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Simon Pegg has 42 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Shaun of the Dead.
Date Night
2010
Comedy · Action

Ready Player One
2018 · Movie · Actor
Top 2%Max · Included

Star Trek
2009 · Movie · Actor
Top 2%Paramount+ · Included

Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018 · Movie · Actor
Top 2%Paramount+ · Included

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023 · Movie · Actor
Top 2%Netflix · Included

Star Trek Into Darkness
2013 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%Paramount+ · Included

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015 · Movie · Actor
Top 4%Paramount+ · Included

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.
Dir. Edgar Wright · With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn

The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. The human adventure has begun again.
Dir. J.J. Abrams · With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy

When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
Dir. Christopher McQuarrie · With Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the world's fate at stake and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan must consider that nothing can matter more than his mission—not even the lives of those he cares about most.
Dir. Christopher McQuarrie · With Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames

as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Paramount+ · Included
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
Dir. J.J. Abrams · With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.
Dir. Christopher McQuarrie · With Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
Dir. Edgar Wright · With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent

Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion causing severe destruction to the Kremlin and the IMF to be implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to disavow them. No longer being aided by the government, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks around the globe, although they might still be too late to stop a disaster.
Dir. Brad Bird · With Tom Cruise, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg

Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's past on their trail. Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.
Dir. Christopher McQuarrie · With Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames

as Kieron the Cat (voice) · Voice
I Am Not An Animal is an animated comedy series about the only six talking animals in the world, whose cosseted existence in a vivisection unit is turned upside down when they are liberated by animal rights activists.
Dir. Peter Baynham · With Steve Coogan, Julia Davis, Simon Pegg

Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.
Dir. Peggy Holmes · With Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Jane Fonda

Spaced: the anti-Friends, in that it examines the lives of common 20 somethings, but in a way that is more down to earth and realistic. Here we have Daisy and Tim; two 'young' adults with big dreams just trying to get by in this crazy world. They are thrown together in a common pursuit of tenancy, which they find by posing as a couple. The house has a landlady and an oddball artist living there. The series explores the ins and outs of London living.
Dir. Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Edgar Wright · With Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Nick Frost

as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott · Writer
Paramount+ · Included
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
Dir. Justin Lin · With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban

Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
Dir. Edgar Wright · With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine

Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.
Dir. J.J. Abrams · With Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames

For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.
Dir. Greg Mottola · With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen

The life of Mr. Spock, as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played him for almost fifty years, written and directed by his son: Adam.
Dir. Adam Nimoy · With William Shatner, George Takei, J.J. Abrams

Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.
Dir. Peter Chelsom · With Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette
A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.
Dir. Jean-Baptiste Andrea · With David Schwimmer, Simon Pegg, Alice Eve

A 34 year old single woman, Nancy, hung-over again, exhausted by the endless fruitless set ups by her friends, traveling across London to toast another 10 years of her parent's successful happy magical marriage runs in with a 40 year old divorcee, Jack, who mistakes her for his 24 year old blind date. Nancy, deciding to go with it, happens to hop on the most chaotic yet hilarious journey of her life which neither of them will ever forget.
Dir. Ben Palmer · With Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Rory Kinnear

Animated film based on the wonderful children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The story of a kind witch who invites a surprising collection of animals to join her on her broom, much to the frustration of her cat. The gang ultimately saves the witch from a fearsome dragon, and in gratitude she rewards them with a magnificent new broom which has room for everyone. A magical tale about friendship and family from Magic Light Pictures, the producers of the hugely successful The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child.
Dir. Max Lang, Jan Lachauer · With Gillian Anderson, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins

as Reepicheep (Voice) · Voice
Disney+ · Included
This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
Dir. Michael Apted · With Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes

A ghost-hunting duo team up to uncover and film paranormal sightings across the U.K. and share their adventures on an online channel. Their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, terrifying, and even deadly as the pair begin to uncover a conspiracy that could threaten the entire human race.
Dir. Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Nat Saunders, James Serafinowicz · With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Samson Kayo

Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.
Dir. David Schwimmer · With Simon Pegg, Thandiwe Newton, Hank Azaria

Richie and Eddie are in charge of the worst hotel in the UK, Guest House Paradiso, neighbouring a nuclear power plant. The illegal immigrant chef has fled and all the guests have gone. But when a famous Italian filmstar, Gina Carbonara, who is in hiding from a fiance she doesn't want to marry, arrives at the hotel, things get very interesting!
Dir. Adrian Edmondson · With Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Bill Nighy

Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.
Dir. John Landis · With Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher

as Buck (voice) · Voice
You may think you know the history of continental drift, but forget all that. In pursuit of his most sought after possession, Scrat manges to singled-handedly alter the course of Earth’s history.
Dir. Steve Martino, Michael Thurmeier · With Chris Wedge, Simon Pegg

Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.
Dir. Robert B. Weide · With Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston
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