Free Guy (2021)

Free Guy rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.1/10· 487K votes

Rotten Tomatoes80%

Metacritic62%

TMDb7.45/10· 10K votes

With 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 62/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Free Guy

A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.

Cast of Free Guy

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  Ryan Reynolds

  as Guy

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  Jodie Comer

  as Millie Rusk / Molotovgirl

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  Lil Rel Howery

  as Buddy

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  Joe Keery

  as Keys

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  Utkarsh Ambudkar

  as Mouser

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  Taika Waititi

  as Antwan

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  Channing Tatum

  as Revenjamin Buttons

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  Aaron W Reed

  as Dude

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  Britne Oldford

  as Barista

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  Camille Kostek

  as Bombshell

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  Mark Lainer

  as Hostage

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  Mike Devine

  as Officer Johnny

Free Guy facts

Budget

$110M

Box office

$331.5M

Our take on Free Guy

Shawn Levy's 2021 adventure comedy imagines a bank teller who discovers he's a background character inside an open-world video game and decides to become the hero of his own story. Blending science-fiction whimsy with breezy humour, it turns a chaotic digital sandbox into a surprisingly warm meditation on choice, agency and self-invention. The pace stays light and playful, packed with visual gags aimed at gamers while remaining accessible to newcomers. It's a crowd-pleaser suited to viewers who want a good-natured, high-energy comedy with a sincere streak, rather than anything demanding. Ideal for a relaxed family movie night or anyone charmed by stories about ordinary figures reaching for something more.