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{{Short description|Film directed by Robert Schwentke}}
{{Distinguish|Red (2008 film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Red
| image          = Red ver7.jpg
| alt            = <!-- Alternative description can be improved read [[WP:ALT]] -->
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Robert Schwentke]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]]
* [[Mark Vahradian]]
}}
| writer         = {{Plainlist|
* Jon Hoeber
* Erich Hoeber
}}
| based_on       = {{based on|''[[Red (WildStorm)|Red]]''|[[Warren Ellis]]|{{quad}}[[Cully Hamner]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Bruce Willis]]
* [[Morgan Freeman]] 
* [[John Malkovich]]
* [[Mary-Louise Parker]]  
* [[Helen Mirren]] 
* [[Karl Urban]]
* [[Rebecca Pidgeon]]                 
* [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] 
* [[Richard Dreyfuss]] 
* [[Julian McMahon]] 
* [[Ernest Borgnine]] 
* [[James Remar]] 
}}
| music          = [[Christophe Beck]]
| cinematography = [[Florian Ballhaus]]
| editing        = [[Thom Noble]]
| studio         = [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]]<ref name="afi">{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/66577?cxt=filmography|title=RED (2010)|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref>
| distributor    = [[Summit Entertainment]]<ref name="afi" />
| released       = {{Film date|2010|09|29|[[Fantastic Fest]]|2010|10|15|United States}}
| runtime        = 111 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $58–60 million<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Grady |date=July 21, 2013 |title=Box office report: ''The Conjuring'' spooks ''R.I.P.D.'' with $41 million |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/07/21/box-office-report-the-conjuring/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127184626/https://ew.com/article/2013/07/21/box-office-report-the-conjuring/ |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |access-date=May 24, 2023 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/10/movie-projector-bruce-willis-gunning-for-jonny-knoxville-as-red-opens-against-jackass-3-d.html |title= Movie Projector: Bruce Willis gunning for Johnny Knoxville as 'RED' opens against 'Jackass 3-D' |last= Fritz |first= Ben |work= [[Los Angeles Times]] |date= October 14, 2010 |access-date= October 16, 2010 | quote = The studio spent about $60 million to make "RED" after tax credits}}</ref>
| gross          = $199 million<ref name="mojo" />
}}
'''''Red''''' is a 2010 American [[action comedy film]] loosely inspired by the [[DC Comics]] [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] [[Red (WildStorm)|of the same name]]. Produced by [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]] and distributed by [[Summit Entertainment]], it is the first film in the ''Red'' series. Directed by [[Robert Schwentke]] and written by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber, it stars [[Bruce Willis]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[John Malkovich]], [[Helen Mirren]], [[Karl Urban]], and [[Mary-Louise Parker]], alongside [[Rebecca Pidgeon]], [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], [[Richard Dreyfuss]], [[Julian McMahon]], [[Ernest Borgnine]], and [[James Remar]]. ''Red'' follows Frank Moses (Willis), a former black-ops agent who reunites with his old team to capture an assassin who has vowed to kill him.

The film was released on October 15, 2010. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $199 million worldwide, and also received a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]. A sequel, ''[[Red 2 (film)|Red 2]]'', was released on July 19, 2013. A third film was announced as in-development in 2013 but did not come to fruition.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/red-3-works-at-summit-524638]''[[Red 3 (film)|Red 3]]''<span> in the Works at Summit (Exclusive)</span>. Hollywoodreporter.com (2013-05-17). Retrieved on 2017-04-02.</ref>

==Plot==
<!-- Per WP:FILMPLOT, plot summaries for feature films should be between 400 to 700 words. -->Former [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] black ops agent Frank Moses lives a quiet life in the suburbs, and frequently tears up his pension checks in order to talk to call center employee Sarah Ross, with whom he has fallen in love over the phone. One day, an assassination squad attacks Frank at his home, but he single-handedly kills the entire squad. Frank travels to [[Kansas City, Missouri|Missouri]] to rescue Sarah, resorting to kidnapping her when she refuses to come along with him. Meanwhile, young CIA agent William Cooper is tasked by his supervisor Cynthia Wilkes to kill Frank.

