Grimsby

2016 83 min ★ 6.0 Action, Comedy

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.

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Cast

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

Nick Sampson

WHN Newscaster

David Harewood

Black Gareth

Scott Adkins

Pavel Lukashenko

Details

Director

Louis Leterrier

Screenplay

Sacha Baron Cohen

Tagline

"Behind every hero is an embarrassing sibling."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$28,000,000

Production

Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital, Village Roadshow Pictures, Working Title Films, Big Talk Studios, Four by Two Films

Reviews

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Reno

August 18, 2016

★ 7/10

> These brothers joining hands mean the world is in trouble. I thought it might be a spin off to 'The Man from UNCLE', but it wasn't. From the action-thriller director known for 'Transporter' films and this is his first comedy, yet it has some great stunts. It is about the two brothers who meets after a lot time separation. Now they're two opposite kinds, professionally and socially. So coming ...

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Gimly

September 24, 2016

★ 4/10

There are some (emphasis on 'some') good moments in _Grimsby_. I sniggered twice (and would have a third time if that moment hadn't already been in the trailer) and there are a couple of surprisingly solid action sequences, primarily the ones with Mark Strong helming them. That said, I still didn't like the movie. It's oft lazy and the quote unquote "humour" is almost entirely of the gross-out ...

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furious_iz

September 26, 2019

★ 4/10

Some of it was kinda funny, but mostly the gross-out humour was plastered on with a trowel. There didn't need to be that much time spent inside an elephant. Also what's with all the super dated music cues? Meh