“Life's too short to be a background character.”
A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.
Ryan Reynolds
Guy
Jodie Comer
Millie Rusk / Molotovgirl
Lil Rel Howery
Buddy
Joe Keery
Keys
Utkarsh Ambudkar
Mouser
Taika Waititi
Antwan
Channing Tatum
Revenjamin Buttons
Aaron W Reed
Dude
Britne Oldford
Barista
Camille Kostek
Bombshell
Free Guy is a comedy, adventure, science fiction film released in 2021 exploring themes of hero, artificial intelligence (a.i.), video game, virtual reality, gun, code. Directed by Shawn Levy, it stars Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery. A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.
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