In [[New Orleans]], Frank ties up Sarah in a motel room while he visits his former mentor Joe at a retirement home for help identifying the squad. Joe's intel reveals that the same squad murdered a [[The New York Times|New York Times]] reporter recently. Sarah gets loose and calls 9-1-1, accidentally alerting Cooper to her location. Frank saves her from one of Cooper's agents and the pair narrowly avoid Cooper in a car chase. In [[New York City|New York]], they speak with the reporter's mother and find a list of names the reporter was investigating, including Frank's, almost all of whom recently died. Meanwhile, Joe's room is infiltrated by a hitman, leaving Frank devastated.

Frank and Sarah track down retired agent Marvin Boggs in [[Pensacola, Florida|Florida]], whose name is on the list. He finds that all the names on the list were part of a series of killings in [[Guatemalan Civil War|Guatemala]] in 1981 that they were a part of. The three track down pilot Gabriel Singer, who flew the mission, but he is killed by a sniper before he can give any valuable information. After they escape, Frank secures the help of retired [[Federal Security Service|FSB]] agent Ivan Simanov in exchange for a favor, and with Sarah infiltrates the Secure Records Vault at the CIA's headquarters in [[Langley, Virginia|Virginia]] to obtain the Guatemala file. Frank runs into Cooper in his office and they fight; he dislocates Cooper's shoulder and Cooper shoots and wounds Frank. Frank and Sarah are picked up by Marvin and Joe, who survived the assassination. The four seek help from retired British assassin Victoria Winslow, who stitches Frank's wound and joins them as they decide to meet with Alexander Dunning, an arms dealer who is the only name left on the list still alive aside from Frank and Marvin.

Joe, Frank and Marvin interrogate Dunning at his home, where he reveals that the killings were ordered by the Vice President of the US, Robert Stanton, in order to cover up Stanton's [[Guatemalan genocide|mass killing of innocent villagers in Guatemala]]. Meanwhile, Cooper receives a tip that leads him to Dunning's mansion. Joe sacrifices his life to help Frank and Marvin escape. The two and Victoria are extracted by Ivan, but Sarah is captured by Cooper's men. Later, Frank breaks into Cooper's house and calls him, revealing that he intends to kill Stanton, and that if Sarah is harmed, he will kill Cooper's family as well. Finding the Guatemala file Frank left for him at his house, Cooper realizes that he is being used in the coverup and has himself assigned to Stanton's security detail.

The remaining group kidnaps Stanton from a fundraising dinner with the help of Ivan. Frank calls Cooper and arranges to trade Stanton for Sarah. Cooper arrives alone and Cynthia brings Sarah, as well as Dunning, who shoots Stanton and reveals himself and Cynthia to be behind the assassinations. He demands Frank drop his gun and orders Cooper to detain Frank, offering to make him CIA Director if he kills him and Sarah. Cooper instead gives Frank the keys to his handcuffs and kills Cynthia. Marvin and Victoria kill Dunning's bodyguards, and Frank and Marvin kill Dunning. Cooper then lets Frank and everyone else leave, staying behind to clean up after them and take care of the rest of the situation.

The group leaves in Ivan's car and Ivan cashes in his favor from Frank; a problem needs to be resolved in [[Moldova]]. Sarah happily insists that she joins Frank on the mission. Frank and Marvin are then shown fleeing [[Moldovan Ground Forces|Moldovan troops]] with a stolen [[nuclear device]].

==Cast==
{{div col}}
* [[Bruce Willis]] as Francis "Frank" Moses, a CIA [[Black operation|black ops]] agent forced into retirement and tagged R.E.D. (Retired, Extremely Dangerous)
* [[Morgan Freeman]] as Joe Matheson, Frank's mentor at the CIA
* [[John Malkovich]] as Marvin Boggs, a retired CIA agent who was [[Project ARTICHOKE|given LSD daily]] for years as part of illegal agency experiments
* [[Helen Mirren]] as Victoria "Vicky" Winslow, a retired [[MI6]] assassin who still takes contracts on the side
* [[Karl Urban]] as William Cooper, a CIA black ops agent tasked with killing Frank  
* [[Mary-Louise Parker]] as Sarah Ross, a call center employee and Frank's love interest  
* [[Rebecca Pidgeon]] as Cynthia Wilkes, Cooper's corrupt CIA supervisor             
* [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] as Ivan Simanov, a retired [[Federal Security Service|FSB]] agent who works for the Russian embassy
* [[Richard Dreyfuss]] as Alexander Dunning, an arms trafficker with CIA connections
* [[Julian McMahon]] as [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] Robert Stanton
* [[Ernest Borgnine]] as Henry Britton,  CIA records keeper.
* [[James Remar]] as Gabriel Singer, a retired [[United States Marine Corps|Marine]] helicopter pilot who participated in the Guatemala coverup
{{div col end}}

