Simultaneously subversive and reactionary
CommentSep 1, 2009
Rate this Movie 
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
85
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work
Reviews Counted:177
Fresh:151
Rotten:26
Average Rating:7.2/10
Consensus: Steve Carell's first star turn scores big with a tender treatment of its titular underdog, using raunchy but realistically funny comedy to connect with adult audiences.
Theatrical Release: Aug 19, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $109.2M
Synopsis: Andy Stitzer is a nice guy. He's shy, considerate, polite, lives alone, rides his bicycle to work at Circuit City, has a pristine collection of action... [More]
Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco
Director: Judd Apatow
GET THIS MOVIE
Get it on iTunes
$1.99 to Buy
Rent DVD
Click on the "ADD" button to put this movie into your Netflix queue.
REVIEWS FOR THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN
Leave it to Judd Apatow to take a simple concept you’d find in basically any sex comedy, and add his own original twist on it.
Apr 29, 2009
funny all way through
Apr 9, 2008
Mr. Carell and Mr. Apatow traffic in random humor and though their ability to sustain it is impressive, it's at the expense of any real emotion. Which is a bit ironic.
Jul 14, 2007
Appeals equally to fans of no-holds-barred gross-out movies and those looking for something more intelligent. It's hilarious, surprisingly perceptive, and even sweet.
May 16, 2007
An infuriatingly-offensive, soft-porn primer on how to treat girls as objects who exist at the disposal of men.
Apr 15, 2007
The movie belongs to Carell, who takes a one-joke role and turns him into a three-dimensional human being.
Mar 1, 2007
If it were 20 minutes shorter, it would be that much closer to perfect.
Oct 7, 2006
Top CriticThere are lots of stereotypes about grown-up virgins, but the film stands these stereotypes on their head, so much so that, by the end, our protagonist seems like the sanest character of the bunch.
Sep 1, 2006
Apatow's sex comedy...hits its stride eventually, and keeps us rooting for it...thanks to its honesty and sweetness
Aug 24, 2006
The script is little more than an excuse for letting a bouncy team of sketch comics have their heads. Unlike most films pasted together in this way, it displays a certain cohesion.
Jul 1, 2006
At its best it resembles one of those classic early-’80s comedies starring Steve Martin -- the thinking man’s Woody Allen -- boasting an acute mix of desperation, dignity, lunacy and indecorous wit.
Jun 24, 2006
The script by Carell and director Judd Apatow is not for the prudish or easily offended. That said, it’s still one of the funniest movies of the year.
May 12, 2006
An often very funny sex comedy.
Feb 20, 2006
.
Feb 17, 2006
There’s crude, lewd humour, bawdy innuendo and surprisingly plenty of heart in this bad-taste romantic comedy that insists we tag along for the fun.
Oct 2, 2005
Apatow genuinely loves his hero, and the film's innate sweetness carries it through the rough patches of a funny comedy with a central relationship that isn't particularly funny.
Sep 26, 2005
Era inevitável que um comediante talentoso como Carell ganhasse seu próprio filme.
Sep 23, 2005
The mature gross out comedy.
Sep 11, 2005
Count me among the naysayers.
Sep 7, 2005
Top CriticLATEST NEWS FOR THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN
November 16, 2007:
Seth Rogen Set to Make a Porno for Kevin Smith
In any town other than Hollywood, the words "Kevin Smith," "Seth Rogen," and "make a porno" might seem to make for an unusual combination.
More...
October 25, 2007:
Box Office Guru Preview: Saw IV Set to Brutalize All Competitors
Jigsaw's twisted games return for another late-October round of torture fun with Saw IV which should allow the lucrative franchise to claim the biggest horror opening of the year for the second...
More...
August 17, 2007:
10 Reasons Why We McLove Superbad
To paraphrase a popular ditty currently climbing the R&B charts, Michael Cera and Jonah Hill are comedic movements by themselves, but a force when they're together. The pair of comic talents -- one a...
More...
August 16, 2007:
Box Office Guru Preview: Make Way for McLovin
Carrying some major buzz into the marketplace, Sony's teen comedy Superbad hits the multiplexes this weekend aiming to bring in some big business from horny young adults looking for a spark to get rid...
More...
July 19, 2007:
(Very) Early and (Very) Positive Reports on Apatow's New Stoner Action Comedy
Are you a big fan of the Judd Apatow posse yet? The guys who gave you "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Knocked Up," and the upcoming "Superbad"? Well, good news. Some early reports are out on "The Pineapple...
More...
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 67% | Shutter Island |
| 28% | Dear John |
| 51% | Alice in Wonderland |
| 47% | The Book of Eli |
| 19% | Cop Out |
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 29% | Clash of the Titans |
| 22% | Repo Men |
| 93% | Vincere |
| 91% | La Graine et le Mulet (The Secret of the Grain) (Couscous) |
| 85% | The Art Of The Steal |
