Idiots and Angels

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Idiots and Angels

2008

1h 18m

Comedy

Drama

Animation

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A morally bankrupt man grows wings that make him do good deeds.

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Rated: 3/4

Oct 11, 2010

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

The dystopia conjured by Idiots and Angels, Mr. Plympton's sixth and best animated feature, suggests Toulouse-Lautrec by way of Charles Bukowski.

Rated: 4/4

Oct 8, 2010

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Eric Kohn

indieWire

Now in his early sixties, Plympton has made his most accomplished feature...his characters resemble images in motion rather than full-on animations, as if a Looney Tunes cartoon made love to a Ralph Steadman sketch.

Oct 6, 2010

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Luke Y. Thompson

E! Online

...the punk rock of animated features: handmade, profane, challenging to the status quo, and occasionally ugly, yet groundbreaking.

Dec 19, 2010

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Kam Williams

NewsBlaze

A delightful yarn revolving around an age-old showdown between good and evil.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 11, 2010

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

Seldom has a black heart been served up so vividly.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 14, 2009

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Truly one of his more deep and poignant films. If you are not laughing from that last sentence let me be clear: Bill Plympton quilts loving madness and sentimental debauchery into stories of love conquering all over a Salvador Dali fart joke. Madness is on the menu alone, but the spice to this madness for this film is morality questions. In that, I find comfort as I laugh at faces melting and boobs flying.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Phenomenal ideas, beautiful and wholly unique shots, and captivating execution.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Without a doubt, Idiots is Angels is one of Bill Plympton's best works. Is it his best?....hmmm..maybe not, it is very monochromatic, and while it is called a comedy, I really didn't find that many jokes. I'd prefer something more colorful than this movie, but for what it is, Idiots and Angels is a great film. The characters look great, it's surreal, and it's imaginative. I'd recommend it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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A good way to tell a story without using dialog.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Interesting choice in animation.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Synopsis

A morally bankrupt man grows wings that make him do good deeds.

Director: Bill Plympton
Producer: Bill Plympton
Screenwriter: Bill Plympton
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 16, 2017
Runtime: 1h 18m

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