Napoleon Dynamite
An isolated teenager has to cope with his weird family at home, while he made a choice to help his friend achieve class presidency at his high school.
26 April 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 August 1967, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
December 26, 2010
One-of-a-kind high school comedy for the family.
September 19, 2010
Napoleon's climactic spaz-out dance is more than just a goofy gag. It's a payoff to a great buddy-system comedy and the idea that it's not high school's dreams and regrets that last, but the sometimes-bizarre friendships.
August 22, 2010
too odd to dismiss and often truly funny
March 24, 2014
The approach has all the lasting charm of a train derailment, but at least the train is going somewhere before it is brought to disaster.
July 16, 2004
The funniest film of the summer.
December 04, 2016
There's something distinctly sour-tasting in how long the film lingers on its characters doubling-down on their awkwardness.
July 16, 2004
As slight as the picture is, though, its hero is an indelible creation.
June 24, 2006
It's a cast of brilliant caricatures, and as such recalls the films of Wes Anderson.
November 08, 2011
For all its charm and its impeccable leads, Napoleon Dynamite is a modish exercise in anti-cool. Still, a strong debut for all its young talents.
July 21, 2005
Napoleon Dynamite may be forcefully weird and intermittently humorous, and you might not know what the heck to make of it, but there's nothing shocking about its screenplay.
July 02, 2004
An independent take on a Hollywood tradition, undermined by its cliches but saved by its performances.
July 24, 2007
For most of its length this delivers a steady stream of uncomfortable gut laughs.
