30 Minutes or Less

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30 Minutes or Less

R

2011

1h 23m

Action

Crime

Drama

Comedy

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Nick is a pizza deliverer who lives a fairly ordinary, boring life -- until he crosses paths with two aspiring criminal masterminds, who kidnap him, strap a bomb to his chest and force him to rob a bank for them. Nick doesn't get much time to pull off the difficult task, so he enlists the aid of Chet, his estranged pal. As time ticks away, Nick and Chet face many obstacles, not the least of which is their volatile relationship.

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Critics Consensus

It's sporadically funny and it benefits from a talented cast, but 30 Minutes or Less suffers from a disjointed narrative, and too often mistakes crude gags for true lowbrow humor.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Dec 6, 2011

The film contains a remarkable level of violence, yet never establishes a tone that would make it seem funny or truly shocking; the jokes flounder in an air of half-hearted spite.

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Michael Leader

Little White Lies

Sep 16, 2011

1/5

Puerile, irritating and insultingly phallocentric.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Sep 16, 2011

2/5

30 Minutes or Less has one of those screenplays that looks goodish on paper but is only a bit above average.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Mar 9, 2023

1/4

The comedy reaches for broad laughs of the bromance and stoner kind, but not in a good way.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 30, 2020

7/10

Though it won't win any awards for its plot, the film does excel in the department it clearly directs all its efforts toward: dialogue.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 24, 2020

2.5/4.0

While the film is far from a disaster, from a director who's already proven he's capable of so much more it's undeniably disappointing.

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Dani G

@RT81139271 Aug 1, 2026

Bad casting, bad chemistry.... A downer after Zombieland

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Chris S

@Janomi Jul 4, 2026

30 Minutes or Less has a great premise that's easy to get behind. A pizza delivery driver forced to rob a bank while wearing an explosive vest creates immediate urgency, and director Ruben Fleischer keeps the story moving at a brisk pace. At just over 80 minutes, the film wastes very little time and delivers a steady stream of action and comedy. Jesse Eisenberg and Aziz Ansari have excellent chemistry, with Eisenberg's nervous energy playing perfectly against Ansari's sarcastic confidence. Danny McBride and Nick Swardson add plenty of chaotic humor as the bumbling masterminds, while Michael Peña makes the most of his limited screen time. The biggest disappointment is that the screenplay never fully capitalizes on its terrific concept. Instead of finding increasingly clever ways to use the premise, it often falls back on familiar action-comedy tropes and hit-or-miss crude humor. It's entertaining enough, but it never becomes as funny or inventive as its setup promises.

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Emanuel D

@RT68627051 Jun 29, 2026

It´s a movie that tries to be an action film, but it turns out a besteirol film, a protagonist Jesse Eisenberg ( Nick Davies) a excellent actor, because the situations is a film, I ve seen better. The movie ends on a happy and humorus note. I recomend film

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Jen T.

@RT68011341 May 10, 2026

I thought the movie was just a good funny watch. Not really a movie deserving of any kind of award but a movie doesn't always need to be deep or profound for it to be good. I thought the cast was good and the lines and jokes hit pretty well.

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Downriver R

@Downriver Apr 6, 2026

Danny mcbride makes this movie a comedic masterpiece. Super funny movie. Way Underrated.

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Noel L

@RT15930389 Apr 4, 2026

Just so dumb and not in a good way

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Synopsis

Nick is a pizza deliverer who lives a fairly ordinary, boring life -- until he crosses paths with two aspiring criminal masterminds, who kidnap him, strap a bomb to his chest and force him to rob a bank for them. Nick doesn't get much time to pull off the difficult task, so he enlists the aid of Chet, his estranged pal. As time ticks away, Nick and Chet face many obstacles, not the least of which is their volatile relationship.

Director: Ruben Fleischer
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld, Ben Stiller, Jeremy Kramer
Screenwriter: Michael Diliberti
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Production Co: Red Hour Films
Rating: R (Nudity|Crude and Sexual Content|Pervasive Language|Some Violence)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 12, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.1M
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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