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8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 98 Ratings

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  2. Negative: 4 out of 98

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  1. Feb 12, 2011
    10
    Why does it get a 39 Metascore? This is hilarious! I'm glad these users are exposing the truth, by getting it a rating of "universal acclaim". In your face critics! This movie was hilarious, clever, and stupid. A must see for all Carey fans and anybody else really.
  2. DecepticonPom
    Oct 27, 2004
    7
    Harmless silly fun.
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  3. VicK.
    Apr 12, 2005
    10
    A downright approprite comedy and the best in its kind. You just have to face that comedies are also different. Absolutely unfair to view Dumb and Dumber and Charlie Chaplin as one style only because you laugh watching both. Personally, I would have been even more serious without this movie. Brilliant and good fun.
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  4. JeremyM.
    Jun 5, 2005
    10
    Absolutely the funniest movie ever. One of the greatest things about this film is that it even gets better the more you watch it because you start to notice the little, punchline-less gestures and actions by the characters that didn't make the trailer, such as the countless facial expression of Jim Carrey or even the "Hey guys! Big Gulps, huh? Well, see you later!" type of quotes. Honestly, I think that critics shun this movie because their reputations are way too "uptight" and "civilized" to be open on how much they must have secretely laughed with this movie. This movie is so dumbly hilarious that even the core of the plotline is funny: two washed up naive dumb guys near the verge of poverty decide to make a roadtrip across the country to return a damn briefcase to some chick that Lloyd mistakenly thought he had a deep "relation" with. This film may not have some depper meaning underneath it or tell a great tale, but that is one of the reasons it is so funny. It is bare basic comedy at its best. The acting and casting perfectly suit the movie and the soundtrack is very good. I am an extremely tough critic on just about everything, but I can not deny this movie's brilliance. It has become my favorite movie of all time and made Jim Carrey my favorite actor of all time. I don't care who you are or how sophisticated you may be, give this movie a try if you havn't already; you'll laugh your sides into submission just as I have. Don't miss it. Expand
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  5. MattG
    Sep 3, 2005
    9
    One of the funniest movies of all time, if you dont laugh at this you have no sense of humor, by far my favorite movie.
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  6. RayS.
    Nov 13, 2007
    10
    There are no movies that come anywhere close to Dumb and Dumber. I can watch this over and over and still laugh my head off. I guess his next funniest is liar, liar.
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  7. YoonC.
    Sep 15, 2003
    5
    Not without laughs but tiresome by midpoint. There's a reason why Three Stooges episodes only ran 15 minutes.
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  8. Uter
    Sep 7, 2003
    10
    It's my favorite comedy of all time. There are several hilarious bits that you may refer to in your every day life. At least I do (like when i'm on the back of a motorcycle and it's really cold). Cam Neely makes an appearance which is really neat to see. There's nothing great on the dvd in the way of extras, but no big deal.
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  9. MattW.
    May 3, 2004
    10
    This was one of the funniest movies ever made. It is a classic. Jim Carrey is the man!
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  10. DaveC.
    Jun 26, 2004
    9
    Side splittingly funny and withstands repeat viewings a lot more than There's Something About Mary. Jim Carrey's second best film after The Mask.
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  11. AndyG.
    Aug 14, 2004
    10
    One of the best comedies I've ever seen, and one that seems miraculously to stay just as funny every time I watch it. This movie is also proof that film critics really do inhabit another world.
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  12. Yippee
    Jan 25, 2005
    10
    Absolutely fantastic.
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  13. LauraD
    Jun 26, 2005
    10
    This is my favourite movie!!! Absolutely fantastic! Don't miss it! The soundtrack is great too!
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  14. hilbya
    Jun 4, 2005
    10
    One of the best comedies ever, This is my 2nd favourite film, liar liar being my 1st.
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  15. JeffS.
    Jul 5, 2005
    10
    Come on, its fun. Just relax and be stupid for a while.
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  16. DestanyL.
    Oct 15, 2006
    8
    Screw what the stuck up critics have to say about comedies; they are usually way underrated just like this film. I have seen this roughly 40 times and still cannot get enough. It is a classic and if you have not seen it, go out and do so. I will warn you…it is not an intelligent comedy, depending on how you see it, of course.
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  17. elmo
    Aug 12, 2007
    10
    one of the few films that i can watch more than once funny from the first to last second. ignore the critics this time they've missed the point completely this film isn't about complicated storylines.
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  18. TedK
    Jun 20, 2008
    10
    Probably the funniest movie ever made. I feel bad for anyone that can't enjoy comedy like this. It's filled with classic moments that never get old. It's hard to pick a favorite scene but I guess mine would be Lloyd's fantasy in the Chinese restaurant.
