Film

Last Action Hero 1993

Directed by John McTiernan

  • Fantasy, Action, Comedy
  • 131 min
  • PG-13

This isn't the movies anymore.

After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is transported into the film and teams up with the cop to stop a villain who escapes into the real world.

FantasyActionComedyheromagicvillainparodychild in perilfilm in filmbreaking the fourth wallspoofmagical objectcartoon catticketself-referential

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Character

Nostalgic, unpretentious, ironic and plot-driven.

  • contemporarynostalgic
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • earnestironic
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • cooloverwhelming

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 2The Genre Devotee: disliked by 52 / 5The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: disliked by 50 / 5The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 2The Cartographer: disliked by 22 / 2The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 1The Archivist: disliked by 11 / 1The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 1The Empath: disliked by 11 / 1The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 1The Formalist: disliked by 11 / 1The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 1The Ironist: disliked by 11 / 1The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: disliked by 20 / 2loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

53 profiled raters. Loved most by The Cartographers; disliked most by The Genre Devotees.

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  • “Does the irony keep it from meaning anything?”

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  • “Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”

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  • “Is Arnold Schwarzenegger the best thing in Last Action Hero?”

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