Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: July 10, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
18
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
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Original-CinChris KnightJul 8, 2026
For about a day after I watched Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, I was dismissive of its Airplane (but not quite as good) comedic styling and the over-the-top acting, which felt like it was trying to wear me down. And yet by day two I was telling family and friends about some of the oddball moments of humour that made no logical sense but also made me laugh. Read full review
91
IndieWireChristian ZilkoJan 28, 2026
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is best understood as a basket of jokes and non sequiturs that simply need some kind of framework to keep things semi-coherent. That’s a compliment, of course, as these are very, very funny jokes. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesAmy NicholsonJul 9, 2026
My usual problem with capers is they almost always climax with a tedious chase sequence. Thankfully, Wain undermines the formula, simply snatching clever ideas as they flit past. Read full review
87
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJul 7, 2026
It is all delightfully nonsensical stuff, but conceived and executed with neurosurgeon-level care. Read full review
83
The Film StageKent M. WilhelmFeb 5, 2026
As the world continues fermenting its vile culture, the gang behind The State and Wet Hot American Summer is back to save you from the merciless onslaught of bad news. At least for 90 minutes. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithJul 9, 2026
Despite some thin spots, “Gail Daughtry” is a comic highlight of the summer. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanJan 28, 2026
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is a flagrant concoction that wants to do nothing more than make you laugh, and at that it succeeds. Yet in its way, there’s a bit of a vision to it. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterRichard LawsonJan 28, 2026
Both goofy and edgy, the film may not land every punchline, but it satisfies in visceral, pleasurable ways that a more sophisticated comedy could not. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comClint WorthingtonJul 10, 2026
That lack of focus means it doesn’t quite fire on all cylinders like Wain’s prior pictures, but when the bone-dumb gags fly this gleefully (and frequently), it’s hard to care overmuch. Read full review
70
TimeStephanie ZacharekJul 10, 2026
The whole enterprise glows with friendly, pleasing daffiness. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneDavid FearJul 9, 2026
The key to making all of this work is really Deutch, who knows how to lace an all-American sweetness with a sense of anarchy lurking right below the surface. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJul 9, 2026
“Gail Daughtry” is a cheerfully corny, sometimes surreal caper with a whiff of cynicism beneath the buffoonery. Read full review
70
ColliderRoss BonaimeJan 30, 2026
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is as unhinged as the name implies, and it’s exactly what we’d want from Wain and Marino. These two have proven that their brand of comedy hasn’t gotten old over the decades, and thank goodness they’re back making the most insane movie comedies out there. Read full review
70
TheWrapMatt DonatoJan 28, 2026
It’s an unexpected commentary on filmmaking that layers metatextual zingers into its unbelievable rom-com intentions, somehow delivering what the title promises and more. In terms of mainstream comedies, we’re not in Kansas anymore—and that’s a win for Wain’s collective. Read full review
65
The Travers TakePeter TraversJul 10, 2026
A tossed-together sex farce from the wobbly world of David Wain that stays irresistible even when it goes off the rails Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldJul 13, 2026
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is as unwieldy as its title, but it definitely brings laughter — and that, in any season, is a gift. Read full review
63
The Associated PressLindsey BahrJul 8, 2026
The only thing this movie takes seriously is its wholehearted commitment to absurdity. No idea is too dumb to explore, sometimes twice. Even when the jokes don’t land, there is still a kind of joy in it all. When Read full review
63
Slant MagazineTaylor WilliamsJul 7, 2026
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is basically a steady stream of gags and utter ridiculousness, and in that regard, it mostly throws softballs. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJan 28, 2026
It succeeds in fits and starts – I laughed more than I have at many a comedy in the past year – but its wild, scattershot humour is so hit and miss, too many jokes going nowhere, that it’s not quite the rousing win I wanted it to be. Read full review
58
The PlaylistMarshall ShafferJan 28, 2026
Even the most hair-brained of Wain’s films have some quality elements, and Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is certainly no exception to that rule. But it’s nevertheless a slight disappointment to see a luminary operating at the lower end of his power and promise. Read full review
55
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJan 26, 2026
There’s not much to latch onto here except the faint flickers of the better film this one, with more care and attention to detail, might have been. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonJul 9, 2026
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass will only work if you’re able to get on its zany wavelength. Despite my best efforts, I was unable to do so. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesJul 9, 2026
The heart’s there, no doubt about it. If it only had better laughs. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshJul 9, 2026
It has far too many ideas for its own good, and yet no ideas that are good enough to sustain this bizarre curio of a comedy. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubJacob OllerJul 9, 2026
Less of a direct spoof than either Wet Hot American Summer or They Came Together, Gail Daughtry And The Celebrity Sex Pass gestures at larger Hollywood mythos, but its humor gets lost along the way—even though it’s equipped with a map to the stars. Read full review
50
Next Best PictureCody DericksJan 28, 2026
The jokes are plentiful in quantity but certainly not in quality, and the shiny, cheap-looking filmmaking itself doesn’t make it any easier on the eyes than it is on the ears. And while it certainly has a heart, thanks in huge part to the talented ensemble of funny performers, it doesn’t have the brains or the nerve to be clever or daring in its comedy. Read full review
50
Screen DailyAmber WilkinsonJan 28, 2026
The flimsy narrative just about holds together but the jokes, while plentiful, often feel like rehashes of something the Zucker Brothers did better decades ago. Read full review
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