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Napoleon Dynamite
2004 95 min United States of America PG 16+
★7.0
Comedy
Director: Jared Hess
🎭 Based on
«Peluca»
Trailers
Description
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.
Budget:
$400,000
US Gross:
$44.54M
Worldwide:
$46.12M
Starring
Jon Heder
Actor
Efren Ramirez
Actor
Jon Gries
Actor
Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2005
— Breakthrough of the Year
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2005
— Best Musical Performance
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2005
— Best Picture
Sundance Film Festival 2004
— Grand Jury Prize (Drama)
Key opinion
Napoleon Dynamite is a cult indie comedy celebrated for its quirky, deadpan sincerity and authentic portrayal of social outcasts. While its unconventional, low-key humor and lack of a traditional plot divide audiences, many viewers find it a warm, original, and deeply endearing exploration of friendship.
| Acting | Jon Heder’s committed, transformative physical performance anchors the film's eccentric tone. | |
| Humor | The film’s unique, deadpan, and non-vulgar humor is a polarizing experience that either resonates as brilliant sincerity or feels alienating and nonsensical. | |
| Direction | Jared Hess’s direction successfully establishes a distinct, sparse visual and atmospheric world that transcends the film’s minimal budget. | |
| Screenplay | The minimalist, low-stakes narrative style leaves some viewers feeling the film lacks purpose, while others appreciate it as a refreshing departure from standard Hollywood formulas. |