Film

Napoleon Dynamite 2004

Directed by Jared Hess

  • Comedy
  • 95 min
  • PG

He's out to prove he's got nothing to prove.

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.

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Comic, warm, effortless and cool.

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