The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
96%RT Audience Score: 96%
Awards & Nominations: 20 wins & 16 nominations
A feelgood adventure brought to life by outstanding performances, The Peanut Butter Falcon finds rich modern resonance in classic American fiction.
If you’re looking for a movie that’ll make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, The Peanut Butter Falcon is your jam. The cast is on point, bringing their A-game to this adventure flick that feels like a modern take on a classic American story. It’s got all the feels, and you’ll be rooting for the characters every step of the way. Trust us, this movie is the real deal.
Production Company(ies)
Armory Films, 1993 Lucky Treehouse
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Savannah, Georgia, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for thematic content, language throughout, some violence and smoking
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 36m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 23, 2019 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 27, 2019
Genre(s)
Adventure
Keyword(s)
starring Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen, John Hawkes, Bruce Dern, Thomas Haden Church, directed by Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz, written by Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz, adventure, PG-13, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Wenlei Ma, Stephen Romei, Jake Wilson, Mark Kermode, Wendy Ide, Kevin Maher, Brian Eggert, Daisy Leigh-Phippard, Hosea Rupprecht, Pauline Center for Media Studies, MPAA rating, produced by Tim Zajaros, Christopher Lemole, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa
Worldwide gross: $133,031,473
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $153,711,819
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 825
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 16,762,467
US/Canada gross: $20,457,151
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $23,637,308
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,355
US/Canada opening weekend: $204,793
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $236,629
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,607
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $6,200,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $7,163,818
Production budget ranking: 1,802
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $3,857,716
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $142,690,285
ROI to date (est.): 1,295%
ROI ranking: 91
Dakota Johnson – Eleanor
Zack Gottsagen – Zak
John Hawkes – Duncan
Bruce Dern – Carl
Thomas Haden Church – The Salt Water Redneck
Director(s)
Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
Writer(s)
Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
Producer(s)
Tim Zajaros, Christopher Lemole, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
20 wins & 16 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (222) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (210) | Rotten (12)
The Peanut Butter Falcon is a sweet, tender and joyful portrayal of an unlikely friendship, and it won’t fail to charm.
February 28, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
TOP CRITIC
What follows could be a bit corny. Indeed it is a bit corny, and that is part of its charm. Life is a bit corny too.
February 1, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
Stephen Romei
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
As calculated as the film might be, it’s hard to dislike. And while Nilson and Schwartz use Gottsagen’s sincerity as a guarantee of their own good intentions, this never feels as exploitative as it might have.
January 29, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
You know where you are, you can feel the location…really atmospheric with a lovely story.
October 24, 2019
Mark Kermode
Kermode & Mayo’s Film Review
TOP CRITIC
Perhaps against the odds, this shambling buddy movie really works.
October 20, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Like a Disney family drama from TV times past, this feelgood road movie is so homely, so warm and fuzzy, and so darn wholesome that it’s almost too much.
October 18, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The Peanut Butter Falcon makes a strong case for the value of sentimentality.
February 23, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It might be pretty optimistic in its wholesomeness, but whats the point of the movies if they cant be? Especially in a film that is committed to its faithful and hopeful representation for a community that is almost never shown on screen whatsoever.
February 21, 2022
Daisy Leigh-Phippard
Screen Queens
Peanut Butter Falcon excels as a story of simple kindness.
August 12, 2021
Hosea Rupprecht
Pauline Center for Media Studies
Swept up in those bayou waters, we all root for Zack and happily accept whatever good fortune the writers provide for him.
July 23, 2021
Robin Holabird
KUNR (Reno, NV)
One of the year’s biggest and most welcome surprises.
April 29, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Olly Richards
NME
Far from its tale of friendship and personal growth, ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ is an adventure comedy that is too condescending in tone for my taste. [Full review in Spanish]
March 14, 2021 | Rating: 5/10
Yasser Medina
Cinemaficionados…
Plot
The Peanut Butter Falcon is an adventure story set in the world of a modern Mark Twain that begins when Zak (22), a young man with Down syndrome, runs away from the nursing home where he lives to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler by attending the wrestling school The Salt Water Redneck. Through circumstances beyond their control Tyler (32), a small-time outlaw on the run, becomes Zak’s unlikely coach and ally. Together they wind through deltas, elude capture, drink whisky, find God, catch fish, and convince Eleanor (28), a kind nursing home employee with a story of her own, to join them on their journey.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Shia LaBeouf delivers another nuanced performance from a character that I suspect was probably two-dimensional on the page.
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