Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) is the slapstick comedy that propelled Jim Carrey to superstardom. Directed by Tom Shadyac, the film follows an eccentric private investigator who specializes in finding missing animals.

Released in 1994, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is the cult classic that transformed Jim Carrey from a television sketch artist on In Living Color into a global superstar. Despite receiving generally unfavorable reviews from critics upon its release, the film became a massive commercial hit, grossing $107.2 million worldwide against a modest $15 million budget.

Despite the laughs, the "whodunnit" plot regarding the missing dolphin and the mysterious Ray Finkle is genuinely engaging.