Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- vulgar
- frantic
- raucous movie night
- adult comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film energetic and occasionally inventive but viewed its relentless gross-out humor as more desperate than audacious.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nobby's vulgar behavior and the film's repeated scatological and sexual set pieces drive its comic identity.
Working-class football hooligan Nobby is forced to cooperate with his highly trained MI6 brother Sebastian.
The plot uses assassins, international conspiracies, pursuit sequences, and covert operations as material for farce.
Nobby's Grimsby upbringing and hooligan identity clash with Sebastian's elite intelligence-professional world.
Films like Grimsby, and why
The Brothers Grimsby
Shares irreverent adult comedy, outrageous gross-out humor, and a mismatched partnership involving international espionage.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Shares vulgar satire, celebrity-driven comic provocation, and an incompetent outsider colliding with a high-stakes public world.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Shares broad action-comedy set pieces, spy conventions, and comic friction between socially incompatible partners.
Johnny English
Shares crude British humor, working-class comic characters, and escalating farcical action.
Movie Details
- Director
- Louis Leterrier
- Release Date
- 2016-02-24
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (2606)
Cast
- Sacha Baron Cohen
- Mark Strong
- Isla Fisher
- Penélope Cruz
- Rebel Wilson
- Gabourey Sidibe
- Annabelle Wallis
- Nick Sampson
- David Harewood
- Scott Adkins
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Grimsby about?
- An uncouth Grimsby football hooligan reunites with his elite MI6 brother and becomes the unlikely partner in a frantic mission to stop a global conspiracy.
- What is Grimsby like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Grimsby as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Grimsby violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Grimsby as moderate.
- What did critics think of Grimsby?
- Critics found the film energetic and occasionally inventive but viewed its relentless gross-out humor as more desperate than audacious.
- Which films are like Grimsby?
- Films with a similar feel include The Brothers Grimsby, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Johnny English.
- How long is Grimsby?
- Grimsby runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch Grimsby?
- In United States, Grimsby streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
