The Three Stooges

The Three Stooges (2012)

  • 47% of critics liked it
    (105 reviews)

  • 63% of users liked it
    (111,823 ratings)

Left on a nun's doorstep, Larry, Curly and Moe grow up finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking and woo-woo-wooing their way to uncharted levels of knuckleheaded misadventure. Out to save their childhood home, only The Three Stooges could become embroiled in an oddball murder plot...while also stumbling into… More

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PG, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Written By
Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 13, 2012 Limited
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • David Denby, New Yorker

    The movie is so infantile that it achieves a special kind of purity and gentleness.

  • Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice

    The leads acquit themselves in the physical comedy, resurrecting shtick honed on a thousand-and-one vaudeville stages, and recreated in as many playgrounds.

  • Eric D. Snider, Film.com

    Any reasonable objections to the Farrellys' Three Stooges will not be on the grounds that it desecrates a revered comedy franchise, but on the grounds that it's not very funny.

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    If this is a tribute, it's a crass and clumsy one.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    For the Farrellys, The Three Stooges is a labor of love. For non-believers, it's merely a labor.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tired of P


    Directed (and co-written) by The Farrelly Brothers, C3 Entertainment, 2012 Starring: Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, Will Sasso, Jane Lynch, Sofia Vergara, Stephen Collins, Jennifer Hudson, and Larry David. Genre: Comedy Question: Do you think it's glamorous being a… More

  • Phil H


    So I'm British and I don't really have any or much knowledge on this all American legendary comedic trio but I know of them and how it works. From that small bit of recognition I can see the effort put into this film from the three main cast members and must give kudos to… More

  • Mark H


    Explaining why this made me laugh is like describing why Adagio for Strings makes me cry. It's more of a mood that the Farrelly brothers set up and maintain. For one thing they keep the atmosphere surprisingly wholesome. (It's rated PG, not PG-13 but PG) And why… More

  • Alexander D


    At this point in time, the slapstick genre is nearly dead. We had TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL last year, and that is The Three Stooges gone insanely violent, but that was the first feature film we've had in quite a while. THE THREE STOOGES resurrects the sub-genre quite well.… More

  • Randy T


    Terrific performances by Sean Hayes (Larry), Will Sasso (Curly) and Chris Diamantopoulos (Moe) are muted by the sophomoric, asinine inclusion of Jersey Shore and Kardashian gags that frankly don't work on anyone over the age of seventeen.

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