Free Enterprise

Free Enterprise (1998)

  • 83% of critics liked it
    (23 reviews)

  • 72% of users liked it
    (4,702 ratings)

With a little help from the commander of the Starship Enterprise, two geeky sci-fi buffs venture into the final frontier -- finding a steady girlfriend -- in this satiric comedy. Mark (Eric McCormack) and Rob (Rafer Weigel) are two guys in their late 20s who are emotionally stuck in adolescence;… More

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Jun 4, 1999 Wide
Regent Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

    A celebration of risk-taking in the spirit of the heroism of Captain Kirk.

  • Gary Dauphin, Village Voice

    A reference-laden but emotionally thin relationship comedy.

  • Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times

    The fun of Free Enterprise, which occasionally runs a bit thin but is mostly sustained by the filmmakers' verve and wit, lies in its many visual and verbal references to popular culture trivia.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    When compared to other entries from the recent crop of new filmmakers crafting movies about their lives, Free Enterprise stands out as one of the most entertaining and least pretentious efforts.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...uniformly superb performances...

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jason S


    The cut I saw of this movie was a little long and a lot of the scenes could have been shortened or cut out all together. The characters were good and the journey they go on was good to watch. It had a lot of fn stuff in it but people not into the fan stuff should be able to follow… More

  • Michael G


    A dopey, low-rent Swingers knock-off that opts to dry hump film geek and comic book culture instead of swing dancing and martini culture. The references are great even if the execution was really weak. The scenes with Shatner are worthwhile, but for as much as this movie is right up… More

  • xGary X


    A little cheap and annoying as the subject matter is such an easy target, but seeing Shatner send himself up makes it worth it. Kevin Smith does this kind of stuff so much better though.

  • Alec B


    You'd think that a movie about nerds, by nerds would attempt to be more realistic in it's depiction of the lifestyle of 30 year old men who collect action figures and comics but it isn't. They didn't even try to pick guys who looked the parts. There is some funny… More

  • Sean S


    Gen-X? Gen-Y ? Or is that Gen-Orig vs Gen-Next? Sci-fi geeks and in particular Star Trek geeks try to find a life or just life in general. The dialogue speaks to me as it sounds much like stuff I would talk about with my friends. William Shatner once again proves he is fearless when… More

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