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  19. ReiT.
    Jun 8, 2008
    0
    What a waste of money and film. The movie is lam, is bad, bad taste, jokes that are not funny. It will be a classic of the bad, it will dissapear from the movie rentals IF get there.
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  20. EganA.n
    Oct 1, 2009
    10
    If i could rate this movie an 11, i would. Funniest movie of all time, go see it now.
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  21. KurtH
    Mar 26, 2009
    9
    'Dumb and Dumber' is a classic. The funniest movie of the 90's. With a close second being 'There's Something about Mary' Do not listen to the critics on this movie.
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  22. darrenp
    Jun 1, 2009
    10
    This is probably my favorite comedy of all time. For some reason people who don't like it tend to say things like, "too crude," "its toilet humor" and other architypically pompous criticisms. Personally I have a very silly childish sense of humor and I love it. It helps me see the funny side to everything in life even the most absurd of bad luck. And that's why I love this film, it perfectly reflects the futile struggle of growing up as a young male in this society, wanting all those things you'll probably just never get, and generally being down on your luck most of the time. But you know you'll look back at the crazy things that happen and having a good friend in the same position makes it all OK. I used to watch this with my best friend when we first started hanging out in our own flats and houses I have probably seen it about 30 times. I would go so far as to say that if someone doesn't like this film I probably wouldn't have anything in common with them and therefore would probably not want to hang around with them. Expand
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  23. johnb
    Aug 1, 2009
    10
    Probably the funniest movie of all time if you haven't seen it go get a bunch of your buddies, a 12 pack, and get ready to laugh your ass off.
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  24. [Anonymous]
    Feb 2, 2010
    10
    What a classic. Lives up to its name and then some. Quite satirical when interpreted metaphorically.
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  25. BrianK.
    Nov 26, 2003
    10
    One of the funniest movies ever!!!"You are one pathetic losser"!! LOL
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  26. Emma
    Oct 4, 2003
    9
    This movie can make me laugh even when I'm in the worst of moods. A little sappy sometimes, but full of hilarious one-liners!
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  27. FrankT.
    Jan 4, 2004
    10
    As far as comedies go, this is one of the best of all time.
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  28. SaerA.
    Mar 24, 2004
    10
    This is the funniest movie ever.
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  29. SaerA.
    Mar 24, 2004
    10
    This is the funniest movie ever.
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  30. ShlumG.
    Jul 11, 2006
    10
    One of the best classic comedies ever made.
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  31. RossW.
    Jan 4, 2008
    10
    very,very funny film that does not get bored no matter how many times you watch it. the critics must have done another film.
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  32. DryBones
    Mar 23, 2008
    10
    An absolute classic comedy that's probably too much to handle for critics who would rather be watching Dodgeball or Starsky & Hutch. Carey and Daniels form one of the greatest comedy duos of the generation, no questions asked. Great supporting cast, cameos, and soundtrack all work to compliment a hilarious script and perfect deliveries by the film's stars.
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  33. ScottR.
    Jul 29, 2008
    10
    What a classic - Yes, when 99% of everyone I know my age (I'm 24) think this is one of the top five comedies of all time it means it's a classic. Even though I only know 3 other people (yes, I have a sibling), it's still embarrassing and discrediting for the critics to have given it such a low rating. This was the first and last movie review I'll read on this site.
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  34. YoYo
    Oct 11, 2003
    10
    If i could give it 100000+ stars, i would, by far the greatest movie EVER. All of these dumbass critics can just eat .... Great movie, i've seen it about 59432659263508763245870 times, and it's still incredible.
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  35. SeanB.
    Dec 11, 2003
    10
    Easily the best comedy of all time, so why don't critics like comedies?
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  36. PatC.
    Dec 23, 2003
    8
    An absolutely stupid movie, incredibly well made. I hated the characters, but not because they were fake. It's not the movie's fault that the world is full of idiots. No movie glorifying stupidity is going to be regarded as a classic for the ages. But the most austute among us realize that intelligence can be nothing more than excess baggage. And any movie that can use an endangered species (Icelandic owl) as the butt of a joke works for me. Watch Jeff Daniels. This movie is proof that he is a multifaceted utility actor of the first rank. Like Rip Torn, he is an empty vessel into which characters can be poured. He can play anybody. Expand
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  37. AleC
    Nov 12, 2004
    0
    The wors film ever!!!!!! too crude and not funny at all.
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  38. E.K.
