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In Theaters Now
- 2024
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- 1 h 25 m
- 2024
- R
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Summary When Tommy (Jake Johnson) is invited into a limo by famous actor Andy Samberg, his dull life takes a thrilling turn. He is offered a chance to win a million dollars in a dark web reality TV show, where assassins from all over the world attempt to kill him for 30 days. The catch? He can't be killed if he's not entirely alone, leading him ...
Directed By: Jake Johnson
Written By: Jake Johnson
In Theaters Now
- 2024
- R
- Neon
- 1 h 25 m
- 2024
- R
- Neon
- 1 h 25 m
Self Reliance
59
6.8
Where to Watch
Summary When Tommy (Jake Johnson) is invited into a limo by famous actor Andy Samberg, his dull life takes a thrilling turn. He is offered a chance to win a million dollars in a dark web reality TV show, where assassins from all over the world attempt to kill him for 30 days. The catch? He can't be killed if he's not entirely alone, leading him ...
Directed By: Jake Johnson
Written By: Jake Johnson
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
59
54% Positive
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7 Reviews
46% Mixed
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0% Negative
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0 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
59
54% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
46% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
There’s never any danger of Self Reliance’s reach exceeding its grasp, but it gets a firm handle on the things it does want to achieve: tell good jokes, craft likeable characters, and strike a lighthearted tone that’s always just a little bit odder than you may be expecting.
For a movie with such a nose for nuttiness, its human element is genuine and warm.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 28 User Ratings
6.8
46% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
43% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
11% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 28 User Ratings
6.8
46% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
43% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
11% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
Jake Johnson made a fun movie (directed the film and stars in it). The movie made me laugh the entire way through and had me not knowing what was coming next. Hulu has it listed as a Comedy Thriller. The Thriller part is a reach but it's definitely exciting. The acting is very good and is compromised of a team of talented and well known actors. The story is a clever spin on "The Most Dangerous Game," which is always an entertaining story line. Jake Johnson once again shows us that he is a great actor! I highly recommend giving Self Reliance a shot; you will be pleasantly surprised and impressed with how good it is.
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Let's be honest, A lot of Hulu releases are pretty awful so I was pleasantly surprised that I liked this one. Jake Johnson did a good job as director, writer and lead. It's an interesting story with a few laughs along the way and worth giving a shot if you have nothing else to watch.
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Johnson delivers a silly and frequently surprising why-we-need-people parable that leans on laughs in lieu of peril.
It’s a little too “Garden State” in places, but Johnson smartly puts a grim enough layer on their dynamic to avoid turning the whole thing into a treacly rom-com.
Self Reliance fares better when it plays up its fictional reality TV show. Johnson flexes his familiarity with the landscape and its mechanics.
This is one of those projects in which everyone on set seemed to have fun making a movie. That joy comes through, even if the finished film induces a good-natured shrug.
The premise is also genuinely neat, a fun, breezy little 90-minute high-concept that unfortunately sounds more propulsive and invigorating than it really is.
Self Reliance has its moments coupled with some moderate twists and head-scratching weirdness but chills down too quickly with a mellow vibe that spoils any frantic action. Indeed, the movie simmers throughout when it should be boiling.
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Silly premise, and overall bizarre script. Nice to hang with Nick Miller for a little while but there is barely anything here.
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I thought this was rather stupid. I didn’t find it funny at all. Even taking into account that this was a farce more than anything, there were just so many flaws in the storyline. I think the music score was this film’s best attribute. Aside from that, less than impressive.
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Jake Johnson "relied" on himself as writer/director and lead actor in the film and the help of friends might have made this film beter. He plays a regular guy who's approached by the real Andy Samberg to participate in a dark web reality game: To earn $1million he must avoid people out to kill him for 30 days. The plot has sufficient potential for comedy or thrills, but there's none of either. Johnson isn't very funny and the situations he writes aren't especially interesting. The film is sufficiently energetic, but lacks anything or anyone that would make it memorable or even fun.
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