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- 2002
- R
- Tubi TV
- 1 h 46 m
- 2002
- R
- Tubi TV
- 1 h 46 m
Summary In this coming-of-age tale, a teen boy from the Midwest (Jesse Eisenberg) spends a Friday night out on the town in New York City with his womanizing advertising executive uncle (Campbell Scott).
Directed By: Dylan Kidd
Written By: Dylan Kidd
- 2002
- R
- Tubi TV
- 1 h 46 m
- 2002
- R
- Tubi TV
- 1 h 46 m
Roger Dodger
75
7.6
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Summary In this coming-of-age tale, a teen boy from the Midwest (Jesse Eisenberg) spends a Friday night out on the town in New York City with his womanizing advertising executive uncle (Campbell Scott).
Directed By: Dylan Kidd
Written By: Dylan Kidd
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
75
91% Positive
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
6% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
75
91% Positive
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
6% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Funny, sad, and skeptical in about equal measures, it announces writer-director Dylan Kidd as a filmmaker with a bright future.
Experiencing this film is like hurtling down a verbal slalom.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 User Ratings
7.6
83% Positive
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
13% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
4% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 User Ratings
7.6
83% Positive
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
13% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
4% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
The dramatic arc of Roger Dodger may be banal, but Kidd manages some marvelous moments.
Campbell Scott's fiendishly mercurial performance as razor-tongued womanizer Roger is a revelation but it's only one of this nimble film's pleasures.
Thanks to Scott's charismatic Roger and Eisenberg's sweet nephew, Roger Dodger is one of the most compelling variations on "In the Company of Men."
I was with Roger Dodger all the way until its vile hero had an 11th-hour burst of insight that defied all belief. I didn't buy it, but I do want his therapist's phone number.
First-timer Dylan Kidd's film isn't Molièrian in its misanthropy, but rather as boneheaded as an hour of talk-radio hobgoblin Tom Leikis.
Destined to be polarizing, Rodger Dodger discusses sexuality from the opposite ends of the experience spectrum with verve. Despite the fact that the main character is a man guiding his younger male relative through his daily sexual life in the city, sharing his thoughts and secrets therein, the film does not alienate women. Women probably will not like this movie ultimately because the main character is a man spitting hot, leaden dialogue non-stop. But from an objective standpoint, it's entertaining. If you can't stand the obnoxiousness, I don't blame you, but I'm also not going to agree with you.
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Awards
Venice Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 3 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 3 Nominations
