Jesus' Son does great things with its titular character, the mysteriously unnamed Fuckhead. He is immensely likable - check out that winning smile and the off-kilter, observant humor - but his behavior is reprehensible. He is an idiot, but the kind of idiot who you're so close to...( read more)
Billy Crudup, Denis Leary, Dennis Hopper
JESUS' SON is the intense, edgy, often hilarious story of a young man's circuitous journey from drug dependency and petty crime to a life redeemed by this startling discovery of compassion. The story ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 19, 2000
Stats: 314 reviews
Flixster Reviews (314)
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April 21, 2009
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October 3, 2007
It's movies like these that make me lose faith in the film seeing public. If there hasn't been a funnier, more honest yet unfairly unseen movie then I'll give everyone on my flixster $12 to go out and rent that film. Billy Crudup who is just as under rated as this film is perfect...( read more)
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August 4, 2009
Rightfully episodic and teetering between hilarity and heartbroken. One of the better observed "drug addiction" films. Jack Black bursts onto the screen in an instant star making comedic performance.
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March 28, 2009
Jesus' Son gives a hilarious view of a serious problem, as opposed to the usual "stoner/druggie" films that often times glorify drug use with unkempt hair, mindless jokes, and the use of the words "dude" and "rad." Billy Crudup, whom I've loved since seeing Almost Famous and Big ...( read more)
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February 19, 2009
The film is set in the drug subculture of the 1970's,with a very dark sense of humor.
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