Free Guy

Free Guy

Life's too short to be a background character.

All ages 2021 · 115 min · ★ 7.4 (10K) · Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction

A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.

Directed by Shawn Levy · Written by Matt Lieberman

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