Idiocracy (2006)
Private Joe Bauers, the definition of "average American", is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes 500 years in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed-down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Mike Judge
Written By: Mike Judge, Etan Cohen
Starring: Luke Wilson, Justin Long, Maya Rudolph, Thomas Haden Church, Terry Crews, Patrick Fischler, Dax Shepard, Andrew Wilson, David Herman, Michael McCafferty, Robert Musgrave, Kevin McAfee
Genres: Comedy, Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller, Adventure
Country: USA
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BillyShears | 80 77% |
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There's no way this could happen - me in 2005 Present day 2021 - Holy shit it happened and it's so much worse. People dont even think COVID is real this planet is doomed lmao
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spleen | 68 37% |
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Although I agree with the message (yes, we as a culture are becoming more stupid with each generation), having the creator of Beavis and Butthead tell me this is kinda like serving hot wings and chilli dogs at a PETA rally.
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Bhm | 75 83% |
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Awesome ideas in a stupid packaging. Could have been truly shining satire if it weren't so... well... dumb. That said; a pimp's life ain't easy.
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Cinema_Asia | 65 42% |
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It seems like Mike Judge was so disgusted with the state of pop culture and America in general he just decided to make this ultra sarcastic heavy handed piece of satire. Unfortunately, subtlety isn't his strong suit because there were plenty of throwaway poop, fart, and sex jokes here. With a bit of refinement and more wit in the writing I could see this as being a suitably scathing bit of comedy. It's mildly amusing but not clever especially coming from the guy who gave us office space.
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somms | 30 5% |
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This was meant to be a comedy? Decent enough concept, but woeful execution, as nothing is hilarious, and any kind of commentary is run into the ground by repetition. It thinks it's smart, but treats the audience like they are just as stupid as those in the society it depicts.
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Anomaly | 47 16% |
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Its satire is shallow and generally unfunny; it demonstrates a lack of critical thinking on its part that rivals those of the inhabitants of its straw-future world. In this light then it is not surprising that those who take it at face value also demonstrate the same lack of critical thinking, but it does not make it any less annoying. Shocking that this came from Mike Judge, but I guess everyone is allowed a failure now and then.
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MartinTeller | 67 31% |
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I don't know why they set this 500 years in the future, I'd say we're much closer than that. This isn't brilliant satire, but it's on the mark and the screen is crammed with lots of great little sight gags. If it comes off as blunt and somewhat predictable, at least its heart is in the right place.
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SirStuckey | 80 78% |
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A movie of hit and miss. Some of the "predictions" of how we might end up are spot on a brilliant while others are sort of 'blah' (farting movie). The humor is very hit-and-miss and unfortunately doesn't quite hold up the parts of the film that are slow. Overall, I think it's an enjoyable film that gets dogged on a bit too much because it's not as good as Office Space
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Paxton | 62 40% |
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Great idea, just not executed well enough. I love Mike Judge's tone, but his films after "Office Space" haven't reached his potential.
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strangepants | 60 36% |
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This movie is as dumbed-down as the civilisation it portrays
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CinematicESP | 71 21% |
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I really like the idea behind this movie, and a lot of the jokes were really clever and hilarious, but I feel like the film itself could have been smarter. The tone is that of a dumb comedy when in fact it could be a brilliant satire if it were taken a bit more seriously. Very enjoyable though.
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Mini-T | 79 16% |
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Has some good ideas , but could have been much much better. The whole thing is a bit to stupid. If they had put more effort in it this could be a good satire/parody movie.
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Wiche | 27 8% |
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Omg this one was bad. When it started pretty good I thought it might actually be good, but after 15 minutes it became really bad. Sometimes I smiled, but that's like it. Bad acting to. The idea was very good, but that's about it.
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bof | 60 40% |
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mwgerb | 40 28% |
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I enjoy the jokes in this movie, but I think I'm a bit bothered that a cautionary tale about human stupidity isn't all that smart itself.
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lupister | 65 76% |
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great idea, terribly poor execution. such a waste.
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TripleSH | 61 43% |
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Office Space, this isn't. By combining Judge's comedic style with some form of underlying social commentary highlighting a trend towards American anti-intellectualism...a lot gets lost in the shuffle. I still think it was above average with regards to execution.
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| 1 | thechad0007 | 84 71% |
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A clever and funny satire. I recommend it.
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nanette | 95 81% |
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Criminally underrated.
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| 1 | GrindhouseX3 | 100 88% |
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An underrated film that was apparentely too awesome for the people at the FOX network. Why FOX had no faith in it is a mystery, because it's so damn funny and clever.
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Melvin Smif | 50 54% |
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A hilarious and ingenious idea gets a little bogged down by the low aim of the creators when it comes to the comedy.
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Velvet Crowe | 37 33% |
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The idea of this being prescient commentary is non-sense. Its framing that society is just genetically stupid rather than exploited is absurd, especially considering its incredibly juvenile view of what intelligence actually is. As commentary of Bush era politics, it says nothing beyond "wow, only an idiot would support this!" Which is such an ignorant and self-masturbatory way of viewing the world. Not to mention the taboos it associates with "idiocy" are repulsive. Liking sex is not idiotic.
