Idiocracy

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Idiocracy

R

2006

1h 24m

Comedy

Sci-Fi

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In 2005, average in every way private Joe Bowers (Luke Wilson) is selected to take part in a secret military experiment to put him in hibernation for a year along with a woman named Rita (Maya Rudolph). The slumbering duo is forgotten when the base they are stored on is closed down and are left in stasis until 2505. When they finally wake up, they discover the average intelligence of humans has decreased so much that Joe is now the smartest man in the world.

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Critics Consensus

Frustratingly uneven yet enjoyable overall, Idiocracy skewers society's devolution with an amiably goofy yet deceptively barbed wit.

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Reihan Salam

Slate

04/09/2020

Idiocracy is easily the most potent political film of the year, and the most stirring defense of traditional values since Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France.

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Bilge Ebiri

Village Voice

10/04/2016

The whole film has a drab, somnambulant rhythm. Intentional or not, this is part of its genius.

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

05/07/2009

If the world is going to hell in any number of handbaskets -- as Judge so acutely demonstrates that it is -- you might as well hitch a ride in his.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

11/20/2020

D

Crappy film.

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Peter Schom

IGN Movies

04/09/2020

4/10

While dumb people are an easy target, Judge makes a mistake in only working variants of this one riff.

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Lucy Barrick

Radio Times

04/09/2020

3/5

Although Wilson's everyman is a bit too much of a blank slate to really care about, the gaudy visuals and cynical gags more than compensate.

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Arlen B.

@Arlen170 8h

A movie that somehow has in many ways predicted the current climate of our country

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Penney H

2d

Terrible. The premise was promising but the constant crass insults, completely unbelieveable infrastructure, and foolish antics were mind numbing. The movie is aimed at juveniles in 2006 and the humor shows it.

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4d

Real life is becoming more and more like Idiocracy every day.

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cata n

Nov 25

utter piece of crap and waste of time, how in the world is this 6.5 on imdb ?

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Jace T

@CineChamber Nov 21

This is by far one of my favorite films of all time. I love the dumb comedy, but also the pure genius of this movie. While nothing in this film will come true, or is actually how our world is, but the reflection and metaphor of what this film portrays is incredible. We nearly have President Camacho as president right now in 2025, but we have the villain version of President Camacho. I just love love love this film and could go on and on about, but you should just watch it yourself instead.

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Sarah M.

Oct 26

Horrible. I wasted my night watching this awful film.

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Synopsis

In 2005, average in every way private Joe Bowers (Luke Wilson) is selected to take part in a secret military experiment to put him in hibernation for a year along with a woman named Rita (Maya Rudolph). The slumbering duo is forgotten when the base they are stored on is closed down and are left in stasis until 2505. When they finally wake up, they discover the average intelligence of humans has decreased so much that Joe is now the smartest man in the world.

Director: Mike Judge
Producer: Mike Judge, Elysa Koplovitz
Screenwriter: Mike Judge, Etan Cohen
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: R (Sex-Related Humor|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 1, 2006, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 2016
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $438.7K
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby, DTS

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