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The Happytime Murders
MEANRANK
47/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #5491
- IMDb #5305
- Google retired #2455
- Rotten Tomatoes #4676
- Metacritic #5001
- Letterboxd #5586
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4978
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #4533
- Metacritic Critics #4849
- Metacritic Audience #4868
- Criticker #3875
- Kinopoisk #4658
- AlloCiné #4551
- Trakt #4676
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 23, highest is Google on 82. Critics average 25, everyone else 52.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In a world where puppets and humans coexist, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye (who happens to be a puppet) is hired to investigate a string of murders. The victims are the cast members of a beloved 1980s children's television show. He is forced to partner with his former human police partner to solve the case, delving into the city's seedy underbelly.
Details
- Director
- Brian Henson
- Writers
- Dee Austin Robertson, Todd Berger
- Released
- 22 August 2018
- Country
- China, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $40.0M
- Box office
- $27.5M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 10 →2 wins from 10 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2018 | Hall of Shame | The Happytime Murders | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2018 | Actress Most in Need of a New Agent | Melissa McCarthy | Nominee |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 2018 | Worst Screenplay | Todd Berger & Dee Austin Robertson | Nominee |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 2018 | Worst Supporting Actor | Joel McHale | Nominee |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 2018 | Worst Screen Combo | Any two actors or puppets | Nominee |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 2018 | Worst Picture | Brian Henson, Jeffrey Hayes, Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone | Nominee |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 2018 | Worst Director | Brian Henson | Nominee |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 2018 | Worst Actress | Melissa McCarthy | Winner |
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10 awards — The Happytime Murders
×| Worst Actress | Melissa McCarthy | Winner |
| Worst Director | Brian Henson | Nominee |
| Worst Picture | Brian Henson, Jeffrey Hayes, Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone | Nominee |
| Worst Screen Combo | Any two actors or puppets | Nominee |
| Worst Screenplay | Todd Berger & Dee Austin Robertson | Nominee |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Joel McHale | Nominee |
| Best Worst Film | The Happytime Murders | Winner |
| Actress Most in Need of a New Agent | Melissa McCarthy | Nominee |
| Hall of Shame | The Happytime Murders | Nominee |
| Worst Film of the Year | The Happytime Murders | Nominee |