Napoleon Dynamite

2004 · 95 min · EN · PG · 6.8 (2,173 votes)

Dir. Jared Hess · Starring Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Aaron Ruell, Jon Gries, Haylie Duff · Music John Swihart

“He's out to prove he's got nothing to prove.”

Comedy

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.

VIBE

This film is a masterclass in awkward charm, serving up a deeply quirky, deadpan humor that's both cringey and endearing. It's a low-key, offbeat journey through the lives of social outcasts, celebrating their unique, often bizarre, existences with a strangely comforting, nostalgic glow.

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