Stand Up Guys

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Stand Up Guys

R,

2013,

1h 35m,

Comedy/

Crime/

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller

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37%

104 Reviews

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46%

10,000+ Ratings

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37%

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104 Reviews

46%

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10,000+ Ratings

After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val (Al Pacino) reunites with his former partners in crime, Doc (Christopher Walken) and Hirsch (Alan Arkin), for a night on the town. As the three men revisit old haunts, reflect on their glory days and try to make up for lost time, one wrestles with a terrible quandary: Doc has orders to kill Val, and time is running out for him to figure out a way out of his dilemma.

Critics Consensus

Stand Up Guys largely wastes its talented cast in a resolutely mediocre comedy hampered by messy direction and a perfunctory script.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Jun 30, 2013

Viagra is consumed, erections wrestled, old scores settled - blah blah blah.

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Jun 28, 2013

2/5

An initially promising, increasingly glutinous buddy comedy that exploits and squanders the talents of its starry cast.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Jun 27, 2013

3/5

With a little bit of chutzpah and a fistful of Viagra, the tough guys of yesteryear can still come staggering back to make a decent movie.

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Aug 14, 2019

It's sad for all the wrong reasons.

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J. Olson

Cinemixtape

Apr 17, 2016

2/5

At least Pacino and Arkin will always have "Glengarry Glen Ross."

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Nov 9, 2013

The pace is too slack, the gags too tired and the plot too hackneyed for the film to be more than fitfully engaging for all but die-hard Pacino and Walken fans.

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Draco W

Dec 9, 2018

slow sad to see 3 greats playing in such a poorly written movie

George M

Jun 3, 2018

Poor story line. Saw the whole movie, and asked myself why? Katheryn Winnick was as pretty as ever.

Poe R

Apr 19, 2018

This movie was not only funny and interesting. Both actors Christopher W.and Al Pachino was hilariously funny. I'm disappointed that I haven't watch this movie a lot sooner. The only grip that I have with this movie was of course the ending..... I would love to know the absolute ending. You can only imagine what was the outcome of dog and his bff.

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Anakin S

Jul 9, 2017

Reading these in adequate reviews only pointed out to me that you need to have accumulated sufficient decades of life to appreciate the nuances that constantly pass unnoticed in this gem of a movie. Sometimes, as here, minimal direction allows for little significant bursts of honest interaction that betray the layers of true human lives.

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Draco S

Jul 5, 2017

Worst movie I have ever seen, the whole time I was watching this film I couldnt wait till it finished. The acting is terrible and there is no main story to the movie. If you have never seen this movie before and you are thinking about watching it I suggest you dont waste your time because you wont get it back.

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Abraham L

Mar 23, 2017

I am the kind of person who likes structured movies where all the cinematic elements come together. "Stand up Guys" is not one of those movies but I enjoyed it even more because of that. There is only one word to describe this movie: FUN. It is one of those movies that doesn't require much thinking about the plot or what is going on, it simply wants the viewer to enjoy each scene by itself and enjoy the great performances by three amazing actors. In this movie the plot is not important. The sole purpose here is to watch three of the best actors of a generation have fun at their jobs. The acting by all Pacino, Walken and Arkin is simply so amazing that the plot is just there to have an ending to the movie although I personally did not want it to end. While I like to analyze and evaluate movies in detail there is simply not more to say to this picture than enjoy! Enjoy every minute because it will be over in a flash. In conclusion we can say that this movie is simply about the art of acting and having fun and three great actors showing off their talent.

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Synopsis

After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val (Al Pacino) reunites with his former partners in crime, Doc (Christopher Walken) and Hirsch (Alan Arkin), for a night on the town. As the three men revisit old haunts, reflect on their glory days and try to make up for lost time, one wrestles with a terrible quandary: Doc has orders to kill Val, and time is running out for him to figure out a way out of his dilemma.

Director: Fisher Stevens
Producer: Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Jim Tauber
Screenwriter: Noah Haidle
Distributor: Lionsgate Films, Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Lionsgate Films, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 1, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.3M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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