Superbad

Superbad (2007)

  • 88% of critics liked it
    (205 reviews)

  • 87% of users liked it
    (567,319 ratings)

Operating under the assumption that by procuring alcohol for an upcoming party they will finally be able to break their longstanding losing streak with the fairer sex, socially inept high school seniors Evan (Michael Cera) and Seth (Jonah Hill) set out to secure the adult beverages that could get… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 17, 2007 Wide
Sony Pictures/Columbia

Critic Reviews

  • Bob Mondello, NPR.org

    What makes the film so appealing is the disconnect between what comes from the mouths of these hormone-addled pups and what's going on in their heads, where they're still clinging desperately to the innocence they're leaving behind.

  • Christopher Orr, The New Republic

    [Cera] has some of the best comic timing of anyone working in film today, a precocious sense of the awkward pauses and misread cues in which social panic resides.

  • Tom Charity, CNN.com

    This is the funniest picture since Borat, and more emotionally nuanced than you would expect.

  • Ben Walters, Time Out

    'Superbad' at its best goes right through knockabout to land in deliciously obscene places - notably a staggering succession of doodles in which tumescent cocks take on various extraordinary guises.

  • Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

    A critical mass of these kinds of flicks argues for a new subgenre: "nerdsploitation."

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    I laughed all thru this fun movie. Movies like this I generally dont like but had a blast watching this one.

  • Chris W


    This takes a page from Sixteen Candles, updates it for 2007, and elevates it to the max in this hysterical and heartfelt tale about some losers trying to have one epic final party before graduating and moving on to the next step. It's quite a simple set up: Evan and Seth have a… More

  • Tyler R


    Who would've thought that a movie like this would be one of the best films of 2007? Superbad stars Jonah Hill, Michael Cera and Christopher Mintz-Plasse and they play high schoolers who are trying to make a good name for themselves before high school ends. Doing so involves stuff… More

  • Matthew Samuel M


    Superb acting and a smart and hilarious script make Superbad a modern day classic. There is never a dull moment, never a time when you stop caring about the characters. Each actor stole the show in their own way. It is a brilliant piece of cinema, a very rare thing to be found among… More

  • Adriel Denzel L


    Pretty good, high school fun, with a nice say about honest living, really. It's got a heart!

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