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Due Date
A broad, raunchy road comedy with a strong central odd-couple pairing: Robert Downey Jr. plays the tightly wound straight man while Zach Galifianakis leans into chaos.… Read more
Curator Watchlist
A broad, raunchy road comedy with a strong central odd-couple pairing: Robert Downey Jr. plays the tightly wound straight man while Zach Galifianakis leans into chaos.… Read more
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Wed · 1h 35m
Director: Todd Phillips
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan
Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and luggage are stolen, and put on the 'no-fly' list. Peter embarks on a terrifying journey when he accepts a ride from an actor.
Todd Phillips
Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan
A broad, raunchy road comedy with a strong central odd-couple pairing: Robert Downey Jr. plays the tightly wound straight man while Zach Galifianakis leans into chaos. It has enough big laughs and chemistry to work in stretches, but the comedy is uneven, the character behavior can feel abrasive, and the film often overplays its hand.
Due Date is basically a hangover-era road movie built around friction: one man is desperate, controlled, and furious; the other is a human derailment. That contrast gives the film its best material, and the pairing of Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis is the reason it still plays at all. When the movie trusts that chemistry, it can be very funny in a blunt, uncomfortable way.
But it is also a movie that keeps pushing for bigger, cruder laughs than it can reliably sustain. The protagonist’s anger can make the whole thing feel mean before it feels amusing, and some of the comedy lands more as noise than escalation. Still, there are enough memorable bits, and enough genuine comic timing from the cast, to make it an easy watch if you’re in the right mood.
If you want a polished comedy, this is not that. If you want a messy, star-driven road trip where the premise and the performances do most of the work, it has enough juice to recommend with reservations.
demi adejuyigbe (2.5★) · 1042 likes
Robert Downey Jr.'s character goes from being way too mean to being way too forgiving.
hayleybell (5★) · 669 likes
dad, you were like a father to me.
Zach Pope (4★) · 565 likes
I wish Robert Downey Jr would do more comedies
Eli Hayes · 411 likes
I'm not sure how to assess this film; all I am certain of is that its main character, Peter, is one of the few protagonists in cinema history with which I am able to empathize a grand total of 0.00%
Diego 🪅 (2★) · 304 likes
"What are you, my fucking boss? You make the hours? I say when we close. l got reservations at Chili's. I'm meeting my boys." Danny McBride is so funny 😂
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road trip, odd-couple friendship, pregnancy and impending fatherhood, stress and responsibility, misadventure, male bonding, selfishness and growth, crude comedy
road comedy, buddy film, raunchy humor, misadventure, odd-couple chemistry, fatherhood, 2000s comedy, chaotic tone, cross-country journey