Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- frantic
- bawdy
- nostalgic comedy night
- party viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found Jim Carrey's bombastic physical performance committed and distinctive, but considered the gross-out humor mean-spirited and the mystery plot weak.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ace Ventura's twitchy gestures, contorted expressions, and hyperactive mannerisms define the comic style.
Ace investigates a stolen football mascot while repeatedly disrupting conventional detective procedure with bizarre antics.
The stolen dolphin mascot is the central object driving Ace's investigation.
Ace's pet-detective work and ability to communicate with animals are repeatedly presented as his distinctive advantage.
Films like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and why
The Mask
shares hyperactive physical comedy, gross-out humor, and an eccentric comic protagonist investigating a crime
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
shares broad slapstick, absurd detective-style plotting, and a highly exaggerated lead performance
Dunston Checks In
shares animal-centered comedy, goofy investigative situations, and an irreverent 1990s tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Tom Shadyac
- Release Date
- 1994-02-04
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (6603)
Cast
- Jim Carrey
- Courteney Cox
- Sean Young
- Tone Loc
- Dan Marino
- Noble Willingham
- Troy Evans
- Raynor Scheine
- Udo Kier
- Frank Adonis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ace Ventura: Pet Detective about?
- A wildly hyperactive Miami pet detective uses animal intuition and outrageous antics to recover a stolen football-team dolphin mascot.
- What is Ace Ventura: Pet Detective like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Ace Ventura: Pet Detective violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as mild.
- What did critics think of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective?
- Critics broadly found Jim Carrey's bombastic physical performance committed and distinctive, but considered the gross-out humor mean-spirited and the mystery plot weak.
- Which films are like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective?
- Films with a similar feel include The Mask, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, and Dunston Checks In.
- How long is Ace Ventura: Pet Detective?
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ace Ventura: Pet Detective?
- In United States, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective streams on YouTube TV.
