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Metascore
64 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 508 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Starring: Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries, Jon Heder
  • Summary: From Preston, Idaho comes Napoleon Dynamite (Heder), a new kind of hero complete with a tight red 'fro, some sweet moon boots and skills that can't be topped. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 36
  3. Negative: 2 out of 36
  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Eric Campos
    90
    The cast playing these eccentric characters is magnificent...This is definitely one of the most unique comedies you’ll see all year.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Helen O'Hara
    60
    As long as you don't mind making fun of the afflicted, there are some killer comic moments.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    There is a kind of studied stupidity that sometimes passes as humor, and Jared Hess' Napoleon Dynamite pushes it as far as it can go.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 290 out of 368
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 368
  3. Negative: 64 out of 368
  1. grandpajoe6191
    6
    The movie's decent, that's all.
    • 3 of 6 users said yes
  2. brad
    4
    Not that funny, not that clever. Laughed only once. Disjointed, boring story.
    • 2 of 3 users said yes
  3. Mike
    1
    I don't see how it's possible to 'get' this movie. The entire film seems to be based around one character idea... and it gets boring after about 5 minutes. Trevor L... "quite possibly the funniest movie of all time" ...wow.. the mind boggles! Uninteresting characters, a pathetic plot, I just didn't care what happened at the end. Rubbish... I think I also 'hate this film with my entire soul.… Expand
    • 2 of 3 users said yes

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