Action comedy

MacGruber (2010): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: MacGruber
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: 2010-05-21
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Will Forte, Val Kilmer, Kristen Wiig

MacGruber is a 2010 action comedy starring Will Forte, Val Kilmer and Kristen Wiig. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes and earned $9.3 million worldwide on a $10 million budget. Critics gave it 47% on Rotten Tomatoes and 43 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.6/10.

IMDb rating: 5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 47%
worldwide gross: $9.3M
Metascore: 43

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Released: May 21, 2010
Runtime: 1h 30m (90 min)
Genres: Action , Comedy
Original language: English
Studio: Universal Pictures
Budget: $10M
After the credits: Yes Extra scene during or after the credits

The story

What Is MacGruber About?

The premise of MacGruber without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A former field operative with a distinctive mullet seeks to find redemption after a personal tragedy. Recruited to stop the villainous Dieter Von Cunth from initiating a nuclear disaster, he reluctantly assembles a team and rediscovers his forgotten skills. Facing a dangerous mission and his own inner demons, this unlikely hero must confront his past while striving to save the world from destruction.

MacGruber Themes & Keywords

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Cast & crew

MacGruber Cast

Will Forte leads the cast, with Val Kilmer and Kristen Wiig.

Ratings

MacGruber Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave MacGruber 47% on Rotten Tomatoes and 43 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.6/10.

IMDb

5.6 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes

47% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 35%
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Metacritic

43 Metascore

User score 6.5
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TMDB

54% User score
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Plot

MacGruber Plot Summary

What happens in MacGruber from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

In the breathtaking Dzhugdzhur Mountains of eastern Siberia, a notorious criminal named Dieter Von Cunth and his ruthless crew seize a nuclear X-5 warhead from the hands of the Russian army, leaving no witnesses in their violent wake during a seemingly routine transfer. Meanwhile, in Ecuador, Col. Jim Faith (Powers Boothe) and Lt. Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) are on a desperate mission to find the legendary operative MacGruber, played by Will Forte. A decorated veteran with an array of accolades—16 Purple Hearts and 3 Congressional Medals of Honor—MacGruber is a man of exceptional skill with a history of serving in intense war zones.

Full summary

The whole story of MacGruber, scene by scene

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Timeline of events

Box office

MacGruber Box Office & Budget

MacGruber grossed $9.3 million worldwide on a $10 million budget, 93% of what it cost. $8.5 million came from the US and Canada and $797,295 (9%) from the rest of the world.

2010 box office

Worldwide gross

$9.3M

93% of its budget back