I Heart Huckabees

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I Heart Huckabees

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Released Sep 10, 2004

1h 46m

Comedy

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Environmentalist Albert (Jason Schwartzman) enlists the services of existential detectives Bernard (Dustin Hoffman) and Vivian (Lily Tomlin) to solve the meaning of a succession of strange coincidences. The investigators conclude that the backstabbing Brad (Jude Law) -- a public relations manager at big-box retailer Huckabees -- is at the root of Albert's angst. Brad tries to turn the tables, however, by hiring the philosophic duo for his own nefarious purposes.

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Critics Consensus

I Heart Huckabees certainly isn't for everyone, but audiences attuned to its quirky wavelength will find a singularly brainy screwball comedy that refuses to pander.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

It's like a '30s screwball comedy that's gone to grad school...hits the ground running, flinging verbal and visual information at you with machine-gun velocity. Your mind is engaged and delighted.

Mar 13, 2018

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Will Self

London Evening Standard

While superficially I Heart Huckabees is a deranging experience, it ends up being deeply reassuring.

Dec 20, 2017

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Gavin Smith

Film Comment Magazine

I ♥ Huckabees is a rarity-a tremendously optimistic film for a truly dark time.

Nov 19, 2013

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Here’s a film that, both in story and execution, is centered on the idea of finding order among chaos, and for viewers more accustomed to a tidy, straightforward narrative, the results can understandably seem like a helter-skelter experience.

Rated: 4/4

Feb 22, 2023

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

The strength of I Heart Huckabees lies almost entirely in its vivacious, critical, slightly manic-and not unsympathetic-pictures of confused and struggling Americans.

Feb 15, 2021

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Jeffrey Overstreet

Looking Closer

Russell directs with the ambition of Altman and the nervous energy of Paul Thomas Anderson, and his script sounds like it was co-written by Howard Hawks and Charlie Kaufman.

Rated: B

Mar 15, 2019

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Mike P

This epic saga about ANOTHER eccentric family is a little too precious and cutesy; and a little too Wes Anderson for me. The backstage showdown between David O'Russell and Lilly Tomlin is actually much more scrumptious than the movie itself; especially since most of it was recorded and can be seen on YouTube. And actually, that's mostly what this is remembered for now; not the plot ...It's the day Lilly and David locked horns; and the other luminaries like Mark Whalberg, Isabelle Hubert and Dustin Hoffman just sat around staring at the whole thing; doing absolutely nothing....That's the REAL drama...And it's all on video.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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Josh T

Existential silliness. Great fun!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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P K

My favorite movie of all time, my friends don't agree haha

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/08/25

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Patrick F

A guy is own his quest to find out the meaning of it all. A comedy with a stacked cast.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Exsellerate U

I Heart Huckabees is not the dumbest movie ever made, but it's definitely among the top 5.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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fairieeterna

This is perhaps the best movie ever made regarding our search for meaning while trying to stay sane and function in the every day world. Laugh out loud moments with incredible performances, as you would expect, from Tomlin, Hoffman, Schwartzman, and Wahlberg. The script is incredible and anyone who has actually ever grappled with these existential questions will come away with deep satisfaction. People who only live on the surface won't appreciate it at all. People who only live on the surface will never appreciate the brilliance of this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/30/23

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Synopsis

Environmentalist Albert (Jason Schwartzman) enlists the services of existential detectives Bernard (Dustin Hoffman) and Vivian (Lily Tomlin) to solve the meaning of a succession of strange coincidences. The investigators conclude that the backstabbing Brad (Jude Law) -- a public relations manager at big-box retailer Huckabees -- is at the root of Albert's angst. Brad tries to turn the tables, however, by hiring the philosophic duo for his own nefarious purposes.

Director: David O. Russell
Producer: Scott Rudin, Gregory Goodman, David O. Russell
Screenwriter: David O. Russell, Jeff Baena
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Scott Rudin Productions
Rating: R (Sex Scene|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 24, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.8M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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