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CHiPs

CHiPs

Action · Comedy · Crime · 2017

The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.

Movie details

CHiPs

“Chip happens.”

2017 Action · Comedy · Crime 1h 41m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.0 / 10

53.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

20 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

28 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over CHiPs?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Dax Shepard

Written by

Dax Shepard

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello

Dax Shepard

Dax Shepard

Jon Baker

Jessica McNamee

Jessica McNamee

Lindsey Taylor

Rosa Salazar

Rosa Salazar

Ava

Adam Brody

Adam Brody

Clay Allen

Ryan Hansen

Ryan Hansen

Brian Grieves

Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph

Sgt. Hernandez

Court is in session

Put CHiPs on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.