Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa is a gleefully wrong-headed road movie that somehow finds a surprisingly sweet pulse inside its chaos, powered by Johnny Knoxville’s fearless commitment to Irving Zisman and the deadpan brilliance of young Jackson Nicoll. The hidden-camera gags aren’t just quick hits; they’re staged with a patient, escalating rhythm that lets real people’s reactions become the punchline, and the cross-country trek gives the madness a loose, shaggy-dog momentum that keeps the laughs coming. It’s crude, loud, and proudly tasteless, but there’s an odd little warmth in watching this mismatched duo stumble into a bond amid the mayhem. If you’re allergic to vulgarity, sexual innuendo, and gross-out pranks, steer clear—but if you can meet it on its own outrageous terms, it’s one of the sharpest, most consistently funny spins on the Jackass formula.

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa is trying to stitch a road-trip “odd couple” story onto hidden-camera chaos, with Johnny Knoxville’s elderly disguise used to bait real people into uncomfortable reactions. When it works, it’s because the kid is genuinely game and there’s a strange sweetness under the grime, but the movie often feels like a string of sketches pretending to be a plot. The editing and pacing can make the pranks feel chopped up and less impactful, and if crude sexual humor, gross-out bits, or adults behaving recklessly around a child is a hard no for you, this will be miserable. If you’re already a Jackass devotee you’ll get some solid laughs, but if you want a coherent comedy or clever escalation, you’ll likely find it repetitive and thin.