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Year One

PG-13

Released Jun 19, 2009

1 hr. 37 min.

Comedy

Adventure

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14%

173 Reviews

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24%

250,000+ Ratings

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After Neanderthal hunter Zed (Jack Black) is exiled for eating forbidden fruit, he and his sardonic buddy Oh (Michael Cera) leave their village and begin an epic journey through history. The pals encounter biblical characters such as Cain (David Cross) and Abel, Abraham (Hank Azaria), and others, and wind up in Sodom. Along the way, Zed debunks commonly held beliefs and replaces them with his own delusions of grandeur.

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Critics Consensus

Year One is a poorly executed, slapdash comedy in which the talent both in front of and behind the camera never seem to be on the same page.

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Honest D

This movie has an abysmal rating. I chalk a lot of that up to Christians not being able to take a joke. This movie is hilarious!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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This movie is an absolute delight! It's a great movie that lets you escape and let you go with nonsense of the characters if you abandon your highfalutin ideals of what funny and good writing in cinematography and all that goes with other types of movies I guarantee see this movie in a different light it's a great movie for for the sheer purpose of escapism at least for a little while. I highly recommend.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/04/24

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James T

It's not a bad movie, gave me a good laugh, might watch again

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Emily C

In my opinion, it's kinda funny, I love how oh just shows no emotion but still funny and sarcastic, idc what anyone says, this movie is good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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MamaNix

funny would watch again

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/26/23

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Banksy's B

Its bad but I really enjoy this movie I've watched it a few times now.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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Harold Ramis

Director

Jack Black

Zed

Michael Cera

Oh

Oliver Platt

High Priest

David Cross

Cain

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Isaac

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Year One: Official Clip - Sleeping With Lilith

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Year One: Official Clip - The Jackal Dance

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Year One: Official Clip - Awkward Orgy

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Year One: Official Clip - Rub Me With Oil

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Year One: Official Clip - Abraham & Isaac

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Year One: Official Clip - Cut off the Tip

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Year One: Official Clip - No Longer a Virgin

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Year One: Official Clip - Sexy Sodom

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Year One: Official Clip - You're Cursed, Man

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Year One: Official Clip - Peeing Upside Down

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All in all, this is a sloppy, unoriginal, brain-dead mess that can't even be bothered to get itself out of trouble.

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Nell Minow

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Rated: C

Apr 21, 2012

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Joshua Rothkopf

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Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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A dreary, groan-inducing comedy that fails to be funny or entertaining under even the most lenient terms.

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Mike Massie

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It may go slightly beyond the blueprints for a formulaic parody movie, but it has all the same symptoms.

Rated: 5/10

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Richard Propes

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Year One relies almost solely upon bawdy, sophomoric humor.

Rated: 1.0/4.0

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Synopsis

After Neanderthal hunter Zed (Jack Black) is exiled for eating forbidden fruit, he and his sardonic buddy Oh (Michael Cera) leave their village and begin an epic journey through history. The pals encounter biblical characters such as Cain (David Cross) and Abel, Abraham (Hank Azaria), and others, and wind up in Sodom. Along the way, Zed debunks commonly held beliefs and replaces them with his own delusions of grandeur.

Director: Harold Ramis
Executive Producer: Rodney Rothman
Screenwriter: Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Ocean Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Apatow Company
Rating: PG-13 (Comic Violence|Brief Strong Language|Crude and Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 19, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $43.3M

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