A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.
Top Billed Cast
Shia LaBeouf
Tyler
Zack Gottsagen
Zak
Dakota Johnson
Eleanor
Thomas Haden Church
Salt Water Redneck
John Hawkes
Duncan
Bruce Dern
Carl
Jon Bernthal
Mark
Yelawolf
Ratboy
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
S SWITCH.Verified TMDB Critic
2020-01-12
'The Peanut Butter Falcon' has become the rare indie darling to make a splash at the U.S. box office, and Australian audiences would be wise to follow suit. It's a comedy that is as sweet and unique as its main star, and points towards a bright future for disabled inclusivity in film.
- Ashley Teresa
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N nadjaclementineVerified TMDB Critic
2020-03-24
> Heartwarming and sweet, though lacking a memorable plot to anchor it....
T tmdb15435519Verified TMDB Critic
2021-04-18
Cinema cannot get much better than this. Brilliant....
C CinemaSerfVerified TMDB Critic
2022-03-28
I was a bit sceptical when I saw the casting for this - Shia LaBeouf trying to rehabilitate himself after his recent off-screen shenanigans with a heart-rending story about a lad with Down Syndrome? Well, how wrong was I? It is a an uplifting experience from start to finish. A brief appearance from Bruce Dern, a coating of of vaseline and away we go into a journey that sees Zak meet and travel with Tyler as they develop a bond that is truly joyful and convincing. You can tell that they both had fun making the film, the chemistry is palpable. Our family used to work closely with folks and their...
