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Jun 18, 2004 · Napoleon Dynamite. 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. Its hero is the kind of nerd other nerds avoid, and the movie is about his steady progress toward complete social unacceptability.
In small-town Preston, Idaho, awkward teen Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) has trouble fitting in. After his grandmother is injured in an accident, his life is made even worse when his strangely...
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Parents need to know that Napoleon Dynamite is a quirky 2004 indie coming-of-age comedy. While it ultimately celebrates nerds and misfits, some may feel it fuels mockery and ridicule; others will simply find it funny.
Napoleon Dynamite Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault. Those looking for credible developments should steer clear: the movie is...
Napoleon Dynamite: Directed by Jared Hess. With Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez. 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.
Jun 11, 2004 · Napoleon Dynamite - Metacritic. Summary From Preston, Idaho comes Napoleon Dynamite (Heder), a new kind of hero complete with a tight red 'fro, some sweet moon boots and skills that can't be topped. (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Comedy. Directed By: Jared Hess.
Napoleon Dynamite is an odd yet appealing and funny film. On the surface it appears to be just one more iteration of the popular Revenge of the Nerds theme: misfit kids banding together to throw off the oppression of those who are stronger, more beautiful and more popular.
Jun 11, 2004 · Comedy. PG. 1h 36m. By A. O. Scott. June 11, 2004. One of the overarching jokes in ''Napoleon Dynamite,'' the odd, amusing debut of the 24-year-old filmmaker Jared Hess, is that such a...
Box office. $46.1 million [ 1] Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 American independent coming-of-age teen comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt, and Sean Covel, written by Jared and Jerusha Hess, and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars Jon Heder in the role of the titular character, a nerdy high-school student who deals with several ...
If Napoleon Dynamite really is, as reported, a semiautobiographical exercise, it is one of the most astoundingly self-hating such exercises in memory. Metacritic aggregates music, game, tv, and movie reviews from the leading critics.
