Year One (2009)
Meet your ancestors.
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Year One rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5/10· 108K votes
Rotten Tomatoes14%
Metacritic34%
TMDb4.993/10· 2K votesWith 14% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5/10 on IMDb and 34/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Year One
When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
Cast of Year One
Jack Black
as Zed
Michael Cera
as Oh
Oliver Platt
as High Priest
David Cross
as Cain
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
as Isaac
Vinnie Jones
as Sargon
Hank Azaria
as Abraham
Juno Temple
as Eema
Olivia Wilde
as Princess Inanna
June Diane Raphael
as Maya
Xander Berkeley
as King
Gia Carides
as Queen
Year One facts
- Budget
- $60M
- Box office
- $62.4M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Genre blend of comedy and adventure creates unpredictability
- •Absurdist humor drives comedic timing forward consistently
- •Caveman setting provides distinctive visual backdrop
What the audience disliked
- •Tone wildly shifts creating disjointed narrative flow issues
- •Comedy often misfires falling flat with audiences
Trailer
Where to watch Year One(US)
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