Year One

14% of critics liked it

31% of users liked it

Jack Black, Michael Cera
In theaters Jun 19, 2009
PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.

Movie Info

Cast: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Vinnie Jones, Hank Azaria, Juno Temple, Olivia Wilde, June Diane Raphael
Director: Harold Ramis
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy
Theater Release: Jun 19, 2009
DVD Release: Oct 06, 2009
Synopsis: Jack Black and Michael Cera headline Harold Ramis' Biblical comedy about a pair of misfit hunter-gatherers who embark on a wild journey through the ancient world after being banished from their primitive village. Zed (Black) and Oh (Cera) may lack in the skills that their chieftain is looking for, but they have plans to make it big. Zed has a gut feeling that God has "chosen" him, and so he leads his buddy on a trip through the unknown countryside in search of bigger and better things, bumping

Critic Reviews

  • J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
    Creatively it's a giant step backwards, with Jack Black and Michael Cera playing to the kids as inept hunter-gatherers who stumble across various Old Testament characters. More...
  • Tom Huddlestone, Time Out
    'Year One' wants to be seen as a freeform, knockabout trawl through Biblical history, perfect for an undemanding Saturday night. There are only two problems: it's kind of dull and just isn't funny. More...
  • Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
    For all its unevenness, the film is blessed by its lead actors. More...
  • Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
    [Year One has] some very funny moments but not enough of them. More...
  • Ben Lyons, At the Movies
    This is a significant notch below the great Monty Python films that tackled religion with intelligence and wit. More...
  • Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
    The people who made Year One seem to think that all you have to do to make a hit comedy is get a bunch of jokesters together. But where are the jokes? More...
  • Kyle Smith, New York Post
    Year One is nowhere near as funny as the ancient-civilization movies I saw in high school: Life of Brian, History of the World Part I, Caligula. Its script isn't worth the papyrus it's inscribed on. More...
  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
    Has neither wit nor wisdom nor charm nor beauty. More...
  • Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
    There is plenty of lowbrow, knuckle-dragging humor; coupled with all the gay jokes, poop jokes, Jewish jokes and you're-stupider-than-I-am jokes, the arrested-development crowd will no doubt be thoroughly entertained. More...
  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews
    An inexplicably unfunny comedy made by two people who have proven they can do much better: director/co-writer Harold Ramis and co-producer Judd Apatow. More...