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Role Models

R Released Nov 7, 2008 1h 39m Comedy List
77% Tomatometer 163 Reviews 74% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
After salesmen Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Seann William Scott) trash a company truck, the court gives them a choice: jail time or community service in a mentoring program. Thinking to take the easy way out, the two overgrown adolescents find themselves paired with a teenager (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), who is experiencing the pangs of first love, and a foul-mouthed fifth-grader (Bobb'e J. Thompson), who needs an attitude adjustment.
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Role Models is a frequently crude, always funny comedy with the cast providing solid work throughout.

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: B- Feb 18, 2012 Full Review David Fear Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 16, 2011 Full Review Tom Charity CNN.com Rudd and Scott aren't stretching any new muscles, but Rudd's glum disaffection and Scott's bozo bonhomie do gel with a satisfying stickiness. They handle the gaping innuendo with such delicacy we know that they know they're better than this. Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Saying Role Models has heart would be accurate, though I’m recommending this title based on the film’s ever-constant stream of laughs Rated: 3/4 Aug 30, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Just when a heartrending moment draws the audience in, a jolting blast of vulgarity induces inescapable laughter. Rated: 7/10 Nov 28, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com A 10-year-old who has no problem dropping the F-bomb? Parents are likely to cringe and/or think they accidentally walked into a Billy Bob Thornton movie. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 21, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Carlos I Hilarious and ridiculous. If you like Apatow-style comedies you're sure to dig this on some level. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/24 Full Review Nicolas P Wow, such a waste of great actors! Not funny, just a boring, predictable movie with lazy writing.... Boo. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/12/24 Full Review M R I really like the stuff from David Wain and the cast from 'The State'. Ken Marino is hilarious in every thing he does, well not that much here, but him, Michael Showalter, Joe Lo Truglio, Kerry Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon... great great bunch of talent all around. The story is really nice about friendships and relationships. I like the whole cos play thing. It is very entertaining with delightful performances and storytelling. The "Wings" joke works really well and there are plenty of other memorable moments. Rating: 7.5/10 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/24 Full Review Jon Z This is a seriously horrible movie. Most redeeming factor, it's short. I'm so embarrassed that I fell for the trailer. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/16/23 Full Review CK Movie Reviews The film follows Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Seann William Scott), two energy drink salesmen who, after a series of mishaps, find themselves sentenced to community service as mentors for troubled youth. Like most comedies of its time, the jokes can be a bit outdated. However, it remains an enjoyable and memorable film more than a decade after its release. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/24/23 Full Review Audience Member There are better role models for us but would you want your kids to grow up and be like these two? Sean William-Scott and Paul Rudd are two best friends They work for a beverage company advocating kids to stay off drugs Danny and Wheeler are two completely different people; Danny is unhappy with his life while Wheeler relishes in his work Danny's girlfriend then breaks up with him getting sick of his pessimistic outlook They both end up crashing a company vehicle facing jail time but Danny's ex gets them leniency by having them sponsoring Sturdy Wings, an organization that has adults make friends with kids who need guidance in their lives The two kids though are tougher than they seem given their mannerisms This is still a very good comedy full of great jokes with both kids and adults Jane Lynch has some of the funniest bits next to Bobb'e J. Thompson as a foul-mouthed kid Acts as a film for nerds by nerd while getting away with crude humor Rudd and Scott work insanely well together Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After salesmen Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Seann William Scott) trash a company truck, the court gives them a choice: jail time or community service in a mentoring program. Thinking to take the easy way out, the two overgrown adolescents find themselves paired with a teenager (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), who is experiencing the pangs of first love, and a foul-mouthed fifth-grader (Bobb'e J. Thompson), who needs an attitude adjustment.
Director
David Wain
Producer
Mary Parent, Scott Stuber, Luke Greenfield
Screenwriter
David Wain, Paul Rudd, Ken Marino, Timothy Dowling, William Blake Herron
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Relativity Media, New Regency Productions, Universal Pictures, Internationale Filmproduktion Stella-del-Süd, Stuber-Parent, WideAwake
Rating
R (Nudity|Crude and Sexual Content|Strong Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 7, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 22, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$67.3M
Runtime
1h 39m
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