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  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary He's the best there is, in fact, he's the only one there is! He's Ace Ventura Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he's undercover, under fire o...

Directed By: Tom Shadyac

Written By: Jack Bernstein, Jim Carrey, Tom Shadyac

  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 26 m

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
37
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 264 User Ratings
7.0
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Summary He's the best there is, in fact, he's the only one there is! He's Ace Ventura Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he's undercover, under fire o...

Directed By: Tom Shadyac

Written By: Jack Bernstein, Jim Carrey, Tom Shadyac

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
37
36% Positive
5 Reviews
21% Mixed
3 Reviews
43% Negative
6 Reviews

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
37
36% Positive
5 Reviews
21% Mixed
3 Reviews
43% Negative
6 Reviews

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90
A riot from start to finish, Carrey's first feature comedy is as cheerfully bawdy as it is idiotically inventive.
By Rita Kempley FULL REVIEW
80
Treat this project as you would a safari: It has its slow parts but the wildlife makes it worthwhile.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 264 User Ratings
7.0
65% Positive
172 Ratings
24% Mixed
63 Ratings
11% Negative
29 Ratings

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 264 User Ratings
7.0
65% Positive
172 Ratings
24% Mixed
63 Ratings
11% Negative
29 Ratings

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10
xSubjectX420
May 9, 2023
This is a classic and of course the critics hate it, they're dead wrong like always.
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10
Sosmooth1982
Apr 6, 2023
One of the funniest movies of all time. Still to this day, every time I watch it, I can't help but laugh. One of my favorite movies of all time.
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63
While the rubber-limbed Carrey may not yet be in the hyper-manic league of Jerry Lewis or Robin Williams, his psychotic energy goes a long way to make this plot-anemic comedy palatable. [04Feb1994 Pg. 07.D]
By Susan Wloszczyna FULL REVIEW
40
Neither terrible, boring nor soporific, just not very funny.
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30
Manic energy is the term that comes most readily to mind when describing Ace Ventura.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
20
The most obnoxious case of masculine swagger since Andrew Dice Clay, with just a tad of Paul Lynde thrown in for spice, Jim Carrey defies you not to bolt for the exit while playing the title hero in this 1994 comic mystery.
By Jonathan Rosenbaum FULL REVIEW
0
Carrey suggests an escaped mental patient impersonating a game-show host-and, what's worse, his hyperbolically obnoxious shtick is the whole damned show.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
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10
Dynexicon27
Jan 8, 2022
This movie is a Jim Carrey vehicle but it is an absolute CLASSIC of a film and one of the greatest comedic performances ever filmed.
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6
marcmyworks
Jun 19, 2015
Though quite childish in its humour, Ace Ventura is one of those films that is very much of its time. It also was probably the first film that brought Jim Carrey into the lime light.
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Compi24
May 23, 2013
It's an impossibly annoying and almost unbearably asinine at times, but strangely enough, that's where a lot of its appeal comes from. "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" is one of the quintessential 90s Jim Carrey farce films.
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clem666
Jan 15, 2022
The story seems to have been written for children, but the impressive amount of dirty jokes and embarrassing situations that the film throws in our faces illustrates that it is deliberately intended for an adult audience. And sadly not the most intelligent audience. This movie is a rollercoaster and Jim Carrey is in charge of it. It seems like he is doing is best to keep us entertained but wow, the rest of the cast, the story, the environment, the level of jokes are just insufficient. Carrey certainly oozes this insane energy but it contributes to make him seem totally out of the plot. Like an idiot in the middle of a regular village. If the beginning of the story is particularly childish, the rest of it totally falls apart loudly, becomes as confusing as it needs to be for Jim Carrey to deliver his pathetic jokes and impressive facial mimics. It definitely seems like this movie is a desperate way to showcase his abilities out of any context.
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j30
Jan 26, 2012
I can't think of a more annoying protagonist than Jim Carrey's Ace Ventura. The story is just one big headache and anxiety attack after another.
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Production Company Morgan Creek Entertainment
Release Date Feb 4, 1994
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline To Serve and Protect... Your Pets!
Website https://www.facebook.com/AceVenturaOfficial
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Awards

Kids' Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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