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Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

🕑 Added 2025-09-23 22:50:44 +0000 UTC

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Joey Tovar

Vote for Pedro!

Sem Vikingr

Confused, but still generally enjoyed it. Sounds about right for this movie.

Craig G

I think kids like this were more common in the 80’s

Sweetish_Jeff_25

This movie is one of those “quirky” films. Quirky movies are often polarizing. Half the people love them. The other half love them about as much as Superman loved kryptonite. I believe the filmmakers were heavily inspired by “Freaks and Geeks” the tv series. This came out just a few years after that. It feels like it’s set in an earlier era, too, aside from the then-modern songs.

Susan Holly

Amber has seen “The Breakfast Club”, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, “Dazed snd Confused”, “School of Rock”, and “Sixteen Candles”…all on her previous channel.

Charles Lookabaugh

It has no plot. Just idiosyncrasies. I'm guessing it's more guy humor, lol. It was fun watching you crack up at different times! 😅😊😁🤣

Parallel Parker

If you were on the bottom rung in HS this movie grabs your soul hard. The daily mundane horrors, humiliations and the never endingness of it all.

David Berrios Rodriguez

I was bored. Sorry

Just Dave

On a sidenote, you should do some more Aerosmith. It’s been a while. How about the song Walk on Water?

Ronnie Rizzo

Love this movie so much. So happy you got to include the post credit scene. I didn't know it existed until only this year. It was a weird time. Love it just cuz it was weird. A lot of those places exist in Idaho. You could make a full night of watching how it was made in like only a few days. Very well documented and just beyond cool.

John Christopher xcronex

love this movie ...

Ben Martin

At the time this was made I was in college a couple hours north of Preston after growing up in California. I can confirm the social awkwardness and outdated fashion was 100% accurate for small-town Idaho. You kept asking what the plot of the movie was. The only real goal was to make you laugh with a snapshot of their high school experience. Mission accomplished!

Golde

Yes to them all!!!!

Edwin Moreno

you missed the ending after the credits......go back and watch for yourdelf

Daniel

So good! VOTE FOR PEDRO!

Travis Forbes

You missed the Cut Scene!!!!!! It ties everything together!

Ryan Garcia

It was weirdly satisfying watching you dislike this. 🤷‍♂️😏 To make up that for that I’m going to leave some recommendations I think you’d like (some are off the clock/not for your work). Need a Good Cry? My Life Without Me (2003) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Music Related Once (2004) Across the Universe (2007) Horror In the Mouth of Madness (1994) 28 Days Later (2002) Especially for Us Stoners Pineapple Express (2008) Sausage Party (2016) Thriller Zodiac (2007) Insomnia (2002) Sports The Natural (1984) The Wrestler (2008) Documentary I’ll Be Gone In the Dark (2020) Cropsey (2009) Historical in Nature Lincoln (2012) Small Things Like These (2004) A “Rewatch with Us” Candidate The Notebook (2004) Mean Girls (2004) My Favorites 1917 (2019) Donnie Darko (2002) More of My Favorites Garden State (2004) Jojo Rabbit (2019) Two More Sid and Nancy (1986) Brokeback Mountain (2005) On Another Level Doubt (2008) East of Eden (1955) Guilty Pleasure Nothing but Trouble (1991) Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)

SERGEANT ROCK'S HEADBANGERS BALL

Whelp, Ms. Amber, you skipped the post credit scene. Uffda! 😁 ND is just another coming of age genre movie. Think, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Say Anything, Dazed and Confused, Clueless, Rushmore, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Superbad, Juno, and Lady Bird. Ah..I'm sure the patreons will agree with me when I say....'Say Anything', you want to watch a true 80s' timeless classic, that's the one! And! And! Since you love Joan Cusack (School of Rock, and alongside her Brother, John, lead role in Say Anything). These movies you'll dig as well...Sixteen Candles (1984), Say Anything (1989), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) (I highly suggest this one, stars Minnie Driver too (Return to Me and Good Will Hunting (1997), High Fidelity (2000) (Jack Black sings for the first time in a movie in that one), Martian Child (2007), War, Inc. (2008). Great reaction to ND! It's so great to see you smilin' and profilin' and most importantly...laughing again after all you've been through. We watched your LOTR reaction too. You've come a long way, Amber. You're in a much better place and a lot happier now. That'sso great to see. Keep the reactions coming! Lastly...belated Happy first day of Autumn! - The Veterans of Hill 30

Brandon Wheeler

That’s the point. No point lmao our daily issues. I love this movie so much. And this reaction was wholesome. And Kip you nailed it lol

Brandon Wheeler

It’s for Pedro!!

JP

I’m 33 and yet I remember this film with my friends and it just took me way back

Kimberly Jenkins

You did miss the actual end. There is more after the credits.

Boom Bam

Its a true story of romance, the underdog winning and our glory days!! Ok, that's a bit much. It's fun to watch a new person watch this movie. Your unsureness of what's going on is hilarious. I believe it's just a funny, silly movie with some reminders of our youth. It's entertainment without a political or politically correct message etc; It's just fun to watch, that's it.

Richard

White Stripes opening song is perfect for this.

~ ChelZee ~

The beauty of film, is it doesn't "have" to go anywhere - we got a slice of life from a family of oddballs in bumfk Idaho. We've all known a kid like Napoleon, in some way. It was entertaining, charming, and that, sometimes, is all it needs to be. Not a big production, but made big $. Love the true indie films. I'll take a quirky meandering film over a big budget superhero regurgitation every single time.

Duke Pootentooter

Great reaction, Amber. Your constant switching between giggling and a look of utter confusion (completely justified) was fantastic. I'm glad you were able to laugh along, as not everyone warms up to this type of awkward humor.

Jessi

This movie was: Do you remember when the weird kid did something awesome? + background information and context. lol

Richard C

Haven’t seen this in a long time! Excited to wash this with you Amber Vote for Pedro!

Joshua Coe

Vote for Pedro!

Karl Kraus

I haven't seen this in full since my cousin showed it to me and my sister I was like 10 or 11 so I had no business watching it lol Anyway, it'll be fun to watch along