Stand Up Guys

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Stand Up Guys

R

2013

1h 35m

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val (Al Pacino) reunites with his former partners in crime, Doc (Christopher Walken) and Hirsch (Alan Arkin), for a night on the town. As the three men revisit old haunts, reflect on their glory days and try to make up for lost time, one wrestles with a terrible quandary: Doc has orders to kill Val, and time is running out for him to figure out a way out of his dilemma.

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Critics Consensus

Stand Up Guys largely wastes its talented cast in a resolutely mediocre comedy hampered by messy direction and a perfunctory script.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

06/30/2013

Viagra is consumed, erections wrestled, old scores settled - blah blah blah.

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

06/28/2013

2/5

An initially promising, increasingly glutinous buddy comedy that exploits and squanders the talents of its starry cast.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

06/27/2013

3/5

With a little bit of chutzpah and a fistful of Viagra, the tough guys of yesteryear can still come staggering back to make a decent movie.

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

08/14/2019

It's sad for all the wrong reasons.

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J. Olson

Cinemixtape

04/17/2016

2/5

At least Pacino and Arkin will always have "Glengarry Glen Ross."

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

11/09/2013

The pace is too slack, the gags too tired and the plot too hackneyed for the film to be more than fitfully engaging for all but die-hard Pacino and Walken fans.

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MariofanAlex445 T

@RT47678067 03/25/2025

Generic story over the backdrop of the mafia. I think that’s dope. I like the cast and it’s a hell of a lot of fun. 4/5 stars.

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Aleksandra V

@RT36256825 11/12/2024

Pleasurable to watch with an unstoppable cast. Surely, expected ending with no intrigue. However, the movie had a touching meaning about family and friendship and it made me shed a tear on the scene with Alex.

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. 08/13/2024

Pacino and Walken are good, heck, they are legendary actors. The problem is, little else is good here. The script is kindergarten. I'm just curious what motivated either star to take the role. Maybe money, maybe they just wanted to work together. You can sit through the whole thing, has some entertainment value, but it never really teaches good proportion at anytime.

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T

@RT78941384 03/11/2024

The cringe shifts into high gear fairly quickly and when combined with glacial storytelling and you will be left shifting uncomfortably in your seat from both.

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Daniel F

@RT14036283 06/23/2023

This movie is a guilty pleasure of mine. I see it has mixed reviews but I just love it. Great cast. Great story. Love the ending.

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Mike H

@RT07193078 03/19/2023

F*ck Rotten Tomatoes. This is a great movie if you have a sentimental bone in your body.

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Synopsis

After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val (Al Pacino) reunites with his former partners in crime, Doc (Christopher Walken) and Hirsch (Alan Arkin), for a night on the town. As the three men revisit old haunts, reflect on their glory days and try to make up for lost time, one wrestles with a terrible quandary: Doc has orders to kill Val, and time is running out for him to figure out a way out of his dilemma.

Director: Fisher Stevens
Producer: Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Jim Tauber
Screenwriter: Noah Haidle
Distributor: Lionsgate Films, Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Lionsgate Films, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 1, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.3M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS