Ready Player One

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Ready Player One

PG-13

2018

2h 20m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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In 2045, the creator of a virtual reality universe promises his fortune to the first person to discover a digital Easter egg. Soon, young Wade Watts finds himself in a reality-bending treasure hunt through the mysterious and fantastical world.

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Critics Consensus

Ready Player One is a sweetly nostalgic thrill ride that neatly encapsulates Spielberg's strengths while adding another solidly engrossing adventure to his filmography.

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Heather Hogan

Autostraddle

08/27/2021

A heckin fun movie, full of stunning action sequences and laughs and winks at the kids who grew up watching Back to the Future and Jurassic Park and E.T. and Indiana Jones.

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Robert Daniels

812filmreviews

08/27/2018

3/4

It's pure entertainment, and gives Spielberg an easel to prop his sentimental painting on, and all the colors on his palette to do so.

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Jonathan Romney

Film Comment Magazine

04/05/2018

For all its ferocious energy, Ready Player One strikes me as the product of a cinema of exhaustion-it's a film about having come too far and being at the end of something, where extraordinary things no longer mean much, or have become toxic.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 28

4/5

With its daring digital delights and hero worship hurricane of pop culture, this new blockbuster reaffirms the astonishment that made Steven Spielberg a master of popcorn and escapism.

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Justin Kim

Loud and Clear Reviews

11/24/2024

3.5/5

Ready Player One is perfectly entertaining and enticing, but the sum of its parts ends up significantly less realized than its full potential.

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Maia Rose

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

01/21/2023

5/10

While the first half of [Ready Player One] is all trivia is the superior form of geekdom and awkward geekboy somehow managing to get the geekgirl interested the second half shows how you can form real communities online.

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Patrick

12/11/2023

The 70MM was excellent. I already liked the film but seeing it again in this way was a dream, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. :)

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Tyler

07/11/2023

I was entertained but that's where my review stops unfortunately.

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Scott J

04/05/2023

loved everything part of the movie and a great adaptation to the book!

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Nick G Nick G.

06/13/2021

A fun movie to watch, but feels long and missing something.

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Leon L

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One of the most creative and entertaining movies of this century. Ready Player One delivers an exciting and imaginative story that truly feels like stepping into a real video game. The visuals and effects are outstanding — at times, it almost feels too real, pulling you right into its world. What makes it even better is how emotionally engaging it becomes. Despite its fast-paced, digital setting, you still connect with the characters and their journey. The story does slow down in parts and has a few weaker moments, but it manages to recover well and delivers a satisfying overall experience. Beyond the spectacle, the film also touches on themes like friendship, love, modern society, and the impact of technology — even hinting at what the future could look like.

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Joaquin U

@Joaquin1 Mar 29

Entertaining. Somehow... weak. Dunno... It's probably a somewhat exhausted Spielberg getting in the middle of the nostalgia of Gen-X with his own older nostalgia. The result is a popcorn movie that, unlike all the games, music, and movies he paid homage to, probably won't get to be a pop reference itself.

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Synopsis

In 2045, the creator of a virtual reality universe promises his fortune to the first person to discover a digital Easter egg. Soon, young Wade Watts finds himself in a reality-bending treasure hunt through the mysterious and fantastical world.

Director: Steven Spielberg
Producer: Donald De Line, Dan Farah, Kristie Macosko Krieger
Screenwriter: Ernest Cline, Zak Penn
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Village Roadshow Pictures, Warner Bros., Amblin Entertainment, De Line Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Bloody Images|Partial Nudity|Sci-Fi Action Violence|Some Suggestive Material)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 29, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 5, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $137.0M
Runtime: 2h 20m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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