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Pokémon Detective Pikachu
2019
· Movie
· 105 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2932
- IMDb #3354
- Google retired #1380
- Metacritic #2502
- Letterboxd #3854
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2834
+7 more
- Metacritic Critics #3075
- Metacritic Audience #1310
- Criticker #2893
- Douban #2190
- Kinopoisk #3751
- AlloCiné #2060
- Trakt #1981
Every rating
36–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 36, highest is Google on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young man arrives in Ryme City, where humans and Pokémon live together, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his father, a detective. He teams up with his father's former Pokémon partner, a wise-cracking Pikachu who only he can understand, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens the entire city.
Details
- Director
- Rob Letterman
- Studio
- Legendary Pictures, The Pokémon Company, TOHO
- Released
- 3 May 2019
- Country
- Japan, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $150.0M
- Box office
- $450.1M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 8 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Annie Awards 2020 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Dale Newton, Waiyin Mendoza, Rochelle Flynn, Leila Gaed and Paul Jones | Nominee |
| Hollywood Critics Association 2020 | Best Visual Effects or Animated Performance | Ryan Reynolds | Nominee |
| Hollywood Post Alliance 2019 | Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film | Detective Pikachu | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2019 | Favorite Animated Movie Star | Ryan Reynolds | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2019 | Family Movie of 2019 | Detective Pikachu | Nominee |
| Teen Choice Awards 2019 | Choice Comedy Movie | Detective Pikachu | Nominee |
| Teen Choice Awards 2019 | Choice Movie Song | Kygo and Rita Ora for " Carry On " | Nominee |
| Teen Choice Awards 2019 | Choice Comedy Movie Actor | Ryan Reynolds | Nominee |
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Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice Comedy Movie | Detective Pikachu | Nominee |
| Choice Comedy Movie Actor | Ryan Reynolds | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Song | Kygo and Rita Ora for " Carry On " | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Family Movie of 2019 | Detective Pikachu | Nominee |
| Favorite Animated Movie Star | Ryan Reynolds | Nominee |
Annie Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Dale Newton, Waiyin Mendoza, Rochelle Flynn, Leila Gaed and Paul Jones | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects or Animated Performance | Ryan Reynolds | Nominee |
Hollywood Post Alliance
1 nomination
| Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film | Detective Pikachu | Nominee |