The Pickup

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The Pickup

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2025

1h 34m

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Crime

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In the action-comedy The Pickup, a routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when two mismatched armored truck drivers, Russell (Eddie Murphy) and Travis (Pete Davidson), are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by a savvy mastermind, Zoe (Keke Palmer), with plans that go way beyond the cash cargo. As chaos unfolds around them, the unlikely duo must navigate high-risk danger, clashing personalities, and one very bad day that keeps getting worse.

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Critics Consensus

With Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson's comedic chemistry fatally unbalanced, it's left to a game Keke Palmer and Eva Longoria to pick up the slack as The Pickup puts down too little.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Aug 18, 2025

1.5/5

Painfully long at just 96 minutes, this inert Hollywood action-comedy has a placeholder script that was never updated, instead hoping that the stars...could manufacture laughs on set with their performances. They do not.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Aug 14, 2025

1/4

Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.

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John Nugent

Empire Magazine

Aug 13, 2025

2/5

A weak shadow of Eddie Murphy’s action-comedy yesteryear, The Pickup would be better off being left unpicked.

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Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

Aug 30, 2025

4/10

The Pickup feels like both an uninspired Eddie Murphy comedy and a lackluster effort to give a Saturday Night Live star a featured vehicle. More than anything, it's a waste of a premise that could have made for a decent buddy comedy.

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Troy Ribeiro

Free Press Journal (India)

Aug 30, 2025

2.5/ 5

The Pickup is a comedy that tries to outsmart itself, and ends up trip-wiring its own momentum. It feels like an expensive prank played by a bunch of talented people who should have known better. A buddy-heist comedy in theory...

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Fletcher Powell

KMUW - Wichita Public Radio

Aug 28, 2025

For the life of me, I’ll never understand how you’d cast Eddie Murphy in your action comedy and then have him play the straight man.

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Marco L

@decatur555 Oct 22, 2026

A light, efficient action comedy, The Pickup works mainly because it knows exactly what it wants to be. Eddie Murphy is much more restrained than usual, which suited me far better than his more exaggerated comic style, while Pete Davidson provides the immature, chaotic counterweight. Their chemistry is not unforgettable, but it is entertaining enough to carry the film. Keke Palmer adds energy, the action keeps moving and, importantly, the jokes do not constantly interrupt the set pieces. The story is generic and its heist and buddy-movie ingredients are extremely familiar, while some twists and coincidences are better left unanalyzed. Still, Tim Story keeps the pace brisk and the cast charismatic enough to make the formula go down easily. Nothing groundbreaking or memorable, but I had a good time. It delivers action, humor and a pleasantly restrained Murphy without overstaying its welcome.

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Capitalmed 1

@Capitalmed Oct 3, 2026

Eddie Murphy is much better than this.

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Michal M

@RT63498901 Jul 18, 2026

Writen by IMorons. Not worth a minute of your time.

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Norman B.

@KunNeki Jun 24, 2026

Surprisingly better than I expected, it was just okay enough to pass the time

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Evan J.

@evanscottjohn Jun 24, 2026

Good buddy comedy with firefights and explosions. The plot’s been done before though in so many better ways. I love seeing Eddie Murphy getting back into movies more.

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S T.

@SMgolf May 20, 2026

Terrible, no talent at all in acting.

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Synopsis

In the action-comedy The Pickup, a routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when two mismatched armored truck drivers, Russell (Eddie Murphy) and Travis (Pete Davidson), are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by a savvy mastermind, Zoe (Keke Palmer), with plans that go way beyond the cash cargo. As chaos unfolds around them, the unlikely duo must navigate high-risk danger, clashing personalities, and one very bad day that keeps getting worse.

Director: Tim Story
Producer: John Davis, John Fox, Eddie Murphy, Tim Story, Charisse M. Hewitt
Screenwriter: Kevin Burrows, Matt Mider
Distributor: Prime Video
Production Co: Amazon MGM Studios, Davis Entertainment, Eddie Murphy Productions, The Story Company
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language Throughout|Violence)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2025
Runtime: 1h 34m

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