Metacritic Movie Ratings
Peeples Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesBill Zwecker

  While Peeples follows a very predictable course as a romantic comedy and does not break any ground in that genre of filmmaking, this movie is more engaging than you might expect.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Grier plays the part of the pompous patrician with superb finesse and dry wit, easily the movie's highlight.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Variety

  Peeples may appropriate its entire premise and plot structure from “Meet the Parents,” but its heart is suffused with French cinema.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Village VoiceZachary Wigon

  While she doesn't quite achieve the screwball zaniness she strives for, Chism deserves commendation for crafting a farcical work that feels like it concerns real characters.

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• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Director Tina Gordon Chism keeps the innocuous class-meets-crass jokes bubbling, and the actors are amiable, but Peeples often seems to want to turn these characters into benignly goofy role models. Maybe that's why the basic comic collision never explodes.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden

  The film’s first half is a slog as Chism sets up the minefield for Wade, with every (fully visible) mine certain to explode.

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