==Production==
{{Anchor|Development}}
Gregory Noveck, a representative of DC Comics working in Hollywood to get their titles made into films, wanted the comic developed, but Warner Bros. was not interested. The creators of the comic exercised their right to go elsewhere, but this required approval from all divisions of Warner Bros., including television, before it could be approved. After several years, in 2008, Noveck was allowed to take the project to Mark Vahradian at Di Bonaventura Productions. Unusually, this made it the first film from DC not produced by Warner Bros., after the purchase.<ref name="thr-escape">
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| work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]
| access-date = January 29, 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101114002616/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/secret-origin-how-red-escaped-19074
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In June 2008, [[Summit Entertainment]] announced plans to adapt [[Warren Ellis]] and [[Cully Hamner]]'s ''[[Red (WildStorm comics)|Red]]''. ''Red'' was adapted for the big screen by brothers Erich and Jon Hoeber, who also wrote the adaptations of ''[[Whiteout (2009 film)|Whiteout]]'' and ''[[Alice (2009)|Alice]]''. The project was produced by [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] (''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra|GI Joe]]'', ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'').<ref name="red">{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2008/06/12/warren-ellis-red-and-ocean-headed-to-the-big-screen/|title=Warren Ellis' Red and Ocean Headed to the Big Screen|publisher=[[/Film]]|date=June 12, 2008|access-date=January 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106053228/http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/06/12/warren-ellis-red-and-ocean-headed-to-the-big-screen/|archive-date=November 6, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

{{Anchor|Casting}}
By April 2009, Bruce Willis was reportedly in discussions with Summit to take the starring role of Frank Moses.<ref name="willis">{{cite web|url=http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2009/04/bruce-willis-is-living-hard.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105050646/http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2009/04/bruce-willis-is-living-hard.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 5, 2013|title=Bruce Willis is living hard|publisher=Risky Business|date=April 29, 2009|access-date=January 20, 2010}}</ref> It was reported in July 2009 that Morgan Freeman was in talks to co-star alongside Willis in the film.<ref name="freeman">{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/19/morgan-freeman-joins-the-big-screen-adaptation-of-warren-ellis%e2%80%99-red/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909182923/http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/19/morgan-freeman-joins-the-big-screen-adaptation-of-warren-ellis%E2%80%99-red/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 9, 2012|title=Morgan Freeman Joins The Big Screen Adaptation of Warren Ellis' Red|publisher=[[/Film]]|date=July 19, 2009|access-date=January 19, 2010}}</ref> Also in July 2009, Robert Schwentke, the director of ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife (film)|The Time Traveler's Wife]]'' and ''[[Flightplan]]'', was in negotiations to direct ''Red''.<ref name="schwentke">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ide843f7bf07c511f74fa417b2745e22d |title=Director closes in on 'Red' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 28, 2009 |access-date=January 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901220219/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ide843f7bf07c511f74fa417b2745e22d |archive-date=September 1, 2009 }}</ref> In August 2009, Schwentke confirmed to ''[[MTV News]]'' that he was on board. He stated that he loved the script, but differences existed between the comic and the movie, stating; "It's very funny, which the comic book isn't ... It's not as violent as the comic book," and  "The script that I've read is obviously different from the comic, because I don't think the comic gives you enough for a two-hour movie."<ref name="schwentke2">{{cite web|url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/08/04/exclusive-robert-schwentkes-red-adaptation-to-be-a-funny-take-on-warren-ellis-story/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809125359/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/08/04/exclusive-robert-schwentkes-red-adaptation-to-be-a-funny-take-on-warren-ellis-story|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2009|title=EXCLUSIVE: Robert Schwentke's 'Red' Adaptation To Be A 'Funny' Take On Warren Ellis' Story|publisher=[[MTV News|MTV Splash Page]]|date=August 4, 2009|access-date=January 20, 2010}}</ref>

