Pawn Shop Chronicles

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Pawn Shop Chronicles

R

2013

1h 52m

Action

Comedy

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An Elvis impersonator, meth-addicted white supremacists, and a man searching for his wife hunt for a missing wedding ring.

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

Jul 30, 2013

1/4

The problem with "Pawn Shop Chronicles" is not the fact that it is a clone of "Pulp Fiction." The problem is that it is a lousy clone.

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

Jul 11, 2013

1/5

A hillbilly grindhouse yawp of a movie that belches in your face and leaves a sour stink.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

Jul 11, 2013

1/5

It gets pretty tiring watching decent actors indulge in such broad and unfunny caricatures.

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MontiLee Stormer

MovieReelist.com

Sep 16, 2020

3.5/5

The club scenes are incredible. Jennifer Lopez does her own dancing, training for months on the pole for that authentic feel. Cameos give it a never-ending party feel.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Jul 22, 2013

The freewheeling script strains to be edgy while most of its jokes fall flat.

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Annlee Ellingson

Paste Magazine

Jul 19, 2013

5.5/10

Pawn Shop Chronicles' stylistic flourishes, used so judiciously in The Cooler are heavy-handed here and, with the possible exception of when the picture squints into anamorphic, just not that clever.

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donnie M

@RT64375194 Oct 25, 2026

just seeing this in 2026-worst Elvis impression i've ever seen-i lasted about 3 min. and had to change the channel.....

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Houde F

@houde Oct 2, 2026

Pawn Shop Chronicles is a hidden Grindhouse gem. Centered around a rural Louisiana pawn shop, its overlapping anthology setup blends Pulp Fiction storytelling with massive Preacher vibes: a drug-riddled town where faith is reduced to an empty tradition. For a $5M budget, the star-studded cast is insane. Matt Dillon and Elijah Wood deliver top-tier performances, while Brendan Fraser playing a hopelessly untalented Elvis impersonator is pure genius - his painfully ambitious performance steals the show. With sharp cinematography and surprisingly slick visual effects, it punches way above its budget class. When everything converges to the tunes of Amazing Grace, the madness comes together in the best way possible. Crazy, cynical, and highly entertaining.

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Kyle K

@RT21204535 Jun 27, 2026

Came across this movie and glad I watched it.

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Russell A.

@rcamos12 May 23, 2026

Fraser is superb in this.

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Gokusan1721 T

@RT17400285 Apr 30, 2026

The movie starts violently with a first story being not too interesting, yet very good crafted. You need some intelligence and no prejudice to understand this violent comedy. Tremendously underrated. Brendan Fraser as decadent Elvis is superb! Excellent entertainment!

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mark G

@Mark_Alan_G. Apr 5, 2026

Maybe it's a bit of a mess, but ambition should be rewarded. Moreover, this is a great cast put together. I think it's worth a watch.

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Synopsis

An Elvis impersonator, meth-addicted white supremacists, and a man searching for his wife hunt for a missing wedding ring.

Director: Wayne Kramer
Producer: David Mimran, Steven Schneider, Jordan Schur, Nick Thurlow, Paul Walker
Screenwriter: Adam Minarovich
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Mimran Schur Pictures
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Graphic Nudity|Sexual Material|Some Drug Use|Violence)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 12, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.9K
Runtime: 1h 52m

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