Free Guy

Free Guy is a 2021 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Shawn Levy from a screenplay by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn, and a story by Lieberman. It stars Ryan Reynolds as Guy, a bank teller who discovers he is actually a non-player character in a massively multiplayer online video game and becomes the hero of the story, trying to save his friends from deletion by the game's creator. Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Taika Waititi also star.
Free Guy premiered at the Piazza Grande section of the 74th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland on August 10, 2021. Following a year-long delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was released theatrically in the United States three days later on August 13 in RealD 3D, IMAX and Dolby Cinema formats by 20th Century Studios. It has grossed $331 million worldwide, making it the tenth highest grossing film of 2021. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the clever concept and compared it favorably to science fiction films and action video games such as Ready Player One, The Truman Show, The Matrix, Grand Theft Auto and Fortnite.
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