Idiocracy

Idiocracy

In the future, intelligence is extinct.

Directed by Mike Judge

Produced by 20th Century Fox, Ternion Pictures

200685 min6.4 / 10

A caustic, high-energy satirical comedy that uses absurdist humor and dystopian worldbuilding to skewer consumer culture, anti-intellectualism, and institutional stupidity.

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.

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  • Is Idiocracy one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.

  • Does Idiocracy end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Idiocracy sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Idiocracy scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Idiocracy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Idiocracy violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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