Idiocracy (2006)
In the future, intelligence is extinct.
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Idiocracy rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.5/10· 213K votes
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic66%
TMDb6.373/10· 4K votesWith 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.5/10 on IMDb and 66/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Idiocracy
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.
Cast of Idiocracy
Luke Wilson
as Joe Bauers
Maya Rudolph
as Rita
Dax Shepard
as Frito
Terry Crews
as President Camacho
Anthony 'Citric' Campos
as Secretary of Defense
David Herman
as Secretary of State
- S
Sonny Castillo
as Prosecutor
- K
Kevin McAfee
as Bailiff
Robert Musgrave
as Sgt. Keller
Michael McCafferty
as Officer Collins
- C
Christopher Ryan
as Hospital Technician
Justin Long
as Doctor
Idiocracy facts
- Budget
- $30M
- Box office
- $495.3K
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Social satire delivers sharp critique of anti intellectualism and consumerism
- •Dystopian future world building presents absurdist comedy premise
- •Prescient cultural commentary resonates with contemporary audience concerns
What the audience disliked
- •Satirical bluntness occasionally undermines humor with heavy handedness
- •Supporting cast development takes backseat to social commentary
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