Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- breezy
- chaotic
- lazy weekend
- comedy movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the high-concept mistaken-identity comedy uninspired, derivative, and lacking the energy needed to make its premise work.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Max and Charlie fake their deaths and assume new identities because they want to escape mundane lives.
The central relationship is Max and Charlie’s renewed bond after reuniting at their twenty-fifth high school reunion.
The protagonists seek a do-over, but their new identities expose them to increasingly difficult circumstances.
Max and Charlie abandon their original identities and live under identities taken from supposedly dead men.
Films like The Do-Over, and why
Grown Ups
Shares broad adult comedy, buddy chemistry, and high-concept identity-reset premise.
Just Go with It
Shares Adam Sandler-led vulgar comedy, male friendship, and escapist second-chance humor.
Joe Dirt
Shares David Spade’s comic persona, mistaken identities, and breezy buddy-comedy structure.
The Nice Guys
Shares a fake-death setup, criminal complications, and action-comedy treatment of reinvention.
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven Brill
- Release Date
- 2016-05-27
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (1646)
Cast
- Adam Sandler
- David Spade
- Paula Patton
- Kathryn Hahn
- Nick Swardson
- Matt Walsh
- Renée Taylor
- Sean Astin
- Natasha Leggero
- Luis Guzmán
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Do-Over about?
- Two discontented old friends fake their deaths and reinvent themselves, only to discover that a fresh start can create even bigger problems.
- What is The Do-Over like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Do-Over as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Do-Over violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Do-Over as mild.
- What did critics think of The Do-Over?
- Critics broadly found the high-concept mistaken-identity comedy uninspired, derivative, and lacking the energy needed to make its premise work.
- Which films are like The Do-Over?
- Films with a similar feel include Grown Ups, Just Go with It, Joe Dirt, and The Nice Guys.
- How long is The Do-Over?
- The Do-Over runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Do-Over?
- In United States, The Do-Over streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
