Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 65% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 194 reviews, with an average score of 6.1/10. The site's consensus reads: ""Zack and Miri Make a Porno" is a modest success for Kevin Smith, due in large part to the charm of Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating based on reviews from mainstream critics, the film has a score of 56 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".