In November 2009, Helen Mirren was reported to be engaged to work alongside Freeman and Willis in the film.<ref name="mirren">{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/04/casting-notes-alan-cumming-in-burlesque-mirren-does-espionage-dempsey-steals-laughs-weaver-and-shawkat-hit-cedar-rapids/|title=Casting Notes: Alan Cumming in Burlesque; Mirren Does Espionage; Dempsey Steals Laughs; Weaver and Shawkat Hit Cedar Rapids|publisher=[[/Film]]|date=November 4, 2009|access-date=January 19, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911192241/http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/04/casting-notes-alan-cumming-in-burlesque-mirren-does-espionage-dempsey-steals-laughs-weaver-and-shawkat-hit-cedar-rapids/|archive-date=September 11, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Also in November 2009, [[John C. Reilly]] and [[Mary-Louise Parker]] were in negotiations to join the cast. Reilly would play a retired CIA agent who is paranoid that everyone is out to kill him. Parker would play the romantic interest, a federal pension worker who becomes embroiled in the Willis character's struggle to stay alive.<ref name="parker">{{cite web|url=http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2009/11/john-c-reilly-marylouise-parker-film-red-bruce-willis-morgan-freeman-helen-mirren.html |title=John C. Reilly, Mary-Louise Parker seeing 'Red' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=November 4, 2009 |access-date=January 19, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108121834/http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2009/11/john-c-reilly-marylouise-parker-film-red-bruce-willis-morgan-freeman-helen-mirren.html |archive-date=November 8, 2009 }}</ref> In the same month, [[Julian McMahon]], [[Ernest Borgnine]], [[Richard Dreyfuss]], and [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] entered negotiations to join the cast.<ref name="mcmahon">{{cite web|url=http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2009/11/julian-mcmahon-joins-bruce-willis-in-red-.html |title=Julian McMahon sees 'Red' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=November 12, 2009 |access-date=January 19, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226210830/http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2009/11/julian-mcmahon-joins-bruce-willis-in-red-.html |archive-date=February 26, 2010 }}</ref>

{{Anchor|Writing}}
In December 2009, creator Warren Ellis stated on his mailing list: "Read the ''RED'' script. Not bad. Not the book, but not bad. Funny. Especially when you know the casting. Very tight piece of work. Talked to the producers last week. They're all kind of giddy over the casting coups. Who wouldn't want to see Helen Mirren with a sniper rifle?"<ref name="ellis">{{cite web|url=http://mailman.flirble.org/pipermail/badsignal/2009/000063.html|date=November 30, 2009|title=BAD SIGNAL Ungh|author=[[Warren Ellis]]|access-date=January 19, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129075907/http://mailman.flirble.org/pipermail/badsignal/2009/000063.html|archive-date=January 29, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Also in December 2009 Summit Entertainment announced a release date of October 22, 2010.<ref name="releasedate">{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2009/12/17/red-gets-2010-release-date/|title=Red Gets 2010 Release Date|publisher=[[/Film]]|date=December 17, 2009|access-date=January 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523135214/http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/12/17/red-gets-2010-release-date/|archive-date=May 23, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The same month, [[James Remar]] was cast in an unspecified role,<ref name="remar">{{cite magazine |url= https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012739.html |title=James Remar|author=Justin Kroll|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 14, 2009|access-date=January 20, 2010}}</ref> in addition to [[Karl Urban]] as "Cooper".<ref name="urban">{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/trek-doc-joins-red_article_119574.html|title=TREK Doc cast in RED|author=Rob M. Worley|publisher=mania.com|date=December 21, 2009|access-date=January 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224105952/http://www.mania.com/trek-doc-joins-red_article_119574.html|archive-date=December 24, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In January 2010, reportedly [[John Malkovich]] had signed to star opposite Bruce Willis, replacing John C. Reilly, who exited the role in late December.<ref name="malkovich">{{cite web|url=http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/01/john-malkovich-signs-on-for-red.html |title=John Malkovich signs on for 'Red' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 10, 2010 |access-date=January 19, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114214319/http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/01/john-malkovich-signs-on-for-red.html |archive-date=January 14, 2010 }}</ref>

