Riff Raff
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: February 28, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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5
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6
Negative:
4
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80
ColliderShaina WeatherheadSep 13, 2024
Featuring sidesplitting performances from its stacked cast and some gnarly, shocking twists, Dito Montiel's Riff Raff is as fun as it is jaw-dropping, and will keep you entranced (and at times mildly disturbed), for its entire wacky runtime. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFeb 28, 2025
The darkly entertaining but derivative crime comedy/drama “Riff Raff” features an amazing cast — some of them playing the kinds of roles we’ve come to expect from them, others out of their go-to comfort zone but reminding us of their range and versatility. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussFeb 25, 2025
If Quentin Tarantino ever made a family film, it might look like “Riff Raff.” Read full review
70
Film ThreatAndy HowellSep 20, 2024
Where Tarantino is bold, the main shortcoming here is that Montiel plays it safe. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliMar 3, 2025
For those who hang in there long enough, Riff Raff delivers. I just wish the buildup had been more engaging. Read full review
60
The GuardianLeslie FelperinSep 25, 2025
The cast’s enthusiasm, especially that of Coolidge and Murray who are willing to play the most loathsome of people, makes up for a lot. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesAmy NicholsonMar 4, 2025
Riff Raff is a solid crime comedy with unusual wiring. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyFeb 28, 2025
There doesn’t seem to be a single original bone in this film’s body that gives you a parade of half-baked comedic scenes braided with a trite thriller and family mystery. Read full review
50
VarietySiddhant AdlakhaSep 13, 2024
Its all-star cast performs admirably, in a film that takes its time to get going, reveals and confronts little once it does, and uses none of its story swerves to build on its dramatic themes, or its one-note humor. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneySep 13, 2024
Had all those assets been funneled into a movie with some tonal consistency and a script that built credible relationships, the result might have been a nasty bit of fun. Instead, it wobbles awkwardly between creeping mob menace and scrappy sitcom, inching toward a violent climax that still doesn’t acquire cohesion. Read full review
42
IndieWireMarya E. GatesSep 13, 2024
Two decades and half a dozen films later, everything that made his debut film feel fresh has now curdled like bad milk with his latest pitch black comedy Riff Raff. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 4, 2025
Riff Raff lives down to its title, a trashy movie with a gilded cast — a cast a tad tarnished thanks to the addition of this to their resumes. Read full review
30
ABC NewsPeter TraversFeb 28, 2025
How do you cram a cast of A-listers, led by Bill Murray, Jennifer Coolidge and Pete Davidson, into a crime caper so laugh deprived that calling it a comedy qualifies as false advertising? Here’s your answer. And it’s a crying shame. Read full review
30
The New York TimesGlenn KennyFeb 27, 2025
Harris and Murray are such reliably engaging screen presences that they provide a few glimmers of entertainment, provided you’re able to set aside the movie’s practically all-encompassing repulsiveness. Read full review
30
Screen RantFerdosa AbdiSep 19, 2024
I don’t go out of my way to drag films, as there is so much time and effort put into every project, and a film of this caliber was likely made with the best of intentions. But intending to craft a pitch-black dark crime comedy is different from actually executing one well. And Riff Raff just doesn't land. Read full review
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