Alexander von Roon, Alice Evans, Ben Youcef

Baron Cohen calls upon yet another of his alter egos - Bruno, a gay fashionista/TV reporter from Austria, who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV." Bruno methodically worms his way into...( read more  read more... ) style hot spots.

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536,960 ratings

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67% liked it

203 critics

R, 1 hr. 21 min.

Directed by: Dan Mazer, Larry Charles

Release Date: July 10, 2009

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DVD Release Date: November 17, 2009

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  • November 21, 2009
    Once again, plenty of stuff to make to make you uncomfortable at least once or twice.. I'd say half funny, half trying hard to be funny. Really the gem of these movies is that hopefully the people in them are unsuspecting, and you gotta figure some of it's staged. Fun. But no...( read more)t fun for the whole family.
  • November 18, 2009
    For the first half it was hilariously nasty, but then it just turned out to be flat out nasty and I couldn't watch it any more. Much like the Ali G movie, the Bruno plot kind of drags and the outlandish humor can't carry it all the way. Borat somehow had all the ingredients to ...( read more)be a solid film, bu something went wrong with the Ali G and Bruno movies.
  • September 29, 2009
    it was ok
  • September 12, 2009
    fuckin' funny, worth the watch, and I'll be sure to rent it to see it again once it goes out on dvd.
  • September 4, 2009
    I loved Borat. It made me laugh until I hurt. So what's wrong with Bruno? The big problem here, is that I felt more embarrassed for/by Cohen, than those he attempted to lampoon. Bless his heart, he just doesn't get the reactions he so sorely wants and needs. If he was trying to s...( read more)how up the homophobia in America, he certainly did a poor job. I actually had respect for a lot of those he encountered. The hunters and the swingers are just two groups that seem fairly tolerant of him. In the swingers scene a straight man even acts out sexual positions for Bruno, obviously not too uncomfortable with this, Cohen has to resort to trying to stare the man in the eyes as that man has sex with a woman, whilst rubbing his back. Of course they are going to lash out at him. Just as a woman would lash out at a straight man in the same situation. Cohen could have done a lot better, in terms of humour and social commentary, had he not been so outlandish and desperate. The film does have a few funny moments, but most of these come from those Cohen is trying to lampoon. One scene, has Bruno promising an interview with Harrison Ford, which turns out to be a one sentence remark. In the lead up to this, Cohen interviews some woman from a reality show. This perfectly sums up Cohen's inability to draw anyone fascinating or worthwhile into the film. When he does get the A-Listers for a final singalong. They are obviously in on the joke and that makes it instantly unfunny.
  • November 21, 2009
    tantno da ridere su sto film
  • November 21, 2009
    Again so disappointing like Borat. A couple funny parts but thats it. One time watch for sure.
  • November 21, 2009
    Gaaaaay and F'n funny...
  • November 21, 2009
    some parts were kinda funny, but the movie on it self wasn't that great
  • November 21, 2009
    Sacha master of the universe

Critic Reviews


July 13, 2009
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Wholly unsuitable for children, yet propelled by a nagging puerility that will appeal only to those in the vortex of puberty, or to adults who have failed to progress beyond it. full review

July 10, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Cohen has come up with some marvelous satirical motifs; elsewhere, he's just showing how far he'll go to get a laugh. full review

July 10, 2009
Bob Mondello, NPR

When moments seem like setups with actors, they turn tame. But when things feel real -- as when Bruno conronts an Arkansas wrestling-match crowd -- they can get scary-real. full review

July 10, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

I don't know how many more times Baron Cohen can go undercover, but it looks as if he'll never run out of bigotry, idiocy and hypocrisy to spoof. full review

July 10, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Skeptics might not swallow it all, and thinner-skinned folks will surely be offended. But no one will deny that Baron Cohen is fearless in his pursuit of rowdy laughs. full review

July 10, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

Cohen's new one-star show is appalling and funny and sometimes both simultaneously. full review

July 9, 2009
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

It's an exercise in offensiveness, an exploration of over-the-topness and a gleeful working of both sides of the street. What brings Brüno down, though, is sinful behavior. Mr. Baron Cohen commits the... full review

July 9, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Brüno offers both succor and sucker bait for liberal-minded viewers who may feel harassed by prevailing and ever-shifting cultural sensitivities. full review

July 9, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Like Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Brüno defies you not to see yourself in its funhouse mirror. And then dares you to laugh it off. full review

July 9, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The needle on my internal Laugh Meter went haywire, bouncing among hilarity, appreciation, shock, admiration, disgust, disbelief and appalled incredulity. Here is a film that is 82 minutes long and do... full review

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Comments


  • Xxxxxchemical
    August 1, 2009
    ha
  • Karryko
    July 29, 2009
    I definately wanna watch this!!!
  • kololee
    July 18, 2009
    Has an infamous d!ck scene and several bondage scenes which really spoiled things, but other than that I laughed quite hard throughout.
  • HeadlessChook16
    July 11, 2009
    Wow... Sacha Baron Cohen will do anything! I love his character Bruno but some of the bits were a little... disgusting. It's funny but I like him in 'real life' more than on the screen. It was funnier than the trailer but also disturbing. When they say it's rated MA and when it's Sacha Baron Cohen, please don't bring your little children to watch it, just don't. Loved the character, disliked the movie. Good try Sacha.
  • nm2m
    July 3, 2009
    Its Co0oL!!

    I like the way that he act..!
  • norururijyuan
    June 27, 2009
    ich libedich

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