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Napoleon Dynamite
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Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed and written by Jared Hess. The cast includes Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Efren Ramirez, and Tina Majorino. Jeremy Coon and Chris Wyatt served as producers, with Coon also editing the film. Production companies involved were Searchlight Pictures, Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, Jared and Jerusha Hess, and Napoleon Pictures. The movie was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix, and is available via video on demand.
The narrative is set in Idaho, where filming also took place. The film has a runtime of 95 or 96 minutes and carries a PG rating. It received an MTV Movie Award for Best Movie and a Satellite Award for Best Original Score. It was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, and an MTV Movie Award for Best Movie. Review scores include a 72% rating, a 6.4 out of 10, and a 64 out of 100.
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6.8A 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.
Cast
- Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite
- Efren Ramirez as Pedro Sanchez
- Tina Majorino as Deb
- Aaron Ruell as Kip Dynamite
- Jon Gries as Uncle Rico
- Haylie Duff as Summer
Themes
- underdog
- high school
- sibling relationship
- idaho
- chat
- friends
- school dance
- social outcast
- aftercreditsstinger
- socially awkward
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
252,681 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
72%
Metacritic
64/100
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 10 wins & 23 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jared Hess
- Cast member
- Emily Tyndall
- Production company
- Jared and Jerusha Hess
- Narrative location
- Idaho
- Filming location
- Idaho
- Duration
- 82
- FilmAffinity ID
- 878286
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.foxsearchlight.com/napoleondynamite
- Image
- Napoleon Dynamite cast by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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- publication date
- 2004-06-11
- title
- Napoleon Dynamite
- nominated for
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
- executive producer
- Jeremy Coon
- film editor
- Jeremy Coon
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 64/100
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