André is an Idiot

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André is an Idiot

2025,

1h 28m,

Biography/

Documentary

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97%

64 Reviews

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64 Reviews

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André is a brilliant idiot. He is dying because he didn’t get a colonoscopy. His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence, and insatiable curiosity, send him on an unexpected journey learning how to die happily and ridiculously without losing his sense of humor.

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A public service announcement with a disarming sense of humor, André is an Idiot brings a light touch to a morbid topic and is all the more powerful for it.

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Philip Kemp

Sight & Sound

Jul 17, 2026

Tony Benna’s documentary, which won the Audience Award winner at last year’s Sundance, is tragic, poignant and hilarious all at once.

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Ben Dowell

The Times (UK)

Apr 7, 2026

5/5

André Is an Idiot is one of the most moving and profound cancer stories you will see.

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Odie Henderson

Boston Globe

Mar 20, 2026

3.5/4

“André Is an Idiot” is by no means a downer. A mischievous streak is present throughout.

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Jul 17, 2026

4/5

This is a beautiful movie about a beautiful guy who might not be for everyone.

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Lexi Amoriello

Movie Recs by Lex

Jul 10, 2026

The film beautifully weaves together moments of hilarity and heartbreak, and the visual style is just as quirky as André himself.

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

Apr 4, 2026

4.5/5

A hilarious, deeply human documentary that finds unexpected meaning in life's final chapter.

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Tony Benna

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André Ricciardi

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Tory Tunnell

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Joshua Altman

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Stelio Kitrilakis

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Ben Cotner

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Synopsis

André is a brilliant idiot. He is dying because he didn’t get a colonoscopy. His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence, and insatiable curiosity, send him on an unexpected journey learning how to die happily and ridiculously without losing his sense of humor.

Director: Tony Benna
Producer: André Ricciardi, Tory Tunnell, Joshua Altman, Stelio Kitrilakis, Ben Cotner
Production Co: A24, Sandbox Films, Safehouse Pictures
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 28m

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