Extract

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Extract

R

2009

1h 31m

Comedy

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The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold (Jason Bateman) seems to have it all, but really doesn't. What's missing is sexual attention from his wife, Suzie (Kristen Wiig). Joel hatches a convoluted plan to get Suzie to cheat on him, thereby clearing the way for Joel to have an affair with Cindy (Mila Kunis), an employee. But what Joel doesn't know is that Cindy is a sociopathic con artist, and a freak workplace accident clears the way for her to ruin Joel forever.

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Critics Consensus

Extract has some very funny moments and several fine performances, but the film feels slighter and more uneven than Mike Judge's previous work.

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Ed Koch

The Atlantic

01/17/2018

What a mistake. Extract is awful. Intended as a light, soft-porno-motivated film, it turned out to be crude and with little humor.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

04/23/2010

2/5

Has many promising ingredients, yet somehow none of them quite gel.

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Adam Woodward

Little White Lies

04/23/2010

2/5

Judge knows his game well enough, but too often the jokes feel like seasoning to a premise that is just slightly overdone.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/04/2023

3/4

Judge’s ability to observe, identify, and satirize people without reducing them to mere stereotypes remains in full comedic force, making his approach a welcome change from Hollywood’s usual bawdy comedies.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/28/2020

7/10

The director's talent for creating unique and eccentric characters is still foremost in this manifestation of troubled blue collar workers and their disastrous dealings.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/07/2020

3.0/4.0

Most successful when Judge sets it inside the factory.

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Jennifer H

@Jhunter731 3d

I expected more from Jason, Mila and Kristin, I don't think I laughed once during the whole movie. Don't waste your time.

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Gary H

@GaryH2 Feb 18

Totally awful and asinine. No funny jokes. Just endless infidelity and broken vows. No redeeming value to this movie.

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER Jul 30

A funny plot of a man in peril hoping to save his business.

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Andrew A

@rt_andrew Jul 28

I sell extract and extract accessories

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Arlen B

@Arlen170 Jul 18

It made me laugh out loud 🤣

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. 06/11/2025

Hilarious movie, another great offering from Mike Judge. As usual, got zero promotion from studio. Great cast and performances. Judging by lukewarm response, guess people just didn't get it

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Synopsis

The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold (Jason Bateman) seems to have it all, but really doesn't. What's missing is sexual attention from his wife, Suzie (Kristen Wiig). Joel hatches a convoluted plan to get Suzie to cheat on him, thereby clearing the way for Joel to have an affair with Cindy (Mila Kunis), an employee. But what Joel doesn't know is that Cindy is a sociopathic con artist, and a freak workplace accident clears the way for her to ruin Joel forever.

Director: Mike Judge
Producer: John Altschuler, Michael Rotenberg
Screenwriter: Mike Judge
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: 3 Arts Entertainment, F Plus A Productions, Ternion Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual References|Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 4, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.8M
Runtime: 1h 31m