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The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019 97 min United States of America PG-13 12+
★7.9
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Director: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
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Description
A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.
Budget:
$6.2M
US Gross:
$20.46M
Worldwide:
$23.71M
Starring
Zack Gottsagen
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Ann Pierce
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Dakota Johnson
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Awards
21 wins & 16 nominations total
Key opinion
The Peanut Butter Falcon is widely celebrated as a heartwarming and sincere road-movie that champions kindness and inclusivity. While most viewers praise its emotional resonance and the organic chemistry between the leads, a minority of critics find the narrative overly simple or lacking in depth.
| Acting | Zach Gottsagen’s authentic and natural performance serves as the emotional bedrock of the film. | |
| Acting | The palpable chemistry between Shia LaBeouf and Zach Gottsagen drives the film’s central theme of chosen family. | |
| Culture | The film succeeds in promoting disability inclusivity by centering a protagonist with Down syndrome without resorting to pity or saccharine tropes. | |
| Emotion | The tone strikes a successful balance between humorous adventure and poignant dramatic moments, avoiding excessive sentimentality. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative divides opinion: while many appreciate its sincere, character-focused simplicity, others find the plot unoriginal or thinly developed. |