Pokémon Detective Pikachu

2019 Directed by Rob Letterman

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In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.

Ryan Reynolds Justice Smith Kathryn Newton Bill Nighy Ken Watanabe Chris Geere Suki Waterhouse Josette Simon Alejandro De Mesa Rita Ora Karan Soni Max Fincham Simone Ashley Edward Davis Diplo Omar Chaparro Ben Fox Kadiff Kirwan Rob Delaney Priyanga Burford Ikue Otani Bern Collaço Fiona Hardingham Jordan Long Zoë Scott Bernardo Santos Ruth Horrocks Jag Patel Abbie Murphy Show All…

Alternative Titles

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, Pokémon : Détective Pikachu, Meitantei Pikachu, 名探偵ピカチュウ, Pokémon Detetive Pikachu, ПОКЕМОН ДЕТЕКТИВ ПИКАЧУ, Detective Pikachu

adventure fantasy action

105 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

Popular reviews

Review by Demi Adejuyigbe ★★★½ 37

— why come pikachu cussin?????
— this is legitimately a very good mystery film???? conveniences of futuristic pokemon tech aside, it... works
— you know when a movie introduces its leading female character and you get that “aw man...” feeling when you realize that you are not gonna like her
— i do not think i have ever seen a creature cuter than Detective Pikachu. i felt a physical “aw” within me every time that motherfucker was on screen
— all of the hairy Pokémon looked fuckin fantastic. all of the hairless Pokémon were abominations of nature and a strong argument for eugenics in this fantasy universe.
— i think i wouldn’t have been so offput by a lot of…
Review by Patrick Willems ★★★½ 12

Look: when Pokémon are onscreen, I'm happy. So luckily that's most of the movie.
Review by Karsten Runquist ★★½ 24

As someone who still consistently plays Pokemon Go, I was ready to come out of this shoving my middle finger at all the critics faces and slapping a 4 stars on it. But unfortunately I can’t bring myself to do that. In short, it’s like a movie from the early 2000s done right but at the end of the day...it’s still feels like a movie from the early 2000s.
Also not a single Magmar in this whole thing, fuck that.
Review by rachel ★★★★½ 2

psyduck most relatable character of all time i think
Review by Buddy O ★★★ 11

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

In "Detective Pikachu" Ditto has the ability to turn into humans and when doing so it results in the creepiest thing I have ever seen in any movie ever.
Those fucking Ditto eyes on a human are going to give me nightmares.
Review by Dilara 1

pika, and i cannot stress this enough, pika.

Recent reviews

Review by Erica Hoskins ★★★

Whenever I get down on myself over my preference to see films at home instead of in a theatre missing out on the immersive experience, remind me I was planning to see this one in the theatre and, guess what, when I didn’t, missed absolutely nothing.
Home is fine, home is good.
Review by Plasmatize ★★

Remember, pokémon cannot give consent while under the influence. Their body, their choice. #mewtwo
Review by laismontano ★★★

i predicted the end in the first half hour but i screamed of cuteness the whole movie
Review by Joshua White ★★

As a lifelong Pokémon fan, I’ve always been apprehensive at the idea of a live-action film. Mainly because, although I think that there is a right way to do it, it’s very likely that the film will turn out bad and just be a disappointment.
And it was.
Let’s get the positives out of the way. First of all, this is a beautiful-looking movie. The production has a very Blade Runner-inspired look, and it works. Also, the creature design is great, and the visual effects team are able to bring most of these creatures to life in an impressive way. However, a pretty film is nothing without a good story, and Detective Pikachu does not have anything that even resembles such.…
Review by Josh Lobo ★★★½ 2

Impressively crafted vfx + 35mm children’s neo-noir. Basically Nic Refn for the youth.
Review by Wesley Pereira de Castro ★★★½

Pelo 'trailer' e pela análise da sinopse, não tinha como este filme dar certo. Entretanto, minha mãe é obcecada pelo personagem-título. Como o filme esteva sendo exibido na HBO, resolvi conferi-lo, despretensiosamente. Como vi pouco a série animada original, não conhecia as peculiaridades dos 'pokémons' em si, mas diverti-me ao percebê-los exibindo seus poderes e características. Inicialmente, foi estranho ver o Pikachu falando daquele jeito, mas há uma boa justificativa intra-tramática, de modo que somos convencidos gradualmente. O rapaz protagonista é apático, mas o restante do elenco é muito bom e o enredo é crível, atraente, possui seu charme. Pena que seja tudo resolvido mui bruscamente e o romance prometido fique em aberto, mal-explorado. O modo indiferente como o garoto trata o Pikachu nos instantes finais decepcionou-me também. Mas é um filme bacana. Entretém. Minha mãe curtiu! (WPC>)
Review by Xandrellii ★½

Pokemon world has global warming apparently
Review by JCottle ★★★

I feel that this movie is basically a Pokemon fanfic of the Cloud Atlas plotline with the journalist.
Good fun. Peculiarly adult humor for a kids' movie, but that's the trend these days. I liked seeing a world integrated with the harmful monstrosities known as Pokemon against humankind and seeing that, indeed, all the ups and downs of such inter-special bonding exist in this world. That the movie chose to evade the death of anyone, but exposed many to near-fatal injuries, injects this otherwise bloodless cartoon universe with some thrill.
The story was fun and well-written: a son who rejected his father is forced by chance to reconnect with his past and in doing so, discover his history and forge…
Review by Charles Fernandes ★★★

📺 HBO ⏺ 15/02/2020 22h00