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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
· Movie
· 86 min
C
MEANRANK
63/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3561
- IMDb #2352
- Google retired #1117
- Rotten Tomatoes #3564
- Metacritic #3817
- Letterboxd #3188
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3903
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3542
- Metacritic Critics #4455
- Metacritic Audience #2087
- Criticker #2580
- Douban #1248
- Kinopoisk #679
- AlloCiné #3554
- Trakt #2585
Every rating
37–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 37, highest is Google on 90. Critics average 42, everyone else 67.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An eccentric and animal-obsessed detective is hired to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot, a bottlenose dolphin, just before the Super Bowl. His bizarre investigative methods lead him on a trail of clues that involves a missing player and a vengeful transgender acquaintance.
Details
- Director
- Tom Shadyac
- Writers
- Jack Bernstein, Jim Carrey, Tom Shadyac
- Studio
- Morgan Creek Entertainment
- Released
- 4 February 1994
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $107.2M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 8 →4 wins from 8 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| American Comedy Award for Funniest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture 1994 | — | Nominee | |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Comedy, On Video 1994 | — | Winner | |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Newcomer, On Video 1994 | — | Winner | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Actor Award 1994 | — | Nominee | |
| Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star 1994 | — | Nominee | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Newcomer of the Year Award 1994 | — | Winner | |
| MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance 1994 | — | Nominee | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor 1994 | — | Winner |
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Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Comedy, On Video
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Newcomer, On Video
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle Newcomer of the Year Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
American Comedy Award for Funniest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
1 nomination
| — | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Actor Award
1 nomination
| — | Nominee |
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star
1 nomination
| — | Nominee |
MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
1 nomination
| — | Nominee |