Due Date, the comedy starring Robert Downey Jr., is making waves on streaming greater than a decade after its premiere. The street journey saga, which featured Zach Galifianakis within the co-lead position, got here throughout a resurgence interval in Downey’s profession. He was coming off the success of his efficiency as Tony Stark within the first two Iron Man films.
He additionally performed Sherlock Holmes within the 2009 Man Ritchie-directed movie, which grossed $524 million in opposition to a $90 million price range. Due Date would proceed that scorching streak, and it’s popping up on the streaming charts 15 years after a formidable $211 million haul on the field workplace.
Due Date is a world success on HBO Max. The darkish comedy has stored a excessive rating, peaking at #3 in a number of international locations. At the moment, on the time of writing this text, on December 26, Due Date is within the Prime 3 in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, and a number of other different international locations.
Due Date is at present not obtainable for streaming within the U.S. Nevertheless, it’s also obtainable to buy and hire digitally, along with being obtainable on bodily media. It was launched on DVD and Blu-ray by Warner House Video in February 2011.
Directed by Todd Phillips, coming off the success of the Hangover films, Due Date facilities on Peter Highman (performed by Downey), an architect who has to discover a strategy to get from Atlanta to Los Angeles in time for the delivery of his little one. However his cross-country journey is made extra sophisticated when Peter has to catch a journey with Ethan (Galifianakis), an aspiring actor who brings chaos with him.
The solid of Due Date contains Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Matt Walsh, RZA, Danny McBride, Mimi Kennedy, and Keegan-Michael Key, with Juliette Lewis reprising a personality she performed within the Phillips-directed comedy Outdated Faculty. Critiques have been usually destructive, with a 39% on Rotten Tomatoes, and that was partly attributed to the movie’s predictable beats after the large profession increase that the 2 leads and the director loved.
It’s exactly due to that continued increase, although, with Downey’s Oscar-winning flip in Oppenheimer, to not point out Phillips’ headline-grabbing work on the Joker films, that Due Date lends itself to discoverability within the streaming realm. It is likewise a part of why there’s a push to see Downey in additional comedic roles that play to his strengths.
- Launch Date
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November 4, 2010
- Runtime
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95minutes
- Director
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Todd Phillips
- Writers
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Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, Adam Sztykiel