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The Ten

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A series of interweaving vignettes spoof the Ten Commandments. In one story, a skydiver (Adam Brody) forgets to pack his parachute. When he lands, he doesn't die, but gets stuck in the ground, causing a media circus and jeopardizing his relationship with his girlfriend, Kelly (Winona Ryder). Later, Kelly begins a tumultuous relationship with a ventriloquist's dummy. In another story, a doctor (Ken Marino) obsessed with pranks accidentally kills a patient and winds up in jail.
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Although a few of the sketches that make up The Ten are humorous, the uneven and random tone of the film cause it to fall apart.

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Mark Bourne Film.com ...brings to mind the fondly remembered Kentucky Fried Movie/Amazon Women on the Moon anthos from the '70s and '80s. Jan 15, 2008 Full Review Scott Craven Arizona Republic Those worried about incurring God's wrath by seeing The Ten, don't concern yourselves -- by watching the film, you've suffered enough. Rated: 1/5 Aug 30, 2007 Full Review Steve Davis Austin Chronicle If you're looking for ha-ha funny, then The Ten is probably not for you -- you'll be more likely scratching your head in befuddled wonderment. Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 25, 2007 Full Review Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing More than simply unentertaining, The Ten comes from an America of silly, laddish self-regard and hollow protest. Feb 4, 2020 Full Review Mike Scott Times-Picayune The beyond-goofy collection of Commandment-inspired vignettes has funny moments, but it's a wildly uneven anthology, with three or four clunkers for every genuine chuckle. Rated: 1/4 Jul 24, 2009 Full Review Bullz-Eye.com Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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M S The music at the end of the movie along with the music of the end credits made it make sense ... and was funny. Great actors made it all tolerable and Winona Ryder was primo ! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/12/25 Full Review tommy J I wanted to like it but it was dumb and sacrilege. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review Jens P i can't imagine a world in which anyone could even begin to find this funny. you have to be lobotomised to be able to make any connection at all between the ten commandments and the films. except perhaps for the MRTs. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Steve D One of the worst things ever put to film. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/24 Full Review Lukas H Way lays leerstehenden Grace professional courtessey. R.h. tv actorturers Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Ten very idiosyncratic and inter-related stories, every story is inspired by each of the Ten Commandments. Each one with its own quirk and hilariously skewed take on biblical events in time and how each commandment came to be. Paul Rudd is our narrator of the movie and a riot he is. Before each story we see a quite amusing intro and sort of cut scene as you will where we build up the anticipation of the next wacky ride we take. In the end we come together to break out into song, isn't that how every biblical story ended in history?🤷🏻‍♂️😂 The very comedically abled cast is the life raft for this anchored and stagnant type of story line that is this film. Really the only fresh take on the subject matter in recent memory was delivered here. It's just pure indie goodness in my opinion. Know what you are getting into really as this is on the exact level of crappy B movie but quite honestly that's some of the best guilty pleasure titles you can stumble upon. What can i say Indie's have always been very risk reward. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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David Wain

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Paul Rudd

Jeff Reigert

Famke Janssen

Gretchen Reigert

Winona Ryder

Kelly La Fonda

Jessica Alba

Liz Anne Blazer

Adam Brody

Stephen Montgomery

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Synopsis A series of interweaving vignettes spoof the Ten Commandments. In one story, a skydiver (Adam Brody) forgets to pack his parachute. When he lands, he doesn't die, but gets stuck in the ground, causing a media circus and jeopardizing his relationship with his girlfriend, Kelly (Winona Ryder). Later, Kelly begins a tumultuous relationship with a ventriloquist's dummy. In another story, a doctor (Ken Marino) obsessed with pranks accidentally kills a patient and winds up in jail.
Director
David Wain
Producer
Jonathan Stern, Ken Marino, David Wain, Paul Rudd, Morris S. Levy
Screenwriter
Ken Marino, David Wain
Distributor
ThinkFilm
Production Co
City Lights Pictures
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Dialogue|Some Drug Material|Strong Crude Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 3, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$766.5K
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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