Idiocracy

Name: Idiocracy
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: September 1, 2006
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Dax Shepard, Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph

2006

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: September 1, 2006 | R

Starring: Dax Shepard, Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph

Summary: Private Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson), the definition of "average American", is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes five centuries in the future and discovers a society so incredibly dumbed down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.

Director: Mike Judge

Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 84 min

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Nathan Rabin

There's a good chance that Judge's smartly lowbrow Idiocracy will be mistaken for what it's satirizing, but good satire always runs the risk -- of being misunderestimated. Read full review

Reihan Salam

Idiocracy is easily the most potent political film of the year, and the most stirring defense of traditional values since Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Ten years later, Idiocracy’s real achievement isn’t how much of it has come true, but how much it continues to disturb. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Idiocracy, is often stingingly funny -- and an undeserving resident of the summer's-end movie dumping ground. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

The delivery in Idiocracy is frequently flat, but it's vision is dead-on. Read full review

Empire Nick de Semlyen

It’s no masterpiece and admittedly slight at 85 minutes long. But Idiocracy is that rarest of things in this age of lazy laughs — a gutsy comedy with something to say. More importantly, it’s funny. Read full review

J.R. Jones

Judge races through some of his most provocative ideas in the opening minutes and ignores his story's many logical inconsistencies; the movie is bracing for its bile but ultimately more frustrating than funny. Read full review

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PaulaS.

Sep 5, 2006

I have not laughed this much in a film in at least five years. Yes, the effects are terrible, yes, the acting is often marginal, yes, the movie is stupid, but never before has a stupid movie been so smart, or so funny. I laughed so hard I almost passed out.

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Plain_jane

Oct 4, 2012

This is quite possibly the most brilliant comedy movie I have ever seen. Every part of it is funny and thought provoking. I would recommend this to all my friends.

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MikeW

Jan 16, 2009

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 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.… Expand

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Vito

Sep 6, 2006

Some reviewers don't get this movie, and some bad reviews aren't even real reviews at all, just lame synopses without any real editorial content. Watch this movie for yourself. If you already understand the sort of extremely dry satire that is Mike Judge's specialty, Some reviewers don't get this movie, and some bad reviews aren't even real reviews at all, just lame synopses without any real editorial content. Watch this movie for yourself. If you already understand the sort of extremely dry satire that is Mike Judge's specialty, you'll probably like it. If you don't, you'll hate it.… Expand

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MichaelS.

Feb 8, 2007

The hits are worth it when compared to the misses; the opening 15 minutes that explain the basis of the movie are very funny, but terrifying. There is a strange conflict derived from laughing at a movie that sometimes so accurately depicts stupidity - even more so when you laugh at the The hits are worth it when compared to the misses; the opening 15 minutes that explain the basis of the movie are very funny, but terrifying. There is a strange conflict derived from laughing at a movie that sometimes so accurately depicts stupidity - even more so when you laugh at the things that the stupid characters in the movie have established as society. That's make what makes it good satire - it is what it wishes it wasn't.… Expand

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JasonJ.

Jan 17, 2007

OK, you can trust my review. The first 45 minutes of Idiocracy gets a 10. I've never laughed so hard, especially at the beginning portions of the 2505 part. This movie, had the plot taken the right turn, would have been the cult classic of the decade. However, the plot goes south when OK, you can trust my review. The first 45 minutes of Idiocracy gets a 10. I've never laughed so hard, especially at the beginning portions of the 2505 part. This movie, had the plot taken the right turn, would have been the cult classic of the decade. However, the plot goes south when the President and his cabinet become the focus. Watch the first half for the best comedy ride of your life, then watch the last 45 min as Judge takes you into formulaic comedy for the simple.… Expand

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O.P.

Jan 20, 2007

Are you kidding me? Probably the worst movie I have ever seen. Even if the clever idea to use IDIOT humor is somehow magically funny I didn't appreciate it.

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