Guns Up

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Guns Up

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2025

1h 32m

Action

Comedy

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Guns Up follows Ray Hayes (Kevin James), an ex-cop and devoted husband and father who leads a dangerous double life as a mob henchman. On the brink of leaving "The Family" and making his dream of opening a diner with his wife Alice (Christina Ricci) a reality, his final job goes off the rails. With the clock ticking, Ray has one night to get his unsuspecting family out of the city before he gets snuffed out.

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Critics Consensus

While Kevin James' earnestness and fleeting moments of heart prevent it from feeling completely hollow, Guns Up struggles to balance its mix of high-octane shootouts and broad humor.

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Linda Marric

HeyUGuys

Aug 13

3/5

Guns Up is solid proof that a familiar story, told with grit and heart, can be enough. It’s an undeniable victory for Kevin James, who proves that he can pull off an action hero. It's entertaining if, admittedly, not too deep.

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Siddhant Adlakha

Variety

07/19/2025

For a film with a name like “Guns Up,” there’s surprisingly little by way of armed shootouts until the final act. For a tale of a family man moonlighting as a mob enforcer, the story and action lack the urgency suggested by its one-last-job premise.

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

07/18/2025

.5/4

While there are several problems with the film as a whole, perhaps the central one is that there are long stretches where viewers are expected to take the concept at least somewhat seriously, which proves impossible.

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Matthew Turner

Action Reloaded

Jun 13

3/5

An enjoyable action romp, thanks to Drake’s punchy direction and strong character work.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Oct 26

2/4

Guns Up mostly plays out in stale fashion.

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Daniel Eagan

Film Legacy

Sep 8

Slight but adequate addition to what is becoming an overcrowded genre.

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Jul 20

Ricci deserves so much better.

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Billy H

@RT14235785 May 18

Loved the movie and surprises. If you sort of like John Wick then this is a must watch. Don’t believe all the bad reviews as it depends on if you like comedy mixed with aggressive violence or it’s not your thing. This turns out to be my thing.

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Charlie M

@daegoo Mar 26

Painfully corny movie that reveals within the first 5 minutes where it's going to go. Predictable, boring, and frustratingly safe.

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Prabhudas K

@Pdkamath Mar 25

This movie is certainly for people who want to see action comedies, like Bad Boys. After a long time, I am seeing a nice clean (no sex, but plenty of violence) and entertaining action comedy movie with a touch of family values. Enjoyed every bit of it. Especially last 45 minutes!!! Dont go by negative comments. Throw reality and logic into dustbin. Just watch the movie and enjoy :-)

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jus J

@RT93903191 Mar 21

Great twist in the last part. Hilarious! Started off thinking it was gonna be real boring..same old.... but nice fun twist to it all. A lot of action for sure!

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Travis T.

@BigT2004 Feb 22

This movie was packed with Action

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Synopsis

Guns Up follows Ray Hayes (Kevin James), an ex-cop and devoted husband and father who leads a dangerous double life as a mob henchman. On the brink of leaving "The Family" and making his dream of opening a diner with his wife Alice (Christina Ricci) a reality, his final job goes off the rails. With the clock ticking, Ray has one night to get his unsuspecting family out of the city before he gets snuffed out.

Director: Edward Drake
Producer: Edward Drake, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jon Keeyes, Tobias Weymar, Mandi Murro
Screenwriter: Edward Drake
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Millennium Media
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 18, 2025
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)