Idiocracy

Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy

Written by: Mike Judge (also story)
Etan Cohen

Directed by: Mike Judge

Release Date:
Theatrical: September 1, 2006
DVD: January 9, 2007

Running Time: 84 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for language and sex-related humor

Starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Sara Rue, and Terry Crews

Private Joe Bowers (Wilson), the definition of "average American", is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program, set 545 years in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed-down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.

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FILM: Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Office Space

TV: Beavis And Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection Vol. 1

Also On The Web: Internet Movie Database

What The Critics Said

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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 79 User Votes

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Bob B gave it a2:
The movie is basically just an ego trip for normal people. The jokes are pointed out excessively, its unrealistic, dumb satire.

Mike W gave it a10:
I'll still be discussing this film with my buddies 50 years down the road - I've never had any other film provoke so much thought about the direction of mankind and society as Idiocracy has. The irony of this film is amazingly well-hidden under a thick veil of fart jokes and anatomical references, intentionally hidden from the two audiences that it seeks to satirize: the snooty crowd that probably didn't make it through the first 30 minutes of the film (and likely rushed home to their computers so they could write some very negative reviews), and the mainstream crowd that was too busy laughing at "OW, my balls!" to notice that they're the heel of the humor. Mike Judge proves, once again, that he is the true spokesman for my generation.

Andrew J. gave it a9:
Absurdly funny, although clearly not for everyone. There are a few parts at which I practically rioted in my living room with laughter, which recompensed some of the film's shortcomings.

Paul M gave it a10:
cutting satire about American "culture". A must watch for any member of the mtv generation.

Michael L. gave it a9:
So frighteningly close to where the world stands today intellectually, you might find it hard to laugh. But it's brilliant, biting satire with some of the funniest visuals in recent memory. The cast is uniformly excellent, and if this film doesn't make you run out and read a book, nothing will.

Joseph S gave it a10:
Selling products depends on dumbing people down to the point where they will buy pretty much anything at the company's price. The film exposes this, hilariously, and that is why, when Fox figured it out, they pulled the plug. There is an even darker strain to this movie, which is the horrible implications for democracy when the people raising the most children tend to be the ones least capable of being rational citizens.

Jon K gave it a10:
Definitely one of the funniest satires I've ever come across in my lifetime. The parallels are so dead on it's scary. Those of you rating this movie 0 most likely missed the underlying message. This movie should be required viewing for every incoming highschool class.

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