{{Anchor|Locations}}
[[Principal photography]] began on January 18, 2010, in [[Toronto|Toronto, Canada]].<ref name="filming">{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2010/01/18/red-begins-principal-photography/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914060230/http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/01/18/red-begins-principal-photography/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 14, 2012|title=Red Begins Principal Photography|publisher=[[/Film]]|date=January 18, 2010|access-date=January 18, 2010}}</ref> ''Red'' was shot in and around the Toronto metropolitan area for nine weeks before moving on to the road and ending in [[New Orleans]] in late March for the final two weeks of principal photography.<ref name="filming" /> Filming in the [[French Quarter]] of New Orleans commenced in March 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com:80/2010/01/26/bruce-willis-begins-shooting-red/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423183932/http://www.onlocationvacations.com:80/2010/01/26/bruce-willis-begins-shooting-red/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-04-23|title=Bruce Willis begins shooting "Red"|date=2010-04-23|access-date=2019-01-16}}</ref> Additional photography was shot for a [[post-credits scene]] in Louisiana in August 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heatvision.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/08/bruce-willis-john-malkovich-red-shoot.html |title=Willis, Malkovich head south for quick 'Red' shoot (exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 19, 2010 |access-date=August 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823022705/http://heatvision.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/08/bruce-willis-john-malkovich-red-shoot.html |archive-date=August 23, 2010 }}</ref>

==Release==
[[File:HelenMirrenBruceWillisRedSDCCJuly10.jpg|thumb|right|Mirren and Willis at a panel for the film at [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] in July 2010]]

The film premiered at [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] on October 11, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/red-la-premiere_video_1253954|title='Red,' LA Premiere|work=[[Access Hollywood]]|date=October 12, 2010|access-date=January 18, 2011}}</ref> ''Red'' was released on [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] on January 25, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.red-themovie.com/ |title=RED - Official Movie Website |publisher=Red-themovie.com |access-date=January 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128215337/http://red-themovie.com/ |archive-date=January 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The film was released by Summit Entertainment in the US and Entertainment One in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RED {{!}} British Board of Film Classification|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/red-2010|website=www.bbfc.co.uk|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] later released it on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on September 5, 2017.<ref>{{Citation |title=RED and RED 2 4K Blu-ray |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=21630 |access-date=2022-07-07}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
On its opening weekend, ''Red'' earned an estimated $22.5 million on around 4,100 screens at 3,255 locations, coming in second behind ''[[Jackass 3-D]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2951&p=.htm |title= 'Jackass' Crashes Into Fall Record |last= Gray |first= Brandon |work= [[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher = Amazon.com |date= October 17, 2010 |access-date= October 18, 2010}}</ref> The film closed in theaters on February 3, 2011, grossing $90 million in the United States, and $108.6 million in foreign markets, for a worldwide gross of $199 million.<ref name="mojo" >{{cite web
| url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=red2010.htm
| title= RED (2010)
| publisher= Amazon.com
| work = [[Box Office Mojo]]
| access-date= March 25, 2011
}}</ref>

===Critical response===
{{Anchor|Critics}}
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film holds an approval rating of 72% based on 213 reviews, with an average rating of 6.40/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "It may not be the killer thrill ride you'd expect from an action movie with a cast of this caliber, but ''Red'' still thoroughly outshines most of its big-budget counterparts with its wit and style."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/red/|title=Red (2010)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave the film a weighted average score of 60 out of 100 based 38 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="meta">{{cite web| url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/red | title = Red (2010): Reviews | work = [[Metacritic]] | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | access-date= April 26, 2020 }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url= https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= CinemaScore |access-date= November 9, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180722041238/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= July 22, 2018 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref>

