Jackpot!

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Jackpot!

2024

1h 44m

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In the near future, a 'Grand Lottery' has been newly established in California -- the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim (Awkwafina) moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket. Desperate to survive the hordes of jackpot hunters, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy (John Cena) who will do everything in his power to get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize. However, Noel must face off with his slick rival Louis Lewis (Simu Liu), who also seeks to collect Katie's commission at all costs.

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Critics Consensus

Despite having a cast and crew of comedy all-stars on hand, Jackpot! provides little payout thanks to a puerile script and erratic pacing.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

TheWrap

Feig's primary influences seem to be "Idiocracy," "The Purge," and Looney Tunes--and he is undoubtedly correct in assuming that this unholy mix will hit some people’s sweet spot.

Sep 27, 2024

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

An action-comedy that lacks intoxicating fight scenes and genuine punchlines, this feature is less than the sum of its parts even as it turns Los Angeles’ make-or-break culture into a dystopian murder game.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 23, 2024

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Andrea Thompson

Chicago Reader

Another familiar dystopia wrings laughs thanks to a stellar cast.

Aug 22, 2024

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Lee Zumpe

Tampa Bay Newspapers

“Jackpot!” sadly fails, because it never transcends or subverts Hollywood’s conventional approach to difficult subjects.

Oct 28, 2024

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

Chaos run amok.

Rated: 3/10

Sep 26, 2024

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Manuel Betancourt

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Sometimes it can be really funny, but I kept being pulled back thinking "None of this makes sense!"

Sep 16, 2024

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Colin E

Will it win any awards? No.... but it is genuinely fun. It is Looney Tunes slap stick fun. So to heck with the pretentious critics. Sometimes fun is.....well F.U n.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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Jenaro V

Es una especie de parodia (mala) de The Purge, logra sacarte algunas risas pero no más.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Audience Member

Crazy film with crazy storyline never a dull moment LOVED IT

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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Cesar S

I can't understand all the hate about this film, I thought the action scenes and humor were very good and aligned. It pleasantly surprised me!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Nicole T

John Cena is one of the few comedic/action stars that I will tune into because he is always entertaining, even with subpar material. I love dystopian socities with deadly games and even the worst of this sub-genre at least attempt to provide context and world building to host their hackneyed vision of the future. Jackpot offers no such lip service to the audience. They essentially skipped over any exposition to give us the bare essentials to understand the reasoning behind this deadly lottery. And although Cena is by far the best part of the film and the only reason I gave it two stars, we are given very little to understand why he is driven to be the only "good guy" unwilling to committ murder for billions (though his business plan of protecting lottery winners has to have made him one of the richest billionaires on the planet, so he doesn't especially need the money). I am glad they didn't force a romance between Awkwafina and Cena, which would have come across as very forced. Worth a mindless watch while doom scrolling, but not much else.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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Lloyd S

Not funny and boring. Story isn't engaging at all, just dumb. Seemed that the movie was made to keep people away from LA. Anyway, aquakwafina or whatever her name is, is so awful in every movies, bad acting and extremely annoying voice. She speaks like someone punched her in throat. Choked annoying voice. Can't recommend, but feel free to give it a try if you have time to waste.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Synopsis

In the near future, a 'Grand Lottery' has been newly established in California -- the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim (Awkwafina) moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket. Desperate to survive the hordes of jackpot hunters, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy (John Cena) who will do everything in his power to get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize. However, Noel must face off with his slick rival Louis Lewis (Simu Liu), who also seeks to collect Katie's commission at all costs.

Director: Paul Feig
Producer: Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Paul Feig, Laura Fischer
Screenwriter: Rob Yescombe
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Co: Summer House Pictures, Amazon Studios, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, Feigco Entertainment
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2024
Runtime: 1h 44m

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