Reality Bites

Ben Stiller, David Spade, Ethan Hawke

Film about four recent college graduates, and how difficult it is to find good jobs (even if you''re the valedictorian) and romance after college.

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PG-13, 99 min.

Directed by: Ben Stiller

Released: June 1, 1993

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DVD Released: July 21, 1998

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  • April 29, 2009
    I am not under any orders to make the world a better place.


    Written by Helen Childress and helmed by Ben Stiller (his directorial debut), Reality Bites focuses on Generation X and effectively encapsulates the era of the early nineties. From the word go it was ...

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  • February 6, 2009
    Fun fact: when I saw this in the theatre, I specifically noted Winona Ryder's character refusing to order pizza from Domino's b/c the owner supported the militant anti-abortion group Operation Rescue. I saw it on network TV a few years later, and the line was edited out. At lea... ...( read more )
  • December 29, 2008
    Yay! Gen Xers in love, or something like it. Doesn't age well, but worth it just to watch Garafalo.
  • November 26, 2008
    An overrated movie about indie hipster trash. If you can relate to these characters I might suggest sucking on the barrel of a gun.
  • July 1, 2008
    My favorite Gen-X movie.
  • June 28, 2009
    Great cast but the movie really bites as average it's actually a pointview of generation X but it's really not that far from reality now...

    Film about four recent college graduates, and how difficult it is to find good jobs (even if you''re the valedictorian) and romance afte... ...( read more )

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August 14, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Although it never became the definitive document of Generation X, Reality Bites is a touchstone for anyone just out of college and stuck with more ideals than job prospects, not to mention a head full... full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

What unwritten law prevented the makers of Reality Bites from observing that their heroine can't shoot video worth a damn, that their hero is a jerk, and that their villain is the most interesting per... full review

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