Justin Chang of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' stated ''Red'' is "An amusing, light-footed caper about a team of aging CIA veterans rudely forced out of retirement".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943749.html |title=Red| last1= Chang | first1= Justin|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date= September 29, 2010 |access-date= October 6, 2010}}</ref> John DeFore of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' stated "Although tailor-made for genre fans, it benefits from flavors of humor and romance that keep its appeal from being fanboy-only".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/red-film-review-7384 | title = Red -- Film Review | author = John DeFore | work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date= September 29, 2010 | access-date = October 21, 2010}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film two stars out of four, stating that it is "neither a good movie nor a bad one. It features actors that we like doing things we wish were more interesting."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101013/REVIEWS/101019991 | title = Red | author = [[Roger Ebert]] | work = rogerebert.com | publisher = [[Chicago Sun Times]] | date = October 13, 2010 | access-date = October 14, 2010 | archive-date = October 17, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101017125035/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101013/REVIEWS/101019991 | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[A. O. Scott]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said, "It is possible to have a good time at'' Red'', but it is not a very good movie. It doesn't really try to be, and given the present state of the Hollywood economy, this may be a wise choice".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://movies.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/movies/15red.html | title= Who Ya Callin' Gramps, Junior? | author = [[A. O. Scott]] | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = October 14, 2010 | access-date = August 15, 2012}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said, "It's not that it doesn't have effective moments, it's that it doesn't have as many as it thinks it does. The film's inescapable air of glib self-satisfaction is not only largely unearned, it's downright irritating".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-oct-15-la-et-red-20101015-story.html | title= Movie review: 'Red' | author = [[Kenneth Turan]] | work = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = October 15, 2010 | access-date = August 15, 2012}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Recipient
! Result
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2010
| [[IGN|IGN Summer Movie Award]]
| Best Comic Book Adaptation
|''Red''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[15th Satellite Awards|Satellite Award]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Film|Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical]]
| ''Red''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture|Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical]]
| [[Mary-Louise Parker]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture|Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical]]
| [[John Malkovich]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="17"|2011
| [[68th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/ |title=The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards NOMINATIONS &#124; OFFICIAL WEBSITE of the HFPA and the GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS |publisher=Goldenglobes.org |date=December 14, 2010 |access-date=January 31, 2011 |archive-date=May 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505130819/http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy]]
| ''Red''
| {{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[AARP#AARP Awards|Movies for Grownups Award]]
| Breakthrough Achievement
| [[Helen Mirren]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Comedy
| ''Red''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Alliance of Women Film Journalists#EDA Awards|EDA Female Focus Award]]
| Actress Defying Age and Ageism
| Helen Mirren
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Female Action Star
| Helen Mirren
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry
| Helen Mirren
| {{nom}}
|-
| Women's Image Award
| Helen Mirren
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Casting Society of America#Artios Awards|Artios Award]]
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Feature - Comedy
| {{plainlist|
* Deborah Aquila
* Tricia Wood
* Craig Fincannon
* Lisa Mae Fincannon
* Robin D. Cook}}
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[37th Saturn Awards|Saturn Award]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film|Best Action or Adventure Film]]
| ''Red''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| John Malkovich
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Helen Mirren
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[16th Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Award]]
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Action Movie|Best Action Movie]]
| ''Red''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[NAACP Image Award]]
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
| [[Morgan Freeman]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[2011 Scream Awards|Scream Award]]
| Best Thriller
| ''Red''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| Helen Mirren 
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Ensemble
| Cast of ''Red''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Fight Scene of the Year
| ''Red''
| {{nom}}
|-
|}

==Sequel==
{{Anchor|Sequel|Sequels}}
{{Main|Red 2 (film)}}
The film's financial success surpassed producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]]'s expectations.<ref name="THR">{{cite web |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/official-summit-pulls-trigger-red-72680 |title=Summit Pulls the Trigger on 'RED' Sequel |last=Kit |first=Borys |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=2011-11-17 |access-date=2011-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026005741/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/official-summit-pulls-trigger-red-72680 |archive-date=2012-10-26 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MTV">{{cite web |url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2011/01/26/red-sequel/ |title='RED' Sequel Confirmed, Screenwriters Returning |last=Rosenberg |first=Adam |work=[[MTV News]] |publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] |date=2011-01-26 |access-date=2011-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831221038/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2011/01/26/red-sequel/ |archive-date=August 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In October 2011, Summit Entertainment officially announced that ''Red 2'' would be released on August 2, 2013, with Jon and Erich Hoeber rehired to write the screenplay.<ref name="MTV2">{{cite web |url= http://splashpage.mtv.com/2011/10/26/red-2-release-date/ |title='Red 2' Targets August 2013 Release, Plot Revealed | last=Wigler |first=Josh |work=[[MTV News]] |publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] |date=2011-10-26 |access-date=2012-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612225348/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2011/10/26/red-2-release-date/ |archive-date=2012-06-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In March 2013, the film's release date was moved from August 2, 2013 to July 19, 2013.<ref name="SHH">{{cite web |first=Silas |last=Lesnick |date=2013-03-11 |title=Summit Moves RED 2 Up to July 19 |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/175439-summit-moves-red-2-up-to-july-19 |publisher=[[Superhero Hype]] |access-date=2013-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313224930/http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/175439-summit-moves-red-2-up-to-july-19 |archive-date=2013-03-13 |url-status=live}}</ref> The sequel fared worse than its predecessor both critically and financially. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $148.1 million worldwide.

==References==
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