Mark Wahlberg’s new thriller is officially one of the biggest hits ever made by Amazon MGM Studios. According to Deadlinethe film directed by Shane Black Play dirty was seen by 57 million Prime Video subscribers worldwide in the first 28 days since its debut, making it one of Amazon MGM Studios’ top 10 most-watched films during that period.
At the time when Play dirty Premiering on Prime Video in October, it topped the Nielsen movie streaming charts with 788 million minutes streamed. This success came despite largely negative reviews for the film, which has a lousy score on Rotten Tomatoes, along with CBR’s. Play dirty review noting the film’s over-reliance on familiar genre tropes.
“Play dirty doesn’t quite live up to the best Shane Black films like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Or The nice guys“, the review concludes, “but it manages to bring together a large ensemble cast that evokes the Oceann’s film series or even Italian work.
“The plot doesn’t live up to those of the previously mentioned films, with its overuse of tropes and predictable turns. But it still offers an exciting mix of action and adventure and allows fans to immerse themselves in a fun story without fear of getting bogged down in deep intrigue or exposition.”
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Amazon MGM Studios’ most-watched movie of all time remains last year’s star-packed Christmas movie Redstarring Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu and JK Simmons, which racked up 50 million views in just four days. Earlier this year, John Cena and Idris Elba Heads of State became the studios’ fourth most-watched film with over 75 million views.
Play Dirty is a big hit on Prime Video
Inspired by the Parker books by Donald Westlake, Play dirty stars Wahlberg as the titular criminal, Parker, and LaKeith Stanfield as another recurring Westlake character, Alan Grofield. Play dirty, being an action thriller with two protagonists, it may recall another of Black’s great hits, the 1987 film Ur-Buddy Cop. Deadly weapon. Play dirty flips the script by making the main duo criminals instead of police.
Wahlberg himself did the Deadly weapon comparison before Play dirtyliberation. “It’s got action, high stakes, humor, great characters, the best dialogue from Shane Black,” Wahlberg said.
He continued: “Whenever we were talking about, ‘Okay, what’s the kind of movie you want to make as an actor if we’re talking about a big, giant commercial movie?’ And Deadly weapon is still here,” he said, “and in some of the other films that Shane has written, so I couldn’t have been happier. I hope he was as happy about the experience as I was.”
Play dirtyParker’s plot sees Parker assemble a team to pull off a unique heist. For his job to succeed, he must outsmart the New York mafia, a South American dictator and the richest man in the world.
Besides Wahlberg and Stanfield, Play dirty also stars Rosa Salazar, Keegan-Michael Key, Chukwudi Iwuji, Nat Wolff, Gretchen Mol, Thomas Jane and Tony Shalhoub. Black co-wrote the film’s screenplay with Charles Mondry and Anthony Bagarozzi.
Play dirty is broadcast on Prime Video.
- Release date
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October 1, 2025
- Runtime
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125 minutes
- Director
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Shane Black
- Writers
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Donald E. Westlake, Shane Black, Anthony Bagarozzi, Charles Mondry
- Producers
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Jules Daly, Marc Toberoff, Susan Downey
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LaKeith Stanfield
Grofield