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Year One

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Year One

PG-13

Released Jun 19, 2009

1h 37m

Comedy

Adventure

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After Neanderthal hunter Zed (Jack Black) is exiled for eating forbidden fruit, he and his sardonic buddy Oh (Michael Cera) leave their village and begin an epic journey through history. The pals encounter biblical characters such as Cain (David Cross) and Abel, Abraham (Hank Azaria), and others, and wind up in Sodom. Along the way, Zed debunks commonly held beliefs and replaces them with his own delusions of grandeur.

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Critics Consensus

Year One is a poorly executed, slapdash comedy in which the talent both in front of and behind the camera never seem to be on the same page.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

All in all, this is a sloppy, unoriginal, brain-dead mess that can't even be bothered to get itself out of trouble.

Aug 29, 2018

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: C

Apr 21, 2012

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

A dreary, groan-inducing comedy that fails to be funny or entertaining under even the most lenient terms.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 4, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

It may go slightly beyond the blueprints for a formulaic parody movie, but it has all the same symptoms.

Rated: 5/10

Nov 29, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Year One relies almost solely upon bawdy, sophomoric humor.

Rated: 1.0/4.0

Aug 31, 2020

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James E

Not the best or even very good. Just a lot of actors that can do way better than this. Funny enough for a one time watch out of sheer curiosity.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Gogol B

Most underrated comedy in rotten tomatoes, but not like getting 24 when deserving a 45, but an 86 or more... Strong personalities for most characters and very good acting. Yeah Jack Black's goofy scenes are perfectly matched by Michael Cera's hopeless sarcasm and Jack's little dance at the entryway to the party is insanely funny like Oliver Platt's "seduction games" with Cera. Straight to my top 10 comedy list.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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Nick W

I had to make an account for the injustice of this rating this is a great example of why you should be skeptical of rotten tomatoes this movie is amazing to many movie snobs write reviews n lower great movies rating this is one of my top 10 jack black films no question n im a huge fan of him expect low budget bad cgi but many laugh out loud moments i remember i saw this when i was in high school and i couldn’t stop laughing if your in your 50s prolly not movie for you but if u in your 20s or 30s you should enjoy it also whatch tenacious d n the pick of destiny my favorite jack black movie hands down but agin prolly won’t like it if you r older unless u r still rad

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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Audience Member

This has got to be one of the dumbest films I've seen in a while. It actually made me laugh quite a few times, so I can't really be mad. It did eventually get boring, but there was still a few more laughs to be had. 2.5/5 stars.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/30/25

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Yavanplayz ,

Really good movie once you watch it fully.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/13/25

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Audience Member

It was fun, it's the typical after-dinner movie but with funny moments. The mix of religion, some stories and humor is good.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Harold Ramis

Director

Jack Black

Zed

Michael Cera

Oh

Oliver Platt

High Priest

David Cross

Cain

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Isaac

Year One: Official Clip - Sleeping With Lilith

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Year One: Official Clip - The Jackal Dance

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Year One: Official Clip - Awkward Orgy

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Year One: Official Clip - Rub Me With Oil

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Year One: Official Clip - Abraham & Isaac

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Year One: Official Clip - Cut off the Tip

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Year One: Official Clip - No Longer a Virgin

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Year One: Official Clip - Sexy Sodom

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Year One: Official Clip - You're Cursed, Man

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Year One: Official Clip - Peeing Upside Down

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Synopsis

After Neanderthal hunter Zed (Jack Black) is exiled for eating forbidden fruit, he and his sardonic buddy Oh (Michael Cera) leave their village and begin an epic journey through history. The pals encounter biblical characters such as Cain (David Cross) and Abel, Abraham (Hank Azaria), and others, and wind up in Sodom. Along the way, Zed debunks commonly held beliefs and replaces them with his own delusions of grandeur.

Director: Harold Ramis
Producer: Harold Ramis, Judd Apatow, Clayton Townsend
Screenwriter: Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Ocean Pictures, Apatow Company, Columbia Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Comic Violence|Brief Strong Language|Crude and Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 19, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $43.3M
Runtime: 1h 37m

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