They don't make 'em like they used to.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Julianna Margulies, Mark Margolis, Lucy Punch |
Director |
Fisher Stevens |
Screenplay | Noah Haidle |
Music | Lyle Workman |
Cinematography | Michael Grady |
Editing | Mark Livolsi |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Datasat |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2012 |
Produced by | Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
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Genre | Crime, drama, comedy |
Language | Strong and frequent, within context |
Nudity | None |
Sex | Implied and verbal references |
Violence | Moderate and frequent |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | Jesus Christ used as an exclamation, infrequent |
Drug abuse | Abuse of prescription drugs |
Comments | Two geriatric life long friends, separated for 28 years when one of them is sent to jail, reunite when he is released for a final 24 hours of fun before one has to take the powerful decision to kill the other. |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
ScreenIt C. Fuchs Wasting such talent should be considered criminal, and all the film does is make one long for these guys in their prime and/or any far better crime caper from the past | 8 | |
Metacritic.com 30 critics | 8 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 90 critics | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Stand Up Guys largely wastes its talented cast in a resolutely mediocre comedy hampered by messy direction and a perfunctory script. | 8 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 10 | |
Movie Review Intelligence 40 critics | 11 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 16576 Netizens Totally entertaining | 13 | |
Average .. 49% | 10 |