Pixels (2015)
Play for the planet.
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Pixels rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.6/10· 178K votes
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Metacritic27%
TMDb5.778/10· 8K votesWith 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.6/10 on IMDb and 27/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Pixels
Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
Cast of Pixels
Adam Sandler
as Brenner
Kevin James
as Cooper
Michelle Monaghan
as Violet
Peter Dinklage
as Eddie
Josh Gad
as Ludlow
Matt Lintz
as Matty
Brian Cox
as Admiral Porter
Denis Akiyama
as Professor Iwatani
Sean Bean
as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Jane Krakowski
as First Lady Jane Cooper
Dan Aykroyd
as 1982 Championship MC
Affion Crockett
as Sergeant Dylan Cohan
Pixels facts
- Budget
- $88M
- Box office
- $244.9M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Nostalgic eighties video game references entertain retro fans
- •Action comedy blend provides varied entertainment pacing
- •Alien invasion spectacle delivers visual effects showcases
What the audience disliked
- •Plot complexity muddled making coherent viewing confusing
- •Character arcs underdeveloped leaving emotional impact flat
Trailer
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