The Mask
From zero to hero.
1994 • 101 min • Comedy · Fantasy · Crime · Romance
Synopsis
Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki. Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man. While the mask grants him the confidence to woo a local singer, it also makes him the target of a ruthless mobster.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 70 Audience · 11445 · 47%
Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss finds a magical mask that transforms him into a zany, green-faced, cartoon character. While he uses his new persona to pursue love, he also becomes entangled with a dangerous mobster. The film blends slapstick humor with fantasy and crime elements.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 4/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Cartoonish gun violence
- Some suggestive dancing and outfits
- Characters smoke cigars
What it models well
- Embracing self-confidence
- Confronting bullies
- Loyalty to friends
Talk about it after
- The consequences of unchecked power
- How actions can have unintended results
- Distinguishing between fantasy and reality
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Top billed cast
Director: Chuck Russell • Crew: Mike Werb, Mark Verheiden, Michael Fallon
Trailers & clips
Spitting Bullets Out of Mouth
Where's my money?
Balloon Animals
Original Trailer
Jim Carrey & Cameron Diaz Meet - Full Movie Preview
That's A Spicy Meatball!!
"The Mask" - Making Of and interesting facts about the movie of 1994! Filming!
Making of the Mask - 1994
Reviewer notes
RecommendedJim Carrey is the drippy bank-clerk "Ipkiss" who is always looking for love but who never seems to make much progress. Then one night he spots something floating in the river. Thinking it's a man, he goes to the rescue but it turns out to just be a mask that we know has recently been released from a locked casket deep beneath the waves.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersNot as good as I remember, still an amusing watch regardless. It's been many, many years since I last watched <em>'The Mask'</em>, hence why I hadn't had it logged on here before now, and while it isn't as funny or as quotable as I thought it would be (I remember really liking it as a kid), there is still enough in there that I got much entertainment from.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersFun fantasy-comedy that utilizes Jim Carrey's physicality, and comedic timing, to the extreme and while some of the jokes didn't land and the mask himself (both Stanley and Dorian) was a bit ridiculous, even within the confines of this universe, still found it to be entertaining enough, plus it is Cameron Diaz's feature debut... **3.5/5**
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.0/10 (11,445)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $23,000,000
- Box office
- $351,583,407
- Franchise
- The Mask Collection
- IMDb
- tt0110475
