What is Pineapple Express about?
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
A stoner and his dealer flee a crooked cop in a broad, raunchy, and darkly-comic crime spree.
Pulpy, with big broad humor. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hulu.
Pineapple Express parents guide
No surprises for an R: some innuendo or implied sex and strong violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is Pineapple Express scary?
- Only a little. Pineapple Express has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Pineapple Express?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Pineapple Express rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is an R, with strong violence and frequent strong language. Keep it for adults.
Cast and crew
Directed byDavid Gordon Green
StarringSeth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole, Danny McBride, Rosie Perez, Kevin Corrigan
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