    Oct 14, 2004
    2
    Not completely unwatchable, just not my type of humor at all.
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  39. L.Christmas
    Jun 28, 2004
    9
    A hilarious film with excellent performances from both Carrey and Daniels. One of the best, funniest and most influencial comedies ever....wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world? Then go buy a Busted CD!!!
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  40. VikramM.
    Jul 31, 2004
    10
    One of the funniest movies ever created. I am one of the few who actually listens to what the critics have to say, but when it comes to comedies they always think any movie below Oscar material is just a bad movie. How they are so wrong. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels give a hilarious job in this comedy! So funny I can't even begin to tell you. And they HAD to make Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd! God, what idiot came up with that idea. This is a comedy that was full of laughs and you can watch over and over again unlike the atrocious, retarted, astoundingly bad movie-it just hurts me calling a movie-prequel to this great comedy. News flash guys don't destroy Dumb and Dumber. Great movie that is funny on many different levels. Thank you Peter Farelly and Bobby Farelly for making this. I give it a ten. Four stars. Expand
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  41. JesseM.
    Sep 21, 2005
    10
    This is the funniest movie I have seen, it will remain to be the greatest & funniest movie in the world forever.
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  42. KyleM.
    Mar 21, 2006
    10
    Classic humor. Don't listen to the critics on this one; they don't get it. One of my top three comedies of all time, up there with Holy Grail and Spinal Tap.
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  43. GregL.
    Dec 20, 2007
    10
    My vote for funniest movie of all time. If only one of the many reviewers here can see the genius behind this movie, then maybe its a waste of time to collect opinions from these dummies (reference to the critics, not the many users).
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  44. RyanM.
    Jul 22, 2008
    10
    Best (and funniest) movie ever made. Perfection from beginning to end.
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  45. HarryM.
    Nov 8, 2009
    10
    Dumb and Dumber is simply one of the funniest movies of all time.
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  46. jess
    Dec 12, 2005
    10
    AWESOMLY SWEET!!!
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  47. JamesK.
    Dec 31, 2009
    10
    Not for the first metacritic rates a great movie with an absurdly low score... I wonder if meatcritic polled these critics/newspapers for an updated score given the movies longevity and cult status wouldn't the score be nearer 90.
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  48. Aug 28, 2010
    9
    yes its stupid and yes its dumb like its title implies but its funny as hell. i laughed my ass off waching this movie. carey and danials do a bang up job as 2 dumb hapless idiots who find themselves on a adventure to return a womens briefcase. the comedy in this little adventure had me rolling on the floor. what i cant understand is ive wached this with some people who where laughing harder then i was to the point they where in tears . then wana stop waching it because they say its to stupid... that just doesnt make sense to me . you are laughing who cares how dumb it is . its doing it job. i see a comedy for only one reason thats to laugh i dont care about any thing els. Expand
  49. Jan 21, 2012
    10
    Let's put another Shrimp on the Critics!YAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  50. Oct 9, 2011
    8
    It obviously wasn't destined to win an Oscar or anything like that but it's just so funny you can't help but laugh your head off.
  51. Apr 13, 2011
    10
    It's kinda BS that this movie is only a "39" on this website from the critic views on this movie. It probably seems that critics don't comedy movies at all and they just negative reviews for the fun of it. This movie is funny and one of the best comedy movies off all time and the soundtrack is great too. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels make a great comedy duo and I wished that they make a great sequel to this movie. Expand
  52. Jun 15, 2011
    10
    Can't believe the poor meta score, this is legendary comedy... so many great lines. People shouldn't take it too seriously, it's meant to be stupid, that's the charm. Love it.
  53. Jul 3, 2011
    8
    Classic comedy about two inept losers who somehow bungle their way across the country to return a lost briefcase. The gags are quick and cheap, but you should expect nothing less from the Farrelly brothers, and the acting is spot on. It's still one of my favourite comedy movies after all this time.
  54. Feb 6, 2012
    6
    This is a really funny movie with great actors but it doesn't hit my type of humor exactly and only because of that i point it not higher then 6 points.
Metascore

Generally unfavorable - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Negative: 4 out of 13
  1. A few of the bad-taste gags are funny, and Carrey's grimaces have a certain inspired delirium, but this is a long way from the social comedy of Jerry Lewis.
  2. There are limits to how much comic irony can be wrung out of the sight of two grown men acting like complete cretins.
  3. Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    60
    Underlying the slapstick, however, is an extravagant parody of American culture--bad taste, bad manners, the gushing sentimentality of Lloyd's daydreams, or the classic westward road trip, complete with diner scenes and archetypal rednecks.