

The Peanut Butter Falcon
A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.
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7.4/10
1,703 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6.2M
- Box office
- $23.7M
- Language
- English
- escape
- runaway
- wrestling
- down syndrome
- on the run
- wrestling coach
- raft
- nursing home
- disability
- dream come true
- escape plan
- southern gothic
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Behind the camera
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Produced in
United States of America
Where to watch
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSouth by Southwest Film Festival9 Mar 2019
- PremiereLighthouse International Film Festival7 Jun 2019
- PremiereNantucket Film Festival22 Jun 2019
- Theatrical (limited)PG-139 Aug 2019
- TheatricalPG-1323 Aug 2019
United KingdomGB
- Premiere12ABFI London Film Festival3 Oct 2019
- Theatrical12A18 Oct 2019
- PremiereFilmBath Festival11 Nov 2019
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival6 Aug 2019
- TheatricalM1 Oct 2019
- Digital / OTTM1 Mar 2020
CanadaCA
- Theatrical (limited)14A23 Aug 2019
- Theatrical (limited)Montreal30 Aug 2019
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1512 Mar 2020
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-727 Sept 2019
FranceFR
- PremiereDeauville Film Festival11 Sept 2019
- Digital / OTT23 Jan 2020
- Digital / OTT12Prime Video1 Sept 2022
GermanyDE
- PremiereHamburg Film Festival3 Oct 2019
- Theatrical1219 Dec 2019
GreeceGR
- TheatricalΚ-128 Oct 2020
Hong KongHK
- TheatricalIIA28 May 2020
IrelandIE
- Theatrical12A18 Oct 2019
IsraelIL
- PremiereHaifa Film Festival13 Oct 2019
Frequently asked questions
The Peanut Butter Falcon was released on 9 August 2019.
Audience reviews
5- S9/10
SWITCH.
1/12/2020
'The Peanut Butter Falcon' has become the rare indie darling to make a splash at the U.S. box office, and Australian audiences would be wise to follow suit. It's a comedy that is as sweet and unique as its main star, and points towards a bright future for disabled inclusivity in film. - Ashley Teresa Read Ashley's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-peanut-butter-falcon-wholesome-…
- N7/10
nadjaclementine
3/24/2020
> Heartwarming and sweet, though lacking a memorable plot to anchor it.
- T
tmdb15435519
4/18/2021
Cinema cannot get much better than this. Brilliant.
- C8/10
CinemaSerf
3/28/2022
I was a bit sceptical when I saw the casting for this - Shia LaBeouf trying to rehabilitate himself after his recent off-screen shenanigans with a heart-rending story about a lad with Down Syndrome? Well, how wrong was I? It is a an uplifting experience from start to finish. A brief appearance from Bruce Dern, a coating of of vaseline and away we go into a journey that sees Zak meet and travel with Tyler as they deve…
- J8/10
JJ Rosales
10/24/2026
Didn't realize that was Dakota Johnson but I knew I thought she was attractive. This is one the best feel good movies we've had in a long time.
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