Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- frantic
- darkly comic
- late night comedy
- road movie marathon
What sets it apart
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Mark and Davis are described as rock-bottom drivers whose paid transport job becomes increasingly difficult and dangerous.
The central assignment is driving wealthy teen Sheridan to a rehabilitation centre, which triggers the wider journey.
A simple transport job spirals into drugs, danger, crime, and derailed plans.
Rock-bottom drivers are forced to manage a wealthy teen whose behavior destabilizes their work and exposes conflicting social positions.
Films like The Shitheads, and why
Due Date
shares a volatile driver-passenger road trip, escalating criminal complications, and abrasive buddy comedy
Midnight Run
combines a mismatched escort assignment with crime caper momentum, irreverent humor, and chaotic travel
Pineapple Express
matches the drug-fueled criminal detours, stoner-comedy energy, and escalating absurdity
Little Miss Sunshine
shares an offbeat road journey, dysfunctional strangers, dark humor, and an emotionally vulnerable young passenger
Movie Details
- Director
- Macon Blair
- Release Date
- 2026-08-20
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (24)
Cast
- Dave Franco
- O'Shea Jackson Jr.
- Mason Thames
- Kiernan Shipka
- Peter Dinklage
- Nicholas Braun
- Lynn Wanlass
- Macon Blair
- Grace Junot
- Lee Eddy
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Shitheads about?
- Two desperate drivers discover that delivering a wealthy teen to rehab is the first step into an unruly criminal odyssey.
- What is The Shitheads like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Shitheads as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Shitheads violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Shitheads as mild.
- Which films are like The Shitheads?
- Films with a similar feel include Due Date, Midnight Run, Pineapple Express, and Little Miss Sunshine.
- How long is The Shitheads?
- The Shitheads runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Shitheads?
- In United States, The Shitheads is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Plex.
