go to Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times 03/07/2016
2/4
It's a neat idea for a parody disaster film but it's wholly lost in this melange of underwritten characters and awful dialogue. Go to Full Review Alison Willmore BuzzFeed News 11/10/2015
There are scenes in the surreally lazy, occasionally funny Pixels in which Sandler's face slips into the exact same weary, disgruntled expression he wears in Funny People. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 08/13/2022
2/4
...a fun, innovative premise that is, for the most part, employed to underwhelming and frequently tedious effect... Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 06/09/2022
1.5/4
The humor is juvenile and inane, the characters are unbelievable and over-the-top, and the overall temperament is childish. Go to Full Review Nikki Baughan AWFJ.org 10/04/2021
Monahan is at least given the chance to get her teeth into the role of the army specialist drafted in to help kick some otherworldy ass. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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The Dark S @Tdsbk Mar 9 Everything about this movie is golden! 80s nostalgia, best of the elite games of the era, the creator of Pac-Man, and amazing performances of actors who know the decade best. This is 100% for anyone from the 80s!! See more Michael W @MikeW61486 Mar 3 The movie is fun, interesting, and well-loved by a ton of us. Saw it in the theater and seeing it was on Netflix had to watch it again. For a good laugh and some funny ideas this is the movie. See more Kaiden H. @therandomuserguy Feb 26 Honesty, it’s a great movie. Because it mixes Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and Adam Sandler into one great movie. So in my opinion, the movie is a 10/10. See more redbruno 8 @derekesespecial Feb 10 Es buena aunque definitivamente cuenta con demasiados errores en el guión. Buen soundtrack y buenos chistes. See more Kylo Ren 0 @KyloRen04 Feb 4 Ich war schockiert als ich gelesen habe wie schlecht dieser Film ankommt ich mag diesen Film voll gerne. Ich war sogar so weit dass ich am überlegen war dem Film 8 Punkte zu geben weil ich den so toll finde und ich echt massiven Spaß mit diesem tollen Film habe. Krass das Ding keiner so richtig mag ich verstehe das gar nicht See more KEC O. @byKEC Jan 22 at the very least it's a blast 6/10 See more Read all reviews
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Chris Columbus

Director

Adam Sandler

Sam Brenner

Kevin James

President Will Cooper

Michelle Monaghan

Lt. Col. Violet Van Patten

Peter Dinklage

Eddie Plant

Josh Gad

Ludlow Lamonsoff

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Movie Info

Synopsis When aliens intercept video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack Earth, using the games as models. Knowing that he must employ a similar strategy, President Will Cooper (Kevin James) recruits his childhood pal, former video-game champ and home-theater installer Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), to lead a team of old-school arcade players and a military specialist (Michelle Monaghan) in an all-out battle to save the planet.
Director
Chris Columbus
Producer
Allen Covert, Mark Radcliffe, Chris Columbus, Adam Sandler
Screenwriter
Tim Herlihy, Timothy Dowling
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital
Rating
PG-13 (Suggestive Comments|Some Language)
Genre
Comedy, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 24, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$78.7M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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