Don Verdean

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Don Verdean

PG-13

Released Dec 11, 2015

1h 36m

Comedy

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A devout biblical archaeologist (Sam Rockwell) treads down a less-than-righteous path when he begins to receive financial support from an evangelical preacher.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

I think I chuckled about three times ...

Dec 12, 2015

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Alissa Wilkinson

Christianity Today

Don Verdean is a pleasingly entertaining, sometimes hilarious, quietly satirical take on what makes us tick as a subculture.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 11, 2015

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Susan Wloszczyna

RogerEbert.com

There is little that is worse than satire that tiptoes around its subject, as if risking offense were a sin.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 11, 2015

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Asia Frey

Lagniappe (Mobile, AL)

Rockwell is an inexplicable blank in the middle of what I can only assume was meant to be an absurd comedy.

Aug 23, 2018

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

There are some scattered laughs, but considering its broad targets, the film is too detached from reality to consistently hit the mark.

Dec 25, 2015

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Russ Fischer

The Playlist

"Don Verdean" could be more sharp, more focused, and it's easy to be disappointed by the film's low ambitions.

Rated: C+

Dec 18, 2015

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Todd B

Just not too much here. Some dry laughs, enough interest in the characters to see what happens, but skippable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/13/25

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mark g

Sinfully original with outrageous characters that are out of this world. Good family blasphemous fun!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

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joel h

Revelations 3:15-16 – "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." Don Verdean is a comedy that isn't particularly funny, nor is it unfunny. It's kind of just there. The story is fine, the acting is fine, but I kept waiting for this movie to take off and it never quite did. It's average.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Sam Rockwell is a god damn national treasure and we should treat him so. Jemaine Clement is from the future where comedy is on another level and he has to come here and dumb it down for us. He is that brilliant. Danny McBride is a welcome addition as well. It's a shame this didn't have a bigger release.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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mark d

I kept waiting for something funny to happen. It never did. I almost laughed a couple times but gave up after 1/2 hour. Don't waste your time with this one. Do something more productive like play solitaire.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Don Verdean narrates the progressive decline of an archaeologist who, due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, has become a fraud. The secondary character, Boaz, first employed and then partner of Don Verdean, steals the limelight. It is a deranged character that, like most heroes and anti-heroes in the films of Jared Hess, is beyond good and evil. They are strange, eccentric characters who can act well or badly, but who are fatally innocent in their madness.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Don Verdean: You Hit Her in the Uterus

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Don Verdean: What Qualities Are You Looking for in a Mate?

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Don Verdean: Satan's Cereal

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Don Verdean: Tell Them the Truth

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Synopsis

A devout biblical archaeologist (Sam Rockwell) treads down a less-than-righteous path when he begins to receive financial support from an evangelical preacher.

Director: Jared Hess
Producer: Brandt Andersen, Dave Hunter, Jason Hatfield
Screenwriter: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess
Distributor: Lionsgate Premiere
Production Co: Buffalo Film Co.
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Crude and Suggestive Content|Brief Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.5K
Runtime: 1h 36m

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