Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
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Pokémon Detective Pikachu rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.5/10· 197K votes
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic53%
TMDb6.905/10· 7K votesWith 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.5/10 on IMDb and 53/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Pokémon Detective Pikachu
In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.
Cast of Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Ryan Reynolds
as Detective Pikachu (voice)
Justice Smith
as Tim Goodman
Kathryn Newton
as Lucy Stevens
Bill Nighy
as Howard Clifford
Ken Watanabe
as Lieutenant Hide Yoshida
Chris Geere
as Roger Clifford
Suki Waterhouse
as Ms. Norman
Josette Simon
as Grams
Alejandro De Mesa
as Bartender
Rita Ora
as Dr. Ann Laurent
Karan Soni
as Jack
Max Fincham
as Young Tim Goodman
Pokémon Detective Pikachu facts
- Budget
- $150M
- Box office
- $450.1M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Video game adaptation delivers amused buddy comedy and detective mystery charm
- •Buddy comedy between protagonist and Pikachu creates entertaining character dynamic
- •Family-friendly adventure maintains franchise appeal across multi-generational audiences
What the audience disliked
- •Video game faithful approach may alienate non-fan audiences seeking standalone story
- •Detective mystery plot sometimes gets overshadowed by buddy comedy entertainment
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Where to watch Pokémon Detective Pikachu(US)
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Apple TV Store
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YouTube
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