@REEL_DEAL2026-01-12 03:00 UTC
Hacks has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
2021 · Comedy / Drama
Hacks
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED18%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 ROASTS REGISTERED
SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED24%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 SALT SHAKES LOGGED
TOTAL LEDGER ENTRIES FOR THIS TITLE · 0 · LIVE
ICE COLD · STRUCTURALLY PERFECT
ICE COLD · 0–20%
Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
CERTIFIED COOKED · 71–100%
An absolute cinematic disaster.
No synopsis available. Probably for the best.
— THE CRITIC'S ROAST
🚬 LIGHTING A CIGAR OFF THE SCREENPLAY…
— AUDIENCE VERDICT TAGS · LIVE10 TAGS
— THE DOSSIER
RELEASE DATE
2021
RUNTIME
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GENRE
Comedy / Drama
PLOT SUMMARY
Synopsis withheld out of mercy.
STARRING CAST
Cast information unavailable.
— SUBMIT A ROAST
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@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-21 03:00 UTC
Hacks: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-10 09:00 UTC
Hacks put every joke in the trailer and then dared us to sit through the rest.
@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-19 19:00 UTC
Laughed twice during Hacks. Once was a sneeze.
— FROM THE WILD
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Simulated r/movies discussion threads · curated commentary timeline.
r/TrueFilm · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 1.9k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Hacks?
Honestly, Hacks would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
💬 317 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/movies · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 1.2k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Hacks actually is?
Rewatched Hacks last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
💬 1,033 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/flicks · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 4.8k points
Unpopular opinion: Hacks is the most overrated film of the decade
Just got out of Hacks and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
💬 861 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/criticalkino · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 3.6k points
Hot Take: Hacks's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Director clearly thought Hacks was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
💬 1,135 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD