Year One

2009, Comedy/Adventure, 1h 37m

173 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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Year One is a poorly executed, slapdash comedy in which the talent both in front of and behind the camera never seem to be on the same page. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

After Neanderthal hunter Zed (Jack Black) is exiled for eating forbidden fruit, he and his sardonic buddy Oh (Michael Cera) leave their village and begin an epic journey through history. The pals encounter biblical characters such as Cain (David Cross) and Abel, Abraham (Hank Azaria), and others, and wind up in Sodom. Along the way, Zed debunks commonly held beliefs and replaces them with his own delusions of grandeur.

Cast & Crew

Jack Black
Zed
Michael Cera
Oh
Oliver Platt
High Priest
David Cross
Cain
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Isaac
Vinnie Jones
Sargon
Hank Azaria
Abraham
Juno Temple
Eema
Olivia Wilde
Princess Inanna
June Diane Raphael
Maya
Xander Berkeley
King
Gia Carides
Queen
Horatio Sanz
Enmebaragesi
David Pasquesi
Prime Minister
Harold Ramis
Adam
Matthew Willig
Marlak
Gabriel Sunday
Seth
Eden Riegel
Lilith
Kyle Gass
Zaftig the Eunuch
Bill Hader
Shaman
Harold Ramis
Director
Harold Ramis
Screenwriter
Gene Stupnitsky
Screenwriter
Lee Eisenberg
Screenwriter
Harold Ramis
Producer
Judd Apatow
Producer
Clayton Townsend
Producer
Rodney Rothman
Executive Producer
Alar Kivilo
Cinematography
Craig Herring
Film Editing
Steve Welch
Film Editing
Jeanne McCarthy
Casting
Jefferson Sage
Production Design
Richard Fojo
Art Director
Debra McGuire
Costume Design
Theodore Shapiro
Original Music
Dorree Cooper
Set Decoration
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Critic Reviews for Year One

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Audience Reviews for Year One

  • Apr 19, 2012
    "Year One" tried to get me to laugh a countless number of times and failed every single one of them. There are no new jokes here; they are recycled gags that weren't funny the first time, let alone the thousandth. This film is a complete waste of good cast and crew, and it's absolutely depressing how unfunny it is.
    Stephen E Super Reviewer
  • Mar 24, 2012
    It seems that Harold Ramis didn't know that putting Cera and Black is a big mistake, Jack way of expressing comedy is way to different to how Cera shows which really ruined it for me, critics and the general public who watched it.
    Scott G Super Reviewer
  • Dec 02, 2011
    I hated this. Jack Black needs to stop doing kids stuff, and stop doing this crap, he needs another hit like School of Rock. Micheal Cera is a horrible actor, all around. This movie was hardly funny, maybe I laughed once. Dont see it if youvalready haven't.
    Bradley W Super Reviewer
  • Oct 20, 2011
    Jack Black and Michael Cera together in a comedy movie. Im sorry but it just doesn't mix. Awful movie.
    Directors C Super Reviewer
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