Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Wild behavior forces a pair of energy drink reps to enroll in a Big Brother program.

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143 critics

R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: David Wain

Release Date: November 7, 2008

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DVD Release Date: March 10, 2009

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  • October 23, 2009
    Despite the talent involved, I had no expectations whatsoever for Role Models, so much so to the point where I actually had to force myself to watch it. In the end I was pleasantly surprised when it was better than I expected. I've got an irrational disdain for Stifler but I act...( read more)ually liked him here and Paul Rudd's consistently funny. It's nice to see that McLovin's not a one-trick pony but the little kid just might have stole the show. The State cameos were fun even if the plot was astonishingly predictable and paint-by-numbers. A few parts actually had me laughing out loud and I got all happy at the end when everything predictably worked out. I know it sounds incredibly gay but Role Models had that effect on me...
  • October 6, 2009
    Fun comedy but let down a bit by your usual cheesey hollywood ending.
  • July 1, 2009
    I laughed a bunch, so I guess that means I liked it. Good subtle humor.
  • May 30, 2009
    Really only took away from it that I want my own Kiss Army
  • May 29, 2009
    Review coming soon...
  • November 18, 2009
    i love sean william scott! he is so fucking sexy!
  • November 18, 2009
    This was so ridiculously funny. Paul Rudd finally got a leading role! Seann William Scott was also really funny, but he didn't have to resort to playing the Stiffler character. Both of them really worked well together and the comedy is top notch. It doesn't resort to cheap laughs...( read more), which was refreshing. Overall, it was just a great new comedy that I won't forget. David Wain just has a great sens of timing and I'm happy to see him do something new.
  • November 16, 2009
    A fun, feel-good movie with lots of laughs, cute bits and some fortune-cookie philosophy thrown in to give the film a token message. Bobb'e J Thompson is as usual bursting with feisty character - but I found his potty-mouth quite a shocker coming from a little kid who looks like...( read more) he's 8 years old. Then I found out he was actually around 12 when he made the movie (still young for so much swearing?). Anyway, the film is light without being flimsy and silly without being stupid. If you need a lift, I recommend it.
  • November 15, 2009
    Role Models was a hillarious film, it had a lot of funny and exciting moments.
  • November 14, 2009
    Sure does have some funny parts but generally plays it safe throughout. A little TOO safe for me.

Critic Reviews


January 9, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

The wonderful Jane Lynch (40-Year-Old Virgin) steals each of her scenes as the charity project leader, a reformed cokehead singing from the right-on community care hymnsheet. full review

November 9, 2008
Kurt Loder, MTV

If the picture sometimes seems like little more than a clothesline for gags, and its dude-child characters are beginning to look a little shopworn, and it sinks into raucous silliness toward the end, ... full review

November 7, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

Something bizarre starts to happen around the halfway mark, perhaps because no one knew how to develop the original premise. full review

November 7, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

The equivalent of trying to sneak an issue of Newsweek into the house, rolled up inside a copy of Mad magazine. full review

November 7, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Role Models crosses plenty of familiar territory, but Wain and his merry band of mischief-makers offer a likeable, laughable mix of testosterone and heart. full review

November 7, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

At times, there's a sense the writers are trying to shoehorn sexual crudity into the plot to hit the young male market, but that feels uncomfortably out of place in a movie about helping children. full review

November 6, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Role Models is a rare mainstream buddy comedy that deftly blends the endearing and the vulgar and intersperses raucous humor with subtle wit. full review

November 6, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Sometimes a shamelessly stoopid, proudly profane R-rated comedy is all you want out of life. Role Models more than fills the bill. full review

November 6, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Role Models is the kind of movie you don't see every day, a comedy that is funny. full review

November 5, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press

Role Models' sweeter, more mature perspective on manhood and people-hood avoids the Apatow curse. full review

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  • ladybugsnfairies
    June 5, 2009
    this was the best movie i about died laughing so hard paul and sean were funny and so was the little kid holy crap i loved it im so glad i own it

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