Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “The Fall Guy” is already available to watch from home less than a month after its theatrical release.
David Leitch’s action-comedy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is now available to rent and purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV.
The film fell short of expectations, collecting $28.5 million during the opening weekend of May 3. Despite hope that it would have long legs (Leitch’s prior film, 2022’s Brad Pitt-led assassin thriller “Bullet Train,” overcame similar box office odds), “The Fall Guy” looks like it may find more success outside the cinema.
Also, audiences and critics are digging the film, which landed an “A-” CinemaScore and 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. “The Fall Guy” sees Gosling as a former stuntman who tries to track down a missing movie star (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) so he can salvage a big studio movie, which is being directed by his ex-girlfriend (Blunt).
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