I Heart Huckabees

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I Heart Huckabees

R,

2004,

1h 46m,

Comedy

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63%

181 Reviews

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100,000+ Ratings

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181 Reviews

75%

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Environmentalist Albert (Jason Schwartzman) enlists the services of existential detectives Bernard (Dustin Hoffman) and Vivian (Lily Tomlin) to solve the