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Free Guy (2021)

A bank teller discovers that he's actually an NPC inside a brutal, open world video game. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Taika Waititi.

Free Guy
Free Guy
PG-13
Action
Adventure
Comedy

Release Date
August 13, 2021
Director
Shawn Levy
Runtime
1hr 55min
Main Genre
Action
Format
Streaming
Studio
20th Century Studios, Berlanti Productions, 21 Laps Entertainment
Writers
Matt Lieberman
Tagline
The world needed a hero. They got a guy

Summary

In the extremely popular video game, Free City, a NPC named Guy learns the true nature of his existence when he meets the girl of his dreams, a human player. This player's interactions with Guy has massive affects on him, the game, and real world as they play it.

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