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2015 film directed by Chris Columbus

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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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Film · TMDB

5.8

Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

Released: 2015-07-16106 minDir: Chris ColumbusAction, Comedy, Science FictionBudget: $88.0MBox office: $245M

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
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Based on
Pixels
Main subject
alien invasion
Cast member
Sean Bean
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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