Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Efren Ramirez
From the rural town of Preston, Idaho, comes Napoleon Dynamite. With a red 'fro, his moon boots and illegal government ninja moves, he is a new kind of hero. His family consists of fragile brother Kip...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 21, 2004
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Stats: 70,122 reviews
Flixster Reviews (70,122)
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September 7, 2009A very original comedy that worked well due to Heder's excellent performance and Hess's original style of directing for this type of movie. The supporting cast are also really good, so, vote for Pedro!
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January 12, 2009I just recently watched this again, and it was better this time around. Not a deep movie by any means, but it is hilarious.
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January 3, 2009This is one of those films that you HAVE to watch with about five or six inebriated friends.
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December 31, 2008"What are you gonna do today, Napoleon?
- Whatever I feel like I wanna do. Gosh!"
"Napoleon Dynamite" is a homage to the 80's. A lot of people don't "get" this movie. In my opinion, it's basically one of the funniest movies made!
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December 15, 2008Totally weird movie, kind of stupid, kind of funny, not the must interesting thing you could watch.
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November 16, 2009You either Love this movie or you Hate it.
"I see you're drinking 1%. Is that because you think you're fat? Because you're not. You could be drinking whole if you wanted to."
Ok, before going on my tirade about the polarity of this film, I really just wanna say how much I lov...( read more)
Critic Reviews
July 21, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
Functions like an excruciating episode of Jerry Springer. full review
June 18, 2004
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
An inspired dead-end stunt that keeps delivering snarky laughs far longer than it has any right to. full review
June 18, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
There is a kind of studied stupidity that sometimes passes as humor, and Jared Hess' Napoleon Dynamite pushes it as far as it can go. full review
June 17, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate
Too low-wattage to be a true nerd anthem, but it's charming in retrospect, when you're freed from the narcoleptic pace to think back on the queerly beautiful tableaux and well-timed gags. full review
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July 28, 2008
yeah he does and THIS IS THE BESTEST MOVIE OFF ALL TIME!!!!!! and napoleon is my hero. ROCK ON!!! keep drawing ligers
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July 20, 2008That was just retardedly funny, I loved it. ;-) OMG! the guy below this comment looks like friggin' PEDRO... Priceless !! HAHA.
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April 12, 2008THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE THAT WAS EVER MADE AND IF YOU DONT AGREE THINK YOUR A FREAK
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