The Green Hornet

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The Green Hornet

PG-13

2011

1h 59m

Action

Adventure

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Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus far, happy to lead an aimless life. After his father (Tom Wilkinson) dies, Britt meets Kato (Jay Chou), a resourceful company employee. Realizing that they have the talent and resources to make something of their lives, Britt and Kato join forces as costumed crime-fighters to bring down the city's most-powerful criminal, Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz).

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Critics Consensus

It's sporadically entertaining, but The Green Hornet never approaches the surreal heights suggested by a Michel Gondry/Seth Rogen collaboration.

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Leah Rozen

TheWrap

Oct 7, 2011

[It] clocks in at a bloated 118 minutes. There is not, I promise you, 118 minutes worth of vital plot, special effects or comic business in this movie.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Jun 1, 2011

C-

Aside from a brief split-screen sequence and a few deft special-effects, there's almost no sizzle to this goofy take on superheroics.

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

Feb 4, 2011

Part origin story, part spoof, part bromance -- the movie can't decide. It winks at itself constantly, but only to hide its cluelessness.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Aug 3, 2023

3/4

Gondry’s film is a postmodern blast […] and well worth the wait for fans of the source material.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Aug 9, 2022

Not as horrible as I thought it would be. [Full review in Spanish]

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James McMahon

NME (New Musical Express)

May 25, 2021

2/5

What The Green Hornet does better than all these films is making superheroes uncool - and there's nothing that's even a bit super about that...

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Robert P

@Superbad 3 days ago

I really enjoyed this movie thus my *3* star rating!

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Mickey B.

@Mickerdoo Apr 19, 2026

An unserious enjoyable hero movie. I like Rogen, Waltz, Diaz and Harbour. Shallow material but fun cast. Chou is great in the mask.

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Jason R

@JasonLovesMoviesForever Mar 3, 2026

One of my favorite movies as a teenager! If you are someone who likes action and comedy then this will satisfy your itch.

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Pedro Henrique C

@Pedro2005 Jan 22, 2026

The Green Hornet (2011) This was the first film that Columbia Pictures released in January 2011, but it was poorly received by critics at the time. I found it quite fun at times, the beginning is rather weak and boring, but the character Kato is adorable.

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Garrett P

@petersongarrett1991 Dec 24, 2025

I saw this was a bunch of friends and we were really disappointed that year worst movie of 2011🤬 they concentrate way too much on the humor in the fights were really lame ☠️

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Deepika V

@deepikav12 Nov 26, 2025

The first scene was funny, then after that, the movie didn't hold my interest as much. The story idea is unique though.

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Cameron Diaz

Lenore Case

Tom Wilkinson

James Reid

Christoph Waltz

Chudnofsky

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Synopsis

Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus far, happy to lead an aimless life. After his father (Tom Wilkinson) dies, Britt meets Kato (Jay Chou), a resourceful company employee. Realizing that they have the talent and resources to make something of their lives, Britt and Kato join forces as costumed crime-fighters to bring down the city's most-powerful criminal, Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz).

Director: Michel Gondry
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
Screenwriter: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Original Film
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Drug Content|Sensuality|Sequences of Violent Action)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 14, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $98.8M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS

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