Idiocracy
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To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average European-Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a civilization so dumbed-down that they're the smartest people around.
What critics thought
Generally well-received as a sharp satirical comedy, Idiocracy earns credit for Mike Judge's instinct for 'nightmarish extrapolation' rather than for its loose, illogical plot. Critics mostly agreed the film punches above its premise, though a minority found the execution flat enough to undercut the satirical ambition — and its reputation has grown considerably since its quiet, studio-stifled release.
“it's Judge's gimlet-eyed knack for nightmarish extrapolation that makes Idiocracy a cathartic delight”
Carina Chocano·Los Angeles Times
“Mike Judge implores us to reflect on a future in which Britney and K-Fed are like the new Adam and Eve”
Joshua Rich·Entertainment Weekly
“Like so much superior science fiction, Idiocracy uses a fantastical future to comment on a present. ... There's a good chance that Judge's smartly lowbrow Idiocracy will be mistaken for what it's satirizing.”
Nathan Rabin·The A.V. Club
“Idiocracy isn't a masterpiece—Fox seems to have stiffed Judge on money at every stage—but it's endlessly funny”
John Patterson·The Guardian
“Idiocracy is not exactly ... funny nor ... innovative but it's a movie to make you think, even if for five minutes. And for that it manages to stay one level above the terrible average of comedy movies released in the last years in the United States.”
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Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Mike JudgeDirector
Luke WilsonJoe Bauers
Maya RudolphRita
Dax ShepardFrito
Terry CrewsPresident Camacho
Anthony 'Citric' CamposSecretary of Defense
David HermanSecretary of State
Robert MusgraveSgt. Keller
Michael McCaffertyOfficer Collins
Justin LongDoctor
Theodore ShapiroComposer
Etan CohenWriterIdiocracy
To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average European-Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a civilization so dumbed-down that they're the smartest people around.
What critics thought
Generally well-received as a sharp satirical comedy, Idiocracy earns credit for Mike Judge's instinct for 'nightmarish extrapolation' rather than for its loose, illogical plot. Critics mostly agreed the film punches above its premise, though a minority found the execution flat enough to undercut the satirical ambition — and its reputation has grown considerably since its quiet, studio-stifled release.
“it's Judge's gimlet-eyed knack for nightmarish extrapolation that makes Idiocracy a cathartic delight”
Carina Chocano·Los Angeles Times
“Mike Judge implores us to reflect on a future in which Britney and K-Fed are like the new Adam and Eve”
Joshua Rich·Entertainment Weekly
“Like so much superior science fiction, Idiocracy uses a fantastical future to comment on a present. ... There's a good chance that Judge's smartly lowbrow Idiocracy will be mistaken for what it's satirizing.”
Nathan Rabin·The A.V. Club
“Idiocracy isn't a masterpiece—Fox seems to have stiffed Judge on money at every stage—but it's endlessly funny”
John Patterson·The Guardian
“Idiocracy is not exactly ... funny nor ... innovative but it's a movie to make you think, even if for five minutes. And for that it manages to stay one level above the terrible average of comedy movies released in the last years in the United States.”
CinePlayers.com
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Mike JudgeDirectorLuke WilsonJoe BauersMaya RudolphRitaDax ShepardFritoTerry CrewsPresident CamachoAnthony 'Citric' CamposSecretary of DefenseDavid HermanSecretary of StateRobert MusgraveSgt. KellerMichael McCaffertyOfficer CollinsJustin LongDoctorTheodore ShapiroComposerEtan CohenWriterRent & Buy