Stand Up Guys

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  • Opened February 1, 2013 
  • 1 hr 35 min
  • R | Language, Brief Drug Use, Sexual Content and Violence

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val (Al Pacino) reunites with his former partners in crime, Doc (Christopher Walken) and Hirsch (Alan Arkin), for a night on the town. As the three men revisit old haunts, reflect on their glory days and try to make up for lost time, one wrestles with a terrible quandary: Doc has orders to kill Val, and time is running out for him to figure out a way out of his dilemma. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Julianna Margulies, Addison Timlin, Vanessa Ferlito, Lucy Punch, Mark Margolis
  • Director: Fisher Stevens
  • Genres: Comedy Drama, Crime Comedy

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Get out of the cold and see this movie

by bartab

Al Pacino and Christopher Walken worked well together.Yes,some of the jokes were on the corny side (use of Viagra) but with these fine actors you go with it. This was an entertaining comedy with a lot...

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pretty good

by casey.gilmartin04

I enjoyed this movie and the characters. had a good story, and decent action, and even a little comedy. The critics must of seen a different movie. Sure it wasn't great, but it was worth it....

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You can either have some gum or go see this movie. And you are all out of gum.

by annies_way

Pacino & Walken - how can you NOT see this? I would watch these guys freakin' fold laundry and enjoy it. What a great duet - these two had a blast making the film, and we get to watch. If you didn't...

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Critic Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

The thing most people will take away from Stand Up Guys is that it contains Al Pacino's best performance in years. So if you don't think Al Pacino still has it in him, this is a welcome chance to be proved wrong. But here's something interesting. Stand Up Guys also contains Christopher Walken's best performance in years. In addition, the film is extraordinarily well cast, and the acting, even in the smaller roles, is more than noteworthy. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
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Stand Up Guys never wobbles into maudlin or cheap-n-easy sentimentality. It is an entertaining yet sobering portrayal of not-so-wise guys who do not go gently into a no-good night. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Stand Up Guys reminds you that these three are still way too good to collapse into shticky self-parody, even when they're in a movie that's practically begging them to. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

Some actors don't need top-shelf material. Just the pleasure of their company is enough. And so Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin turn the insubstantial Stand Up Guys into solid entertainment. Read full review

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Christopher Walken as Doc, Alan Arkin as Hirsch and Al Pacino as Val in "Stand Up Guys."