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Zack and Miri Make a Porno
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Metascore
56 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critics What's this?

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6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 129 Ratings

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  • Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Seth Rogen
  • Summary: Lifelong friends and roommates Zack and Miri are facing hard times and a mountain of debt. When the electricity and plumbing get cut off, they seize upon the idea of making a homegrown porno movie for some quick cash, enlisting the help of their friends. The two vow that having sex will not ruin their friendship. But as filming begins, what started out as a business proposition between friends turns into something much more. (The Weinstein Company) … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 33
  3. Negative: 2 out of 33
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    78
    Smith gives the appearance of wanting to provoke, but along with his smuttiness, he wears his heart on his sleeve.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    Despite shortcomings and implausibility linked to their roles as written, Rogen and Banks come off with surprising charm and grace.
  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    30
    It's really dumb, even though it starts promisingly and continues, in a self-infatuated way, to consider itself quite bright.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 59
  3. Negative: 14 out of 59
  1. gimmedatsammich
    10
    I absolutely loved this movie. Laughed all the way through, and even came close to tears in a few scenes. Didn't think it was possible, but a movie about a porno may have been the sweetest, most touching movie I've seen in a long time, without being sappy. Kevin Smith is a genius.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. BillyS.
    5
    In all fairness to what I've been reading here, Zack & Miri is certainly not utter rubbish, but it's not amazing either. It is Kevin Smith's attempt to make a movie in which the Hollywood Think Tank didn't even want him to use the title! So we get a toned down, ratings-minded edited version of a film that will surely be much better on the directors cut DVD edition. I suggest you wait for that, but if you do go to the theater to see it, stay for the end credits and you.ll see a very funny epilouge about half way through. It really makes the whole thing worth while!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. spadenx
    3
    Its one of those films that is just so stupid that its funny. While it does feature a few ,and I mean few, funny moments - Poor acting and overall stupidity that we call a script takes the potential of this film down the drain.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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