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Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 5
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 15, 2000
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8
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Metascore
91 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 80 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Starring: Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines
  • Summary: The improvised HBO comedy returns for a fifth season, centering around Larry's quest to determine whether or not he was adopted.
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    100
    "Curb" may be ridiculously silly, but, unlike "Extras," its shenanigans are inventive.
  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    90
    A return to classic form.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    90
    Remains bracingly rude and funny.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 39
  3. Negative: 1 out of 39
  1. BillJ.
    10
    Amazingly halarious show. True genius... comedy at its best.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. SusanL.
    4
    Don't get it. Don't want to.
    • 1 of 3 users said yes
  3. katharineclark
    0
    Is anyone more annoying than Larry David? I've been repeatedly told how great this show is, and have dutifully tried to watch it more than once. By the 5th season the neurosis is a eye-poking out levels. Most of the time I wanted to hit Larry David than have to spend one more second watching it. Ugh.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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