The Other Guys

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  • Opened August 6, 2010 
  • 1 hr 47 min
  • PG-13 | crude and sexual content, violence, some drug material and language

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+. More on child suitability

  • NYPD Detectives Christopher Danson and P.K. Highsmith (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops in New York City. They don’t get tattoos – other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit Detectives Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg). You’ve seen them in the background of photos of Danson and Highsmith, out of focus and eyes closed. They’re not heroes – they’re "the Other Guys." But every cop has his or her day and soon Gamble and Hoitz stumble into a seemingly innocuous case no other detective wants to touch that could turn into New York City’s biggest crime. It’s the opportunity of their lives, but do these guys have the right stuff? Full synopsis

  • Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson
  • Director: Adam McKay
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Animated, Comedy

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

It's a comedy of manhood for the age of emasculation. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Michael Rechtshaffen

Nimbly blending comedy and action -- with an affectionate slo-mo nod to John Woo -- McKay does his best work to date here. Read full review

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Movieline
| Stephanie Zacharek

The Other Guys isn't easy to peg. It's not a comedy that loosens you up and mellows you out; it works by needling you progressively into a state of anxiety. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

Ferrell is effortlessly uproarious. And watching hardass Wahlberg, in his first starring shot at farce, shake his sillies out is not to be missed. Read full review

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Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell in "The Other Guys."