Balls Up

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Balls Up

R

2026

1h 44m

Comedy

Adventure

Action

Crime

Sports

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In this raunchy, over-the-top comedy, marketing executives Brad (Mark Wahlberg) and Elijah (Paul Walter Hauser) go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.

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Critics Consensus

Balls Up, thumbs down.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Apr 27

1.5/5

This alleged comedy has all the structural and performance elements required to create humour, but is stunningly unfunny.

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John Nugent

Empire Magazine

Apr 17

1/5

As far as titles go, Balls Up is about right. This is a disaster.

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Calum Marsh

New York Times

Apr 16

There are slapstick foibles, sight gags about rubbers, and many, many vulgar jokes — some good for a laugh, though I doubt the film's Oscar prospects.

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews (Ghost.io)

Jun 12

D

Cinema has the power to find joy in the absurd, but this one ultimately collapses under the weight of its own messy execution.

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Mini Anthikad-Chhibber

The Hindu

Jun 9

This action comedy from Peter Farrelly, despite a surfeit of on-screen activity, is neither funny nor engaging

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Lael Loewenstein

FilmWeek (LAist)

May 7

The film does itself no favors from the first minutes.

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faizaan K

@RT59566872 3d

The movie starts of bad, and as it progresses it just keeps getting worse. The jokes aren't funny and it doesn't make sense. The characters reflecting on their past is so miss placed. Cohen's acting makes it even harder to watch.

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Remko D

@RT73388733 Jun 28

This was amazeballs!

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jason R

@RT79850763 Jun 27

I thought it was great. If your a sensitive liberal that gets offended on others behalf then you may virtue signal your way into a bad review but this movie was solid slapstick comedy. Good comedy is cringe.

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Justin D

@RT15674855 Jun 24

The pairing of Wahlberg and Hauser as a comedic duo says everything. If you want a good laugh at truly raunchy jokes, this one is for you

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Victor C

@RT42332693 Jun 22

Terrible jokes. Out-of-date jokes. Weak script.

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Joseph S.

@winston2026 Jun 22

One of the funnest movies I have seen in years. Bad taste, you bet. Lighten up Francis.

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Peter Farrelly

Director

Mark Wahlberg

Brad

Paul Walter Hauser

Elijah

Daniela Melchior

Isabella Costa

Sacha Baron Cohen

Actor

Benjamin Bratt

Actor

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Synopsis

In this raunchy, over-the-top comedy, marketing executives Brad (Mark Wahlberg) and Elijah (Paul Walter Hauser) go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.

Director: Peter Farrelly
Producer: David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Andrew J. Muscato, Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese
Screenwriter: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese
Distributor: Prime Video
Production Co: Amazon MGM Studios
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Action, Crime, Sports
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 15, 2026
Runtime: 1h 44m