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68% Critic Match
Napoleon Dynamite
“He's out to prove he's got nothing to prove.”
6.8 / 10• 2004• 1h 35m•PG• English
Comedy
Storyline
A 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 & Crew
Jon Heder
Napoleon Dynamite
Lead
Efren Ramirez
Pedro Sanchez
Tina Majorino
Deb
Aaron Ruell
Kip
Jon Gries
Uncle Rico
Sandy Martin
Grandma
Diedrich Bader
Rex
Haylie Duff
Summer Wheatley
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jared Hess's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Napoleon Dynamite is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
