Carpool

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Carpool

PG,

1996,

1h 32m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy

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40%

5,000+ Ratings

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40%

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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.

Critics Consensus

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

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

May 2, 2014

1/4

Watching a Tom Arnold movie is like getting trapped in a room with a barking dog for 90 minutes.

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Darren Bignell

Empire Magazine

May 2, 2014

2/5

The whole madcap production is at best faintly amusing, at worst, painfully protracted.

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Peter Stack

San Francisco Chronicle

May 2, 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.

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Robert Sellers

Radio Times

May 2, 2014

2/5

This attempt at entertaining knockabout comedy is a perfect example of Hollywood dumbing down and treating its audience like idiots.

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Billy Mowbray

Film4

May 2, 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.

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Roger Hurlburt

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

May 2, 2014

Despite its "family comedy" packaging, parents may balk at taking kids to Carpool, where kidnapping at gunpoint is intended to trigger humor.

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Rey S

Jan 26, 2019

It's a 90's Tom Arnold movie, if you go in with those expectations it's actually pretty good, If you go in expecting anything more you'll be disappointed. Definitely not as bad as the 14% RT rating reflects, it's suppose to be a goofy movie and that's exactly what it is.

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Finn M

Dec 3, 2018

A fun movie to watch with the kids. Somewhat similar to many other comedies about robbery and how the "bad guy" turns into good person in the end due to close interaction with kids. It is a great movie to watch with family but you will probably forget about it in a few weeks. It does remind me of Seattle and triggers my family's interests in visiting it one day.

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Ron M

Sep 20, 2018

Below average silliness of the '90s.

Ron G

Feb 2, 2017

It's good movie to watch

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Arthur Hiller

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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

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