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Pixels is a 2015 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Chris Columbus. The cast includes Adam Sandler, Josh Gad, Michelle Monaghan, and Peter Dinklage. Sandler, Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, and Michael Barnathan served as producers, while Tim Herlihy wrote the screenplay. The film was produced by Happy Madison Productions and 1492 Pictures, with Henry Jackman composing the music and Amir Mokri as director of photography. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix.
The narrative follows video game experts recruited by the military to combat 1980s-era video game characters attacking New York. Filming took place in Toronto, with narrative locations set in New York City and London. The film has a runtime of 105 minutes and is rated PG-13. Its tagline is "Play for the planet."
Financially, the film had a budget of 88,000,000 and generated box office revenue of 244,900,000. It received mixed critical reception, with a Metascore of 27 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 17%. Audience scores include an IMDb rating of 5.6 based on 180,569 votes and a TMDb average of 5.776 from 8,026 votes. The film has accumulated 5 wins and 9 nominations.
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5.8Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
Cast
- Adam Sandler as Brenner
- Kevin James as Cooper
- Michelle Monaghan as Violet
- Peter Dinklage as Eddie
- Josh Gad as Ludlow
- Matt Lintz as Matty
Themes
- new york city
- london, england
- usa president
- washington dc, usa
- video game
- nerd
- alien
- gamer
- single mother
- alien invasion
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Ratings
IMDb
5.6/10
177,787 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
17%
Metacritic
27/100
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 5 wins & 9 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Chris Columbus
- Screenplay by
- Tim Herlihy Tim Dowling
- Story by
- Tim Herlihy
- Based on
- Pixels , by Patrick Jean
- Produced by
- Adam Sandler Chris Columbus Mark Radcliffe Allen Covert
- Starring
- Adam Sandler Kevin James Michelle Monaghan Peter Dinklage Josh Gad Brian Cox
- Cinematography
- Amir Mokri
- Edited by
- Hughes Winborne
- Music by
- Henry Jackman
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Happy Madison Productions 1492 Pictures
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- July 24, 2015
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $129 million (gross) $110 million (net)
- Box office
- $244.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Pixels
- Main subject
- alien invasion
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Cast member
- Sean Bean
- Composer
- Henry Jackman
- Producer
- Allen Covert
- Production company
- 1492 Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Amir Mokri
- Narrative location
- London
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 980163
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- pixels-movie.com
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- publication date
- 2015-07-24
- Commons category
- Pixels (2015 film)
- film editor
- Hughes Winborne
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 244900000
- social media followers
- 14904
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 5,6/10
- has characteristic
- 3D film
- capital cost
- 110000000
- title
- Pixels
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