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Grimsby
Action · Comedy · 2016
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
Movie details
Grimsby
“Behind every hero is an embarrassing sibling.”
2016 Action · Comedy 1h 23m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.2 / 10
118.5K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
37 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
44 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Grimsby?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Louis Leterrier
Written by
Phil Johnston · Sacha Baron Cohen · Peter Baynham
Sacha Baron Cohen
Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher
Mark Strong
Agent Sebastian Graves
Isla Fisher
Jodie Figgis
Penélope Cruz
Rhonda George
Rebel Wilson
Dawn Grobham
Gabourey Sidibe
Banu
Annabelle Wallis
Marianne
Court is in session
Put Grimsby on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Auteur Devotee
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.