Overview
A timid bank clerk discovers his wild side with a magical mask, leading to chaos and romance.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- manic
- surreal
- fun movie night
- 1990s nostalgia night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film uneven but buoyed by Jim Carrey's manic physical performance, Cameron Diaz's appeal, and its exuberant cartoon visual design.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Stanley Ipkiss transforms into the green-faced Mask, turning his suppressed confidence and impulses into a distinct comic persona.
The Mask's elastic transformations, impossible stunts, vivid effects, and slapstick choreography give the film an animated visual sensibility.
The enchanted mask lets the timid bank clerk overcome his fear of confrontation, pursue romance, and confront criminal threats.
The film combines New Line Cinema genre spectacle, exaggerated costumes, surreal gags, and Dorian Tyrell's organized-crime ambitions.
Films like The Mask, and why
Beetlejuice
shares cartoonish fantasy comedy, manic physical performance, and a timid protagonist transformed into an exaggerated alter ego
Dick Tracy
combines comic-book spectacle, romantic complications, crime plotting, and flamboyant visual effects with broad humor
Bruce Almighty
features a mild-mannered protagonist gaining extraordinary powers, colorful fantasy imagery, slapstick comedy, and romantic stakes
Movie Details
- Director
- Chuck Russell
- Release Date
- 1994-07-29
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (11623)
Cast
- Jim Carrey
- Peter Riegert
- Peter Greene
- Amy Yasbeck
- Richard Jeni
- Orestes Matacena
- Tim Bagley
- Nancy Fish
- Johnny Williams
- Reg E. Cathey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, 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 The Mask about?
- A timid bank clerk unleashes a wildly charismatic green alter ego when a magical mask turns his buried frustrations into cartoon mayhem.
- What is The Mask like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Mask as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Mask violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Mask as mild.
- What did critics think of The Mask?
- Critics broadly found the film uneven but buoyed by Jim Carrey's manic physical performance, Cameron Diaz's appeal, and its exuberant cartoon visual design.
- Which films are like The Mask?
- Films with a similar feel include Beetlejuice, Dick Tracy, and Bruce Almighty.
- How long is The Mask?
- The Mask runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Mask?
- In United States, The Mask streams on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
