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Masterminds

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Watchlist 34% 99 Reviews Tomatometer 35% 25,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
34% Tomatometer 99 Reviews 35% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
An armored-car driver (Zach Galifianakis) helps a flirty co-worker (Kristen Wiig) and her friends pull off a heist, then finds himself holding the bag after they double-cross him.
Masterminds

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Critics Consensus

Masterminds' great cast and stranger-than-fiction true story are largely wasted on a scattershot comedy with a handful of funny moments and far too much wackiness.

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Steve Davis Austin Chronicle Oct 6, 2016
2/5
Galifianakis' cluelessness can tickle, but he's having a progressively difficult time making things feel fresh. Go to Full Review
Matthew Lickona San Diego Reader Oct 5, 2016
0/5
It's just smart people acting like dumb people in a dumb movie. Go to Full Review
Jordan Hoffman Guardian Oct 1, 2016
1/5
A tooth extraction without painkillers would have been far more enjoyable. Go to Full Review
Dustin Rowles Pajiba Jun 12, 2025
Here, Hess amps up the most obnoxious excesses of his entire cast and lets their grating bad-improv skills run amok. There’s barely a laugh in the entire film. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Aug 18, 2021
2.5/4
Nobody would ever mistake Masterminds for a good movie ... but it would be criminal to deny the huge laughs strewn throughout, sneakily exploding like depth charges at random intervals. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Dec 5, 2020
6/10
It's a rather surprising, amusing mix of playful goofiness and crass grotesqueries. Go to Full Review
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Harry S Apr 28, 2019 Love this whole cast. Hilarious frickin movie.
Han W Apr 12, 2019 It could be said that cinema as a whole has been a way for people to delve into what they could turn reality into from films such as "Le Voyage Dans La Lun", A film that at the time opened the world to new perspectives and left in man the impression to truly reach up and touch the moon. To recent films that awaken us to harsh realities we don't know live under our noses such as "Five Feet Apart" a showcase of the intricacies of places where man's thoughts almost never drift. Film as a whole has a way of rooting in individuals beliefs passion and at the same time wonder and amazement of what could be and a simple peeks at what goes on in places even as close to us right now as what our neighbors next door. Masterminds could have been a small peek at the dreary yet intriguing aspects of desperation, hopelessness, and even heartbreak. Yet cheap film simply twists the picture to what they believe will sell and when a Masterminds was produced what sold was a hot girl, a hitman and a cheap laugh. Sadly not even that could save this film from failure See more
Leia R Nov 22, 2018 This so underrated. I love this movie
Kylo P Nov 14, 2018 This film was almost good.
Oct 20, 2018 I'm pretty upset this movie has such bad reviews. This made me laugh my ass off. Yeah it may be silly, but it's hilarious! And these are some of my favorite actors/actresses so it's extra great. And the fact that this is based off a true story is super cool. But bottom line, this movie is hysterical!! See more
Hagrid R Jul 28, 2018 Couldn't even finish it
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Movie Info

Synopsis An armored-car driver (Zach Galifianakis) helps a flirty co-worker (Kristen Wiig) and her friends pull off a heist, then finds himself holding the bag after they double-cross him.
Director
Jared Hess
Producer
Lorne Michaels, John Goldwyn
Screenwriter
Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Emily Spivey
Distributor
Relativity Media
Production Co
Michaels/Goldwyn, Relativity Studios
Rating
PG-13 (Some Language|Crude and Sexual Humor|Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 30, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.3M
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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