Superbad (2007)
87 %
Reviews Counted: 187 Fresh: 163 Rotten:24 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Consensus:
Deftly balancing vulgarity and sincerity while placing its protagonists in excessive situations, Superbad is an authentic take on friendship and the overarching awkwardness of the high school experience.
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Theatrical Release: Aug 17, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $121,463,226
Synopsis: Produced by Judd Apatow and co-written by Seth Rogen--both of 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN and KNOCKED UP fame--SUPERBAD is the story of two horny teenage geeks looking to lose their virginity before college. Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) are hoping to end high school on a high note, and when... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Kevin Corrigan, Joe Lo Truglio
Director: Greg Mottola
Screenwriter: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Producer: Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson
Composer: Lyle Workman
Screenwriter: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Producer: Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson
Composer: Lyle Workman
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The comic-duo of Jonah Hill and Michael Cera reminded me of an immature, foul-mouthed Laurel & Hardy.
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09/04/08
even if Superbad's not much more than a teen comedy, it's the best teen comedy to come out in at least a decade. There's no shame in that.
07/31/08
Thanks to Rogen and Apatow we can once again look forward to seeing R-rated comedies.
07/22/08
Raunchy enough, but it lacks some of the subtle wit and verbal sophistication that has always distinguished Apatow's finest comedies.
04/10/08
Audiences who've laughed their asses off at Rogen's other work will be pleased to know that Superbad is not just another teen movie.
03/06/08
The thing that saves Superbad from being a profane waste of time is its urbane intelligence and above all, bracing honesty.
02/28/08
Although the cop characters run out of steam a bit towards the end, the metrosexual relationship between the leads stays fresh all the way through. Brilliant.
01/22/08
... a humanizing comedy built around the coming-of-age absurdity of actually getting whatever it is you think you want.
01/16/08
Maybe I would have been better off seeing Superbad before it became an instant cult classic.
01/12/08
This is the funniest picture since Borat, and more emotionally nuanced than you would expect.
01/04/08
Top Critic
be sure to stick it out through the closing credits. You'll thank me later.
12/18/07
So bad that it's good, Superbad takes talking dirty on screen to a new level that will serve as shock treatment for some, and leave the rest in stitches.
11/22/07
Solidifies Apatow's reputation as the guiding force behind a small but significant community of comic filmmakers. He is becoming to crude comedies what Steven Spielberg was to family-oriented fantasies in the 1980s.
10/30/07
Superbad makes cultural statements that should be every bit as disturbing as blaxploitation's were.
10/30/07
By turns funny and charming, heartfelt and horny, Superbad is a teen comedy that understands the awesome power of awkward.
09/22/07
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