Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he returns to the United States with his young daughter, and reveals more about the culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.
What critics thought
The sequel earns genuine laughs and lands some pointed political moments, but a recurring complaint is that the formula feels worn — critics argued over whether the film's targets and tactics still carry the shock and insight of the original, or whether Borat's pranks have curdled into something tired and sentimental. Audience scores land notably below the critical majority, suggesting the film plays better to reviewers than to general viewers.
“Fourteen years after his last romp, Borat isn't exactly woke, but his time has come: This searing brand of humor has never felt more essential. Blending activism with entertainment, Baron Cohen's best movie to date gives us new reasons to be afraid of the world, but also permission to laugh at it.”
Eric Kohn·IndieWire
“frequently funny and occasionally pointed”
The A.V. Club
“[the] elaborate ruses of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm left me neither entertained nor enraged, but simply resigned”
Devika Girish·The New York Times
“the sequel might (in, one hopes, a happier future) be hilarious in retrospect, but at the moment, it's a mostly cringe-worthy experience”
Alonso Duralde·The Wrap
Accolades
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Jason WolinerDirector
Sacha Baron CohenBorat Sagdiyev
Maria BakalovaTutar Sagdiyev
Tom HanksSelf
Dani PopescuPremier Nazarbayevdx
Alin PopaHueyLewis / Jeffrey Epstein Sagdiyev
Erran Baron CohenComposer
Jena FriedmanWriter
Peter BaynhamWriter
Erica RivinojaWriter
Dan MazerWriterSacha Baron CohenWriter
Nina PedradWriter
Luke GeissbühlerCinematographyBorat Subsequent Moviefilm
14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he returns to the United States with his young daughter, and reveals more about the culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.
What critics thought
The sequel earns genuine laughs and lands some pointed political moments, but a recurring complaint is that the formula feels worn — critics argued over whether the film's targets and tactics still carry the shock and insight of the original, or whether Borat's pranks have curdled into something tired and sentimental. Audience scores land notably below the critical majority, suggesting the film plays better to reviewers than to general viewers.
“Fourteen years after his last romp, Borat isn't exactly woke, but his time has come: This searing brand of humor has never felt more essential. Blending activism with entertainment, Baron Cohen's best movie to date gives us new reasons to be afraid of the world, but also permission to laugh at it.”
Eric Kohn·IndieWire
“frequently funny and occasionally pointed”
The A.V. Club
“[the] elaborate ruses of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm left me neither entertained nor enraged, but simply resigned”
Devika Girish·The New York Times
“the sequel might (in, one hopes, a happier future) be hilarious in retrospect, but at the moment, it's a mostly cringe-worthy experience”
Alonso Duralde·The Wrap
Accolades
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Jason WolinerDirectorSacha Baron CohenBorat SagdiyevMaria BakalovaTutar SagdiyevTom HanksSelfDani PopescuPremier NazarbayevdxAlin PopaHueyLewis / Jeffrey Epstein SagdiyevErran Baron CohenComposerJena FriedmanWriterPeter BaynhamWriterErica RivinojaWriterDan MazerWriterSacha Baron CohenWriterNina PedradWriterLuke GeissbühlerCinematography