Free Guy
“Life's too short to be a background character.”
A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.
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Cast
77 people
Shawn Levy Director · Zak Penn Screenplay Matt Lieberman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $332M · Budget $110M · United States release August 13, 2021
Box office
Budget
$110,000,000
Worldwide gross
$331,526,598
Gross vs. budget
3.0×
Production
Berlanti Productions
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21 Laps Entertainment
Production
Maximum Effort
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Lit Entertainment Group
Production
20th Century Studios
Production · Studio
TSG Entertainment
Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
Libérer Guy
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Japanese
Release dates
United States · August 3, 2021
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · August 13, 2021
Theatrical
United States · September 28, 2021
Digital
United States
October 12, 2021 · Physical
February 23, 2022 · Digital · Disney+ / HBO Max
February 26, 2022 · TV · HBO
September 12, 2023 · TV · FX
Australia
September 9, 2021 · Theatrical · New South Wales
December 1, 2021 · Digital
Belgium
August 11, 2021 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 19, 2021 · Theatrical
January 26, 2022 · Digital · Star+
Bulgaria
August 19, 2021 · Theatrical
Canada
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
February 5, 2022 · TV · Super Écran
China
August 27, 2021 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
Estonia
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
France
August 11, 2021 · Theatrical
December 8, 2021 · Digital
December 10, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
June 10, 2022 · Digital · MyCanal
October 3, 2025 · TV · M6
Germany
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
September 29, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
October 7, 2021 · Physical
Greece
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
December 10, 2021 · Digital · TVOD
India
September 17, 2021 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
Israel
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
March 1, 2023 · Digital · Disney+
Italy
August 11, 2021 · Theatrical
Japan
August 13, 2021 · Digital
Lithuania
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 11, 2021 · Theatrical
September 29, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
New Zealand
December 1, 2021 · Digital
Peru
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
Poland
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 19, 2021 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
September 28, 2021 · Digital
October 12, 2021 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray / DVD
February 23, 2022 · Digital · Disney+ / HBO Max
February 26, 2022 · TV · HBO
September 12, 2023 · TV · FX
Romania
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
Russia
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
October 15, 2021 · Digital
Singapore
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 11, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
August 18, 2021 · Theatrical
October 6, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
October 13, 2021 · Physical
Sweden
August 11, 2021 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 10, 2021 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Taiwan
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
Thailand
October 7, 2021 · Theatrical
Ukraine
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
Vietnam
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
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