Dumb and Dumber

Name: Dumb and Dumber
Genre: Comedy
Released: December 16, 1994
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Jim Carrey, Lauren Holly

1994

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Movie Details & Credits

New Line Cinema | Release Date: December 16, 1994 | TV-Y7

Starring: Jeff Daniels, Jim Carrey, Lauren Holly

Summary: Two stupid guys, Lloyd (Carrey) and Harry (Daniels) decide to drive across country from Providence, Rhode Island to Aspen, Colorado to return a briefcase left in the airport by Mary Swanson (Holly), the object of Lloyd's affection.

Director: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: TV-Y7

Runtime: 107 min

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Peter Stack

This wacky buddy road film... has a brilliant glow of intelligence behind the stupidness. It's easily the funniest movie of the year. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

A flat-out celebration of stupidity, bodily functions and pratfalls. Yet the wholeheartedness of this descent into crude and rude humor is so good-natured and precise that it's hard not to partake in the guilty pleasures of the exercise. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

There are limits to how much comic irony can be wrung out of the sight of two grown men acting like complete cretins. Read full review

Roger Ebert

The plot is lame, but that doesn't matter, because Dumb and Dumber is essentially pitched at the level of an "Airplane!"-style movie, with rapid-fire sight gags. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Maybe it's indicative of my end-of-the-year brain-fry, but this dopey comedy about two of the dumbest guys in the universe on a road trip to misadventure is a hoot. Read full review

Stephen Holden

A movie that knows much better than to try to make sense. It is essentially a strung-together series of gags, most of them thought up by Lloyd, an inveterate practical joker. Read full review

Rita Kempley

An abominable, abdominal comedy. Aside from its tastelessness and dawdling pace, the movie’s chief problem is the lackluster chemistry between leading lummoxes Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. Read full review

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EganA.n

Oct 1, 2009

If i could rate this movie an 11, i would. Funniest movie of all time, go see it now.

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vetor

Dec 11, 2018

Dumb and Dumber is a hilarious comedy with an excellent duo Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey.

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sanddude

Feb 12, 2011

Why does it get a 39 Metascore? This is hilarious! I'm glad these users are exposing the truth, by getting it a rating of "universal acclaim". In your face critics! This movie was hilarious, clever, and stupid. A must see for all Carey fans and anybody else really.

15 of 18 users found this helpful153

cumovies

Jul 25, 2014

absolutely the funniest movie of all time Jim carry and Jeff Daniels are perfect in their roles their isnt one unfunny moment in this comedy.

my ratting 8.8/10 comedy 10/10 story 8/10 acting 8.5/10 characters 9/10
Must See!!!

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FilmVirtue

Nov 30, 2014

Dumb and dumber brings the laughs and the... well... laughs that makes this road trip comedy enjoyable, and by all means live up to It's name, literally.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

StevenF

Jul 28, 2013

Dumb and Dumber revels in its juvenile and crude behaviour, it's the sort of film I sometimes feel ashamed to call side-splitting and brilliant, not from start to finish but it's various moments where it is utterly impossible not to roll over on tears of laughter for the stupidity you areDumb and Dumber revels in its juvenile and crude behaviour, it's the sort of film I sometimes feel ashamed to call side-splitting and brilliant, not from start to finish but it's various moments where it is utterly impossible not to roll over on tears of laughter for the stupidity you are seeing.
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels participate in the film that arguably kick started both their careers, they share a convincing comedic presence on screen, with a script that paints them as utter morons, thinking an Austrian accent qualifies to rhyme of a "G'day mate." Or that Aspen is in California. These one-lined treasures rely on the timing of the actors, and they are timed with perfect precision. They take a road trip out of love and I'm turn get mixed up with some unsavoury people.
They take the trip to return a briefcase to Aspen where Lloyd's brief rendezvous with a rich woman has him head over heels.Their misadventures are the selling point of the film, taking wrong turns, having toilet relations and fooling blind children, the humour is ridiculous, but one can't help but laugh uncontrollably.
Jim Carrey brings to life the character of Lloyd, whose unorthodox personality and 'witty' ideas lead the film, while Jeff Daniels has his own moments, it's Carrey who steals the show. The stupidity can at times seem like a cover for an underlying sparkle of wit, purposely leaving it to the star power to make it good. One such case is a particular toilet scene, while flatulence can be no laughing matter, the scene relies on the facial expressions of Daniels, who does it with the upmost hilarity.
The characters they play paint a picture of buddies who never seem to take anything seriously, even at gunpoint, their quips and arrogance of situations make the film what it is.
The premise is simple and easy to follow, buts the performances and writing that push the envelope and make this a comedy that is hard to forget, it could be the era in which it came out or perhaps the talent involved, at almost 20 years old, the film still stands among viewers as one of the funniest to come along, with a sequel always sought after. Its the audience who speak, and this is one of those comedies that just works.… Expand

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ReiT.

Jun 8, 2008

What a waste of money and film. The movie is lam, is bad, bad taste, jokes that are not funny. It will be a classic of the bad, it will dissapear from the movie rentals IF get there.

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