Due Date

2010

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Western

144
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 52% · 195 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 52% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 370093 370.1K

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Plot summary

Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and luggage are stolen, and put on the 'no-fly' list. Peter embarks on a terrifying journey when he accepts a ride from an actor.

Director

Todd Phillips Photo
Todd Phillips

Top cast

Robert Downey Jr. Photo
Robert Downey Jr. as Peter Highman
Steven M. Gagnon Photo
Steven M. Gagnon as Air Marshall
Juliette Lewis Photo
Juliette Lewis as Heidi
Marco Rodríguez Photo
Marco Rodríguez as Federali Agent
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650.26 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
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1.40 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jjcuse11 7 / 10

Don't expect expect The Hangover or compare to PT&A'S and you might like it.

I only am writing this review basically to respond to the other reviews posted. While i have to admit that Due Date is not in my list of top ten movies of all time, but it seems that a majority of the other reviewers of this film are comparing it to Plains Trains and Automobiles. Which i might add is in my top 3 comedies of all time. (Huge John Candy fan) This is suppose to be a review of Due Date. Not a review of comparing Due Date to PT&A. I think it is pretty obvious that PT&A is a classic and was the type of film that comes along too few and far between and is hard to compile the amount of talent shown by two leading roles for a comparison. With that said, I can agree that Phillips' seems to be getting a little complex with his story lines (this one we have seen before) and understandably after the success of The Hangover and previous comedies this will be compared to and for the common movie goer siting down to watch Due Date with those other story lines and plots in mind will be disappointed. Once you accept the story line and look into the characters i feel RDJ and ZG make the most of there characters come to life and deliver each role quite well. Remember folks, this is a comedy. Overall i would describe Due Date as a wild road trip for two strangers with completely different personalities with some twists and turns along the way that will make you laugh. Not a great movie. But well performed and should enjoy if you go into it with the right mind set.
Reviewed by Kamurai25 5 / 10

"Before the Hangover"

Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can't whole-heartedly recommend.This is an interesting movie to look at critically. The writing, mostly in the character work, feels weak. It actually has an interesting plot, for the most part: an idiot, through deceit, drags a jerk with him on a cross country road trip. It's a decent story, and I'd like to think of it as an spiritual predecessor to "The Hangover". The problem I have with it is that it feels like if there were better actors, then the characters would sell better. Then I remember it was Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifinakas, and I'm not sure how much "better" you can get for these characters, meaning that they've probably already elevated the characters somewhat.It feels like a lot of the movie is unnecessary, like antithetical Chekov's guns. Either it's for a tiny one time joke with little payoff, or it's part of a lot of work for situational comedy.An example would be the dog, it really only has one significant joke in the entire movie (maybe 2), otherwise it's just a lot of maintenance.The coffee can on the other hand is repetitively used to throughout the movie as it's part of the character themes.I'm not saying it's not funny, if you like "Anger Management", then you might like this one, but I just think there are a lot better movies out there to watch.
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