Playdate

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Playdate

PG-13

2025

1h 34m

Action

Comedy

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When recently unemployed accountant Brian (Kevin James) agrees to a playdate with charismatic stay-at-home dad Jeff (Alan Ritchson) and their sons, he expects an easy afternoon of small talk and football tossing. Instead, he's thrust into a chaotic scramble to stay alive as they are pursued by a ruthless team of mercenaries. Brian stumbles through one ridiculous obstacle after another, his zero tactical skills a stark contrast to Jeff's oddly prepared demeanor. Director Luke Greenfield (Let's Be Cops, The Girl Next Door) hilariously collides suburban dad life with high-stakes thrills, transforming an ordinary afternoon into an absurd action-packed adventure where minivan mayhem meets professional hitmen.

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Critics Consensus

Playdate is a bewildering mix of dated machismo, dull comedy, and chaotic action.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Nov 20

3.5/5

The final act loses steam, but there’s comic lunacy here worthy of MacGruber.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Nov 13

Playdate isn’t a movie. It’s a compendium of clichés in search of one. What’s even worse is that the clichés are so stale.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Nov 12

1/4

It’s a remarkably stupid movie that thinks you’re remarkably stupid too

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Chris Joyce

Movies and Munchies (YouTube)

Dec 10

3.5/5

Alan Ritchson and Kevin James are perfectly mismatched to create an endearing and heartwarming duo who, despite the dysfunction, build a dynamic and charismatic pairing that’s the perfect mix of dumb and fun.

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

Nov 25

2/5

Commentary on fatherhood, toxic masculinity, and military culture can be found buried in this silly high-jinx buddy flick with nonstop action.

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Korey Coleman

Double Toasted

Nov 23

Playdate is the worst movie of 2025 because it's so annoying. There is not one likeable character in the whole film.

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Vinny P

@Vrproa 17h

The amount of hate this movie gets by a bunch of pansy neck beards. This movie is hysterical and a fun reminder of 80s buddy cop movies.

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Boog J.

@barackoboogie 1d

Zach Harper, a real piece of bingos.

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Kyle M

1d

A familiar outing that doesn’t warrant the chaos, curbed by coerced gags, labeling this solely for laughs and it mostly works mainly thanks to the amusing dynamic between Ritchson’s comedic embrace and James’ familiar reactiveness. (B)

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LoLo D

1d

I wanted to laugh a lil did that don’t watch for good plot or even for it make sense just a lil fun to waste an hour and half

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Chris L.

@chriskendrick 6d

Great film , feels good ,doesn’t even feel long at all. Nothing needs to be serious all the time !!! and this movie captures that nicely, also the insecurities and glories of fatherhood the movie briefly touched on ??was very sweet. Ultimately it was still pretty entertaining and nice to watch even if I never had kids and I’m only 18 it still keeps you captured. Love the 2010s action movie cliche something we’ve been kinda missing.

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A M C

@Maria577 Jan 26

I have seen it 3 times already. No kids. But found it funny, esp with the bit w kids on caffeine - looks like me sometimes.

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Synopsis

When recently unemployed accountant Brian (Kevin James) agrees to a playdate with charismatic stay-at-home dad Jeff (Alan Ritchson) and their sons, he expects an easy afternoon of small talk and football tossing. Instead, he's thrust into a chaotic scramble to stay alive as they are pursued by a ruthless team of mercenaries. Brian stumbles through one ridiculous obstacle after another, his zero tactical skills a stark contrast to Jeff's oddly prepared demeanor. Director Luke Greenfield (Let's Be Cops, The Girl Next Door) hilariously collides suburban dad life with high-stakes thrills, transforming an ordinary afternoon into an absurd action-packed adventure where minivan mayhem meets professional hitmen.

Director: Luke Greenfield
Producer: Jason Benoit, Mark Fasano, Luke Greenfield, Sean Patrick O'Reilly
Screenwriter: Neil Goldman
Distributor: Prime Video
Production Co: Nickel City Pictures, Amazon MGM Studios
Rating: PG-13 (Some Drug References|Smoking|Sexual Material|Strong Language|Violence/Action)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 12, 2025
Runtime: 1h 34m

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