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hellboy76 | 66 51% |
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Point is well taken, but something is missing. Entertaining enough for one viewing.
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mattorama12 | 64 46% |
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I struggle with this movie. It's one I think about way more than other movies I've rated similarly. I love the underlying satire of it. But most of the jokes just aren't that funny. And the production is so cheesy that's it's incredibly distracting. I would love Matt and Trey to remake this as a cartoon.
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boomdiddly | 60 45% |
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Too annoying to be funny, but sadly... startlingly accurate. 500 years is a generous estimate for this future, given current trends.
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larmor | 5 1% |
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It is just so stupid. Everything's wrong with this movie. It's not even funny. And, to people trying to see a satire in this movie: just don't. It's pure entertainment, there's nothing smart to take away from it. From the premise that intelligence is an inheritable trait, to the ultra-simple views on evolution. If ever there were an intelligence problem in the US today, it would be a systemic/cultural problem, not a genetic/natural one.
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Quintonjamin | 60 50% |
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Great idea, but it didn't fulfill it's potential. Still had some laughs here and there.
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gabebernal | 84 70% |
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Really a poorly made movie. Even though it's low-budget, it's like they didn't even try to make it look decent. Regardless, this made me laugh pretty hard and let's be honest, as far as comedies go, it doesn't matter how well a movie is made, if it makes you laugh- that's all matters.
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XakkMaster | 55 25% |
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Cinema_Asia's review is so spot on that I can't really say much more.
Judge completely abandons the subtlety of his brilliant comedies like King of the Hill and Office Space and lets the world this film exists in overtake the narrative. Instead of poking fun at the brainless society-to-be, we are constantly annoyed by the inhabitants. We see enough of this in every day life that it's not enjoyable on film. That could be the point, but better handling of the satire could have been hilarious.
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the e | 20 15% |
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GOOD: deep message, like the idea and where he was trying to go, liked Luke Wilson and Prostitute characters ; - BAD: too over-the-top, characters too dumb to appreciate or take seriously, didn't like any of the future characters, none of them!
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HalfJapanese | 85 76% |
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One of the best comedies of the last decade. It's a shame Mike Judge's films get little to no support from studios, because he's one of the finest directors working in the comedy genre.
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mightypotato | 60 27% |
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Good satire...but it does come off really REALLY heavy handed.
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djross | 40 26% |
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The growth of stupidity is an entirely legitimate question, and this movie draws attention to a genuine phenomenon, but it also unfortunately presents a very dumbed-down account of the causes of that growth, and thus, unable to develop any real critique, ends up having nowhere much to go, a fact experienced by the viewer as the joke seeming to wear rather thin.
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Pickpocket | 7 68% |
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lol
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Kojiless | 97 98% |
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Great movie. Scary in the fact that the setting could be 2 years from now, not 500.
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fortsigma | 52 26% |
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ow my balls
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auritech | 65 55% |
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A goofy film with a silly message, it actually looks better than you'd expect it to and it's not actually painful to watch. Sure, the premise is over the top and some of the execution ends up awkward, but some of the movie is really funny.
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Stardog | 40 8% |
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Nothing that's funny enough to make you laugh out loud.
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saucyjack | 84 74% |
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Brilliant satire. So brilliant, it is somewhat disturbingly close to our current times.
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| 1 | diniefofinie | 100 86% |
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hell yes! it's SO funny, and true. : )
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| 1 | fart | 84 74% |
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Hilarious view of the future from mike judge. Didn't show up in theaters, probably because it's too true to bear. It turns into the future that it created, the movie is America in microcosm. The fact that the movie turns into a full blown action/special effects spectacle is only a testament to the fact that we need to see it.
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aarona1c | 85 73% |
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Great point, it could have been played out a little better however. It was nice to see Mike Judge making a movie again, instead of King of the Hill. Man, I hate that show.
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nandorizzi | 40 27% |
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Idiocracy to idiots assist. Hit in his criticism, but mistake in its execution, contradicting it, with jokes idiot unintentional.
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sophie | 70 56% |
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Okay - entertaining but not exactly a movie you can't stop laughing about
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Jeb | 71 52% |
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Idiocracy, coming from Mike Judge creator of Beavis and Butthead and my favorite show of all time King of the Hill, is an ingenious and overly amusing focuse on satire and the concept, while used numerous times in other films, is brilliant. It feels a bit undeveloped, but still good.
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Neonman | 65 25% |
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I don't know what's scarier: the possibility that our (mainstream) culture is heading this way and this movie may prove to be unfortunately prophetic, or that I laughed (ironically) more at the dumb content of this future (Ass: The Movie, Hit in the Nuts) than the satirically intelligent jokes.
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RealMacgyver | 80 78% |
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Mike Judge makes smart movies, which are then miss managed and hidden by dumb studio execs. Which kind of sums up what Idiocracy is about really. While not as smart as some of his previous fare (Office Space, not Beavis and Butthead), this is a clever and funny movie. The scariest part is this could pretty much happen...
Don't believe me? Read some of the reviews I saw on Flixster. Like, totally smart and that.
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| 1 | brell | 25 24% |
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quick, we need to have more smart babies or the great replacement will ruin America, which definitely doesn't already have trash mountains and companies ruining our agriculture
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