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Idle Hands

Idle Hands

1999
Comedy
Fantasy
1h 32m
Anton Tobias (Sawa) wakes up Halloween morning to discover-after watching some TV and perusing the contents of the fridge, oblivious to the pool of blood on the floor-that his parents have been turned into a couple of headless Halloween decorations. After hanging out with his equally irresponsible friends, Mick (Green) and Pnub (Henson), Anton discovers that his right hand has a very bloodthirsty mind of its own, and it's hell-bent on wreaking deadly havoc with or without him. [Sony]
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Idle Hands

1999
Comedy
Fantasy
1h 32m
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Avg Percentile 34.92% from 1525 total ratings

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Rated 03 Feb 2019
59
36th
The possessed hand from Evil Dead 2 in its first starring role. For a dumb, extremely 90's comedy, this had a few amusing moments. ...I'm not sure how ashamed I should feel for that.
Rated 31 Jul 2008
20
5th
All the fuckin smart marks will say stupid shit like "oh, Jessica Alba, so hot, yay points", but fuck sakes, she was like 17 when this was made. Have fun in jail. Anyways, curious premise for this movie which ultimately ends up as spittle on the cutting-room floor.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
4
43rd
Cheesiness teens horror Jessica Alba in underwear = mild victory!
Rated 15 Jun 2021
30
15th
Entertaining but dumb. Unlikeable main character ruins the comedic moments. Seth Green must be really connected to get all these roles in the late 90s. Jessica Alba in underwear and gratuitously crawling through air ducts. Vivica A. Fox as a Slayer. The Offspring. Promo images suggest this is an early 2000s teen drama. Fav scene: pretty cool decapitation effect going up the stairs.
Rated 21 Oct 2008
65
40th
Funny.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
57
39th
It's a fun film. It's not good. It's not controversial. It's not brilliantly acted. It's just fun, so I'l rate it accordingly.
Rated 24 Apr 2014
40
43rd
Stoner comedy-horror that manages a few laughs, but really no reason to watch this unless you want to see teenage Jessica Alba in her underwear. I did, and the film delivered. Also of note is the gorgeous Vivica Fox doing the bad-ass buttkicking black chick thing long before Kill Bill.
Rated 19 Jul 2011
1
17th
dat one prick
Rated 21 Apr 2008
55
27th
Seth Green is comedy cancer.
Rated 17 Mar 2008
60
62nd
its a pretty hilarious movie
Rated 16 Apr 2013
30
17th
Idle Hands is a complete disaster that might be funny or even possibly scary if you're really high, but barring that, it features nothing that could even ironically be described as "competent." Bad writing, bad direction, bad acting -- even the effects for the evil hand are pretty bad! Nobody on this project seemed to care about it, and that's exactly what you should do as well. Forget that Idle Hands exists and go do something more useful with your time.
Rated 10 Feb 2008
70
46th
funny but orignial
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
25th
PRos: Jessica Alba Cons: Everything else, plus the offspring................ 55 given just for alba.
Rated 15 Feb 2019
73
44th
Enjoyable horror-comedy feels like it wants to ape Raimi but can't quite settle on tone, especially at the beginning. Becomes more gleefully nasty as it goes on (all to its credit) and Sawa proves himself an amusing comic contortionist, at least until Hart takes over. Terrific comic relief from Henson and Green, and Fox is terrific though underused (and ultimately redundant); Alba fares well as designated eye candy, but did her character have to be *that* dumb?
Rated 08 Aug 2010
70
63rd
Was quite fond of this when it came out. Epic Alba hotness.
Rated 06 Jun 2008
25
8th
So bad
Rated 07 Jan 2020
67
73rd
How is this movie not a classic is beyond me.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
48th
Idle Hands is very funny, but very silly. It's not as cheesy as other teen horror films, but instead intentionally humorous and absurd. It's a fresh change of pace from the slasher flicks of the 90's. Pretty good!
Rated 12 Jul 2008
60
34th
Not that funny.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
36
10th
Alba was cute.
Rated 22 Jun 2010
95
88th
One of those so-bad-it's-good movies, pretty cool.
Rated 12 Jul 2008
35
9th
not scary at all
Rated 11 Jul 2012
65
63rd
This is a product of it's time, the film is like a hybrid American Pie/Scream/Evil Dead 2. Most of the jokes and gags fall flat, there are more plot holes than plot. But it's dumb stoner fun with decent music that is a blast of nostalgia for people my age.
Rated 25 May 2016
10
15th
very limited humour although the 2 stoner friends are kind of enjoyable. has that problem where most of the characters are obnoxious and/or idiots and a bad ending. could be worse i guess. the gore/sfx stuff looks kind of cool sometimes but didn't really think more than "eh" overall
Rated 02 Nov 2022
31
15th
Actually, this is better than I remembered.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
76
66th
What? It's a guilty pleasure.
Rated 16 Mar 2017
64
61st
Fun little horror element flick which has a few hotties in it for eye candy, basically good entertainment value.
Rated 11 Jan 2008
45
26th
One and only highlight: A meatier Jessica Alba in her underwear.
Rated 03 Dec 2007
69
60th
Fun, cheezy horror.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
21st
Rarely funny teen-comedy was falsely advertised as being a horror film. Jessica Alba is painfully bad. Seth Green is the only saving grace.
Rated 24 May 2007
58
17th
Stupid, but at least it's kind of entertaining. The bit where he pushes the dog into the hallway before he goes in = funniest thing in the movie.
Rated 20 May 2020
55
10th
Idle Hands pitches itself as a lowbrow stoner comedy, and it would be unfair to judge it to any higher standard. Nonetheless, the film remains a badly written, forcefully acted, campy gore-fest. In all honesty, it has a few fun moments but the way in which it re-treads many horror tropes, it dips in and out of being tiresome. It's bad, but in a B-movie way it's watchable perhaps ironically.
Rated 24 Mar 2009
60
16th
not the greatest work of cinema, but it has Jessica Alba at her absolute hottest and Zombie Seth Green so I can't complain
Rated 19 Dec 2010
48
13th
The only thing I remember about this film was how hot Jessica Alba was.
Rated 18 Nov 2008
35
37th
Gave every high school boy an excuse for grabbing breasts.
Rated 11 Aug 2008
97
73rd
i liked it.....
Rated 11 Oct 2023
40
20th
It's depressing to see how marketable sexualizing minors is, and how many pedos are wink wink garbage garbage people people in their reviews. Seth Green looks iconic though.
Rated 14 Apr 2007
64
44th
It's cheesy and bad, but it kind of means to be, and its funny enough. Mainly though, Jessica Alba is ridiculously hot in this movie
Rated 26 Jun 2010
70
18th
nutmegg
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
82nd
I like this stoner horror film a lot more than I'm willing to admit. And I'm willing to admit to a 75 here.
Rated 22 Sep 2008
65
19th
Mindless entertainment.
Rated 26 Sep 2008
70
11th
average
Rated 30 Sep 2008
3
45th
One of the better stoner flicks. A funny send-up of cheesy teen gore-fests, though it doesn't manage to pull itself above that level.
Rated 30 Jan 2014
40
24th
It's a teenager flick, I remember that this movie was just for fun, fun story, fun efects (nice blood), fun scenes but if you watch it looking for a celuloid masterpiece you certaintly won't have any luck
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
79th
So the audience is pretty mute, and i'm laughing, oh well, my problem. While not a huge splatter picture (plenty of off screen action), i dont feel as ripped off as i usually do, probably because the characters are so likeable and the picture is amusing enough that i'm not just waiting for the next snuff. The guys all do a great job, but the gals are mostly decorative.
Rated 06 Jun 2010
44
5th
Redeems itself with a few good jokes, but overall it's kind of dull.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
58
34th
Good/goofy movie with excellent supporting cast. I give it extra points for......creativity.
Rated 02 Dec 2008
50
29th
One of those movies I enjoyed in middle school for some reason or another. Going back now... I guess I see the appeal. There are some laughable moments, and Seth Green is normally an enjoyable cast member. No different here. Still, helped out that one woman... who woulda thought she'd be a star?
Rated 20 Aug 2009
78
46th
Goofy, kinda fun, and Jessica Alba looks great!!!!!
Rated 17 Jun 2010
60
10th
actually pretty funny
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
27th
Hahahah.
Rated 22 Jul 2020
60
12th
Despite a cool premise, this is a pretty terrible mess. The main hero is dumb, the plot is half-baked, the kills are meh, every character sucks, & even though some of the comedy is admittedly clever most of it just doesn't land. Alba's character is embarrassingly terrible. With its cast, concept & production value this should be a lot better, which makes the final product that much more annoying. It plays like a horror movie written by teen stoners, but not the cool ones. Skip this.
Rated 18 Feb 2007
80
50th
80 for the young Jessica Alba
Rated 07 Aug 2007
75
47th
Jessica Alba's perky tits, walking hands and zombies. Need I say more?
Rated 21 Jul 2009
46
12th
Highly derivitive and cheesy as hell. The jokes fall flat, and the scariest thing about it is Jessica Alba's acting.
Rated 27 Jun 2008
76
88th
very good movie
Rated 18 Sep 2015
73
65th
Perfect for when youre in the mood for a dumbass movie. Gave it extra points for jack BABY BEAR noseworthy and his quiet riot shirt and his motley crue soundtrack.
Rated 23 Jul 2018
74
39th
Quite possibly the most 90's movie that ever 90'sed. It's goofy, cheesy, and at times pretty hokey, but damn if it's not a hugely entertaining, fun experience. The comedy is legitimately funny, there's some real creativity, surprisingly good effects, and Green and Henson make for perfect comic relief. I can see it not working for everyone, particularly the stuff with Alba's character, but I don't think it deserves the hate it gets.
Rated 30 Oct 2020
45
6th
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Rated 26 May 2020
60
44th
Jessica Alba is so attrati...17 in this movie.
Rated 14 Jun 2008
60
26th
Fun movie, and jessica alba :P
Rated 21 May 2009
64
42nd
Short fun but keeps you asking for more!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
74
15th
average movie for the teen generation. Jessica Alba is in it which makes it whorthwhile.
Rated 02 May 2010
60
27th
unless you're stoned, it's not that great
Rated 16 Jan 2011
70
10th
Extra points for Alba...
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
69th
An 85 just because of Jessica Alba's awesome ass at the end.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
51st
HaHa Funny!
Rated 16 Sep 2007
50
22nd
Mildly funny, if tired, rehash of old horror ideas. Alba is sexy as hell.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
78th
This is one of the best horror/comedy movies ever. Being one of the best of that genre is what warrants the high score, but its more of an 85 as a movie in general.
Rated 05 May 2009
60
46th
Forgettable, but a trash movie very funny, a mix of comedy and horror, without much concern for reality, just fun.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
21st
Unmitigated shite.

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