Gentlemen Broncos

PG-13

Released Oct 30, 2009

1 hr. 29 min.

Comedy

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20%

79 Reviews

Tomatometer

44%

10,000+ Ratings

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A legendary novelist steals a story idea from a teenage loner (Michael Angarano) and, subsequently, makes it into a disastrous movie.

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Critics Consensus

Unselfconsciously juvenile and overwhelmingly quirky, Gentlemen Broncos offers a lot of potty humor but isn't terribly funny.

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Voodoo V

This movie is ruler of the galaxies of gods! if you disagree, it is only because you are a part of the lightening force that has stolen your mind away without you realizing it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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James T

Quirky and weird. One of those comfortable movies that doesn't require thought and just an easy movie to watch. I bought it and told my kids and friends to watch it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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Justin B

It's quirky as hell, but this has become a cult classic in our household. It's purely clever absurdist humor, though there is a solid storyline behind the weirdness. This movie did not so well when it came out, but not because it's a "bad" movie. It's just a bizarre, incredibly fun, unique, and worth a watch movie. Given all of the strange comedic films and shows the at have come out since 2009, this movie rests easily among them as a trailblazer. All of the acting is top notch too. "Awkward" is actually really hard to pull off, and somehow they pulled it off very well here (intentionally).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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mark g

Incredibly original and knee slappingly funny. Insanity that flows naturally from the earlier Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

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Tnk M

This movie is a diamond in the rough! The complete cast deserves oscars, no joke! A story of a poor and humble teen writer who's meets his hero who steals his novel. Poor Benjermans life has been a tradgedy from the begining and just does not let up. This poor guy keeps getting taken advantaged of until a final breaking point. With a dark humour theme and stellar soundtrack this movie has been truly underated.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/03/23

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Brian C. D

Jemaine Clement at his best, playing his usual absurdist routine, opposite a teenage straight-man who is exasperated by all the ridiculous characters that surround him. Perfect comedy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/23/22

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Jared Hess

Director

Michael Angarano

Benjamin Purvis

Jennifer Coolidge

Judith Purvis

Halley Feiffer

Tabatha Jenkins

Héctor Jiménez

Lonnie

Sam Rockwell

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Richard Brody

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Hess blends local color with celestial inspiration to create a forthright and original religious vision.

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Nell Minow

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Rated: C

Feb 18, 2012

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Rockwell is the film's only consistently amusing presence.

Rated: C

Jul 16, 2010

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

I may be one of the few that loved this movie, but it was a blast, and I don't have any fear saying that.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 22, 2012

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Ken McIntyre

Total Film

Classic underdog vs smug establishment stuff, you might think. But it's all played out in puke-slathered anti-comedy sketches better suited to no-budget YouTube videos than a multimillion-dollar film.

Rated: 2/4

May 6, 2010

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Allan Hunter

Daily Express (UK)

This deliberately amateurish, self-indulgent effort manages to be odd while rarely remembering to be funny.

Rated: 1/5

May 3, 2010

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Synopsis

A legendary novelist steals a story idea from a teenage loner (Michael Angarano) and, subsequently, makes it into a disastrous movie.

Director: Jared Hess
Executive Producer: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess, Ben LeClair
Screenwriter: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Rip Cord
Rating: PG-13 (Some Crude Humor)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 30, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $113.2K

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