Free Guy (2021)
Life's too short to be a background character.
A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 11 August 2021 |
| Genre | Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Director | Shawn Levy |
| Starring | Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer and Lil Rel Howery |
| Runtime | 115 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 80% · Metacritic 62/100 · TMDB users 7.4/10 |
| Budget | $120 million |
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Free Guy is streaming on Disney+ ($21.49 a month) in the US. It is also on Fubo. If that is the only reason to subscribe, one month of Disney+ is $21.49 at list price.
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| Finland | Disney+ €11.99 |
| France | Disney+ €10.99 |
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| Switzerland | Disney+ CHF16.90 |
| Taiwan | Disney+ NT$285 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Disney+ |
| Türkiye | Disney+ ₺449.90 |
| United Kingdom | Disney+ £11.99 GBP |
| Uruguay | Disney+ about $U522 |
| Venezuela | Disney+ |
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What kind of watch this is
Free Guy runs 115 minutes. It is a science fiction comedy where a bank teller realizes he is a background player in a video game. He decides to become the hero of his own story. That is the hook. The rest is about what happens when a background extra starts improvising. Ryan Reynolds plays Guy. Shawn Levy directs it. It is a film that knows it is a movie, and it is fun while it is doing that.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes reports an 80% approval rating based on 297 reviews, with an average score of 7/10. Metacritic assigns a weighted average of 62 out of 100, which signals generally favorable reception. The consensus is that the film is frivolous fun. Peter Debruge of Variety called it an "at-times unwieldy mashup," noting the shifting rules. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times praised the cast, writing that Reynolds and Comer make it work. Dissent exists, too. A.A. Dowd of The A.V. Club graded it a C+, describing it as a "cuddly crowdpleaser.
How it did with audiences
The budget was $120 million. The worldwide total came in at $331 million. That is a clean profit, the kind that keeps studio executives smiling during quarterly calls. On TMDB, users rate it 7.4 out of 10. Audiences did the math before the accountants did.
What came next for the cast
Ryan Reynolds kept cycling through Deadpool sequels and Marvel crossovers. Jodie Comer, fresh from Killing Eve, pivoted toward grittier roles like The Bikeriders and 28 Years Later. Lil Rel Howery moved from horror supporting turns to family-friendly fare like Harold and the Purple Crayon. The credits list these moves, but they cannot prove Free Guy directed them. It simply sat in the middle of a busy decade.
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Sources
- Free Guy on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q38685497 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Free Guy” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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