Dealin' With Idiots

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Dealin' With Idiots

2013

1h 23m

Comedy

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A comic looks for inspiration for his next movie among the absurdly competitive parents and coaches involved with his son's youth-baseball league.

Kerry Lengel

Arizona Republic

"Dealin' With Idiots," a sort of "Waiting for Guffman" for Little League, isn't a great movie, but it's a heck of a lot better than its title.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 15, 2013

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Justin Chang

Variety

[A] flat, aimless comedy skewering the parents of junior baseball players.

Jul 19, 2013

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

Garlin's ultra-restrained approach suggests that attempting hilarity is sometimes a veiled defense mechanism.

Rated: B+

Jul 19, 2013

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Annlee Ellingson

Paste Magazine

Garlin's second feature is consistently sweet, funny and smart. Keep it up.

Rated: 8.4/10

Jul 19, 2013

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

To fully appreciate Dealin' with Idiots, the viewer must have some working knowledge of its writer/director/star Jeff Garlin. Or perhaps patience is a more accurate description.

Rated: B-

Jul 18, 2013

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Much of Dealin' with Idiots feels improvised, which is okay when the actors are fully on their game. But here, perhaps the heat of the day and location or insufficiently precise direction have resulted in an awful lot of dead screen time.

Jul 18, 2013

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Craig W.

Great cast but just falls flat, worth a watch but had so much more potential

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

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bryan b

After sitting next to parents at kids games I actually relate to this movie. I think it doesn't go far enough and could have been way funnier.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

It's okay...nothing too remarkable

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

totally lame and unamusing.one for the trash-yuck.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Many great comedians and no jokes land. Not recommend

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Funny cast but overall feels more like an improvised drama.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Synopsis

A comic looks for inspiration for his next movie among the absurdly competitive parents and coaches involved with his son's youth-baseball league.

Director: Jeff Garlin
Producer: Erin O'Malley, Christine Vachon
Screenwriter: Jeff Garlin, Peter Murrieta
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Killer Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 12, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.3K
Runtime: 1h 23m

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