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Year One

  • 20092009
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
97K
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POPULARITY
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  • Cast & crew
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Jack Black and Michael Cera in Year One (2009)
When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Black and Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
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After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
97K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,400
539
  • Director
    • Harold Ramis
  • Writers
    • Harold Ramis(screenplay)
    • Gene Stupnitsky(screenplay)
    • Lee Eisenberg(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jack Black
    • Michael Cera
    • Olivia Wilde
Top credits
  • Director
    • Harold Ramis
  • Writers
    • Harold Ramis(screenplay)
    • Gene Stupnitsky(screenplay)
    • Lee Eisenberg(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jack Black
    • Michael Cera
    • Olivia Wilde
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 285User reviews
    • 168Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos9

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    Year One: Clip "Whence comest thou?"
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    Photos71

    Jack Black, Michael Cera, and David Cross in Year One (2009)
    Jack Black and Olivia Wilde in Year One (2009)
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    Jack Black in Year One (2009)
    Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Year One (2009)
    Jack Black, Michael Cera, and Juno Temple in Year One (2009)
    Harold Ramis, Jack Black, and Michael Cera in Year One (2009)
    Jack Black, Michael Cera, and David Cross in Year One (2009)
    Michael Cera, Juno Temple, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Year One (2009)
    Jack Black and Michael Cera in Year One (2009)
    Olivia Wilde in Year One (2009)
    Oliver Platt and Michael Cera in Year One (2009)

    Top cast

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    Jack Black
    Jack Black
    • Zedas Zed
    Michael Cera
    Michael Cera
    • Ohas Oh
    Olivia Wilde
    Olivia Wilde
    • Princess Inannaas Princess Inanna
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • High Priestas High Priest
    David Cross
    David Cross
    • Cainas Cain
    Christopher Mintz-Plasse
    Christopher Mintz-Plasse
    • Isaacas Isaac
    Vinnie Jones
    Vinnie Jones
    • Sargonas Sargon
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Abrahamas Abraham
    Juno Temple
    Juno Temple
    • Eemaas Eema
    June Diane Raphael
    June Diane Raphael
    • Mayaas Maya
    Xander Berkeley
    Xander Berkeley
    • Kingas King
    Gia Carides
    Gia Carides
    • Queenas Queen
    Horatio Sanz
    Horatio Sanz
    • Enmebaragesias Enmebaragesi
    David Pasquesi
    David Pasquesi
    • Prime Ministeras Prime Minister
    Matthew Willig
    Matthew Willig
    • Marlakas Marlak
    • (as Matthew J. Willig)
    Harold Ramis
    Harold Ramis
    • Adamas Adam
    Rhoda Griffis
    Rhoda Griffis
    • Eveas Eve
    Gabriel Sunday
    Gabriel Sunday
    • Sethas Seth
    • Director
      • Harold Ramis
    • Writers
      • Harold Ramis(screenplay) (story)
      • Gene Stupnitsky(screenplay)
      • Lee Eisenberg(screenplay)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Final film directed by Harold Ramis. It's also his last acting role.
    • Goofs
      When Oh first appears with gold paint, he has no eyeliner. Midway through his conversation, he has thick black eyeliner.
    • Quotes

      Oh: I'm a virgin by choice.

      Zed: Ha! Not *your* choice!

    • Crazy credits
      Several bloopers are shown during the first half of the end credits.
    • Alternate versions
      The 12-rated UK version has dialogue changes to secure a lower rating. The following lines were removed:
      • "My thingy smells like lamb chops"
      • "Did you know he can put his penis in his mouth, the whole thing?"
      • "His poor rectum is absolutely pulverized, which is not usual for a sheep in this region."
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Taking of Pelham 123/Imagine That/Moon (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Kecak Dance
      Traditional

      Performed by Tojan

      Courtesy of Celestial Harmonies

    User reviews285

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    There's not very many horribly bad moments, but at the same time, there's very few funny moments.
    From the reviews, this movie seemed like it would be horribly bad, and full of annoying cringe worthy moments, but this is not true at all. Actually, despite a lazy script full of nonstop crude and sex jokes, and moments that could be really awful, this movie is above the very low bar. Jack Black and Michael Cera take this bad material and make something mediocre out of it, which still isn't saying much.

    Zed (Jack Black) is a gatherer who tries to fit in with the hunter clan, but he's just too silly for their tastes. Oh (Michael Cera) is also a gatherer and is a somewhat unpopular with the ladies. After an accident involving fire, this mismatched pair has to leave and they do through various pieces of biblical history, including meeting Cain (David Cross) and Abel (Paul Rudd), and meeting Isaac (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and Abraham (Hank Azaria), who apparently had a thing for cutting foreskin. The movie is a hodge podge of scenes thrown together with very little plot, but by the end Zed and Oh have to save the lives of two girls from their village.

    Jack Black and Michael Cera are pretty good here. Jack Black does his typical over the top stoner performance and Michael Cera gives the emotional boy performance. Even David Cross and Oliver Platt manage to squeeze some laughs out of their performances. But nobody really has a lot of material to work with, though at the same time the material isn't the worst out there. It's bad, and oftentimes relies on some outwardly sexual material. In fact, this is the least subtle PG-13 rated film I've seen where sexual or crude jokes are involved. This includes scenes of eating poop and throwing testicles. If something sexual happens, it's not only just implied, but it's flaunted.

    One big problem is the lack of plot in the movie. It grows boring going from setpiece to setpiece, never establishing a real plot until the end, and despite being only around 100 minutes, it still feels way too long. The climax is ridiculous and quite boring, and this movie is too filled with scenes that aren't particularly horrible, but they aren't particularly funny, and all too often this movie is just a laugh free staring at the screen. It managed to attain quite consistent mediocrity, with some chuckles every once in a while. It wasn't horrible, it just wasn't good either, by any means.

    My rating: ** out of ****. 105 mins. PG-13 for crude sexual humor, drug use, and language.
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    FAQ2

    • Is "The Year One" based on a book?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 19, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • Official site (Mexico)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Year One
    • Filming locations
      • White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Ocean Pictures
      • Apatow Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $60,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $43,337,279
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,610,304
      • Jun 21, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $62,357,900
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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