Play Dirty
Amazon MGM Studios | Release Date (Streaming): October 1, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
5

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzOct 2, 2025
Although it has a solid cast, some amusing bits, and lots of imaginative violence, “Play Dirty,” a comedy-thriller-action movie about the theft of already-stolen treasures in a plot to topple a dictator, is easily the most forgettable of Shane Black‘s films, as both writer and writer-director. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineChris BarsantiSep 30, 2025
Shane Black’s film plays like a misguided action extravaganza from the 1980s. Read full review
30
The New York TimesRobert DanielsOct 1, 2025
Play Dirty is a misanthropic work. Which isn’t inherently a deal breaker, but a stiff Wahlberg lacks the moxie to make the brutal barrage of death amusing or worthwhile. Read full review
25
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 28, 2025
It isn’t all that much fun. The odd chuckle doesn’t atone for the scads of laughs that just don’t land in a story that spins its wheels on the snowy streets of NYC. Except when the crooks drive a Rivian. Read full review
25
The Film MavenKristen LopezOct 3, 2025
It's not that Play Dirty is a terrible movie, just a very dull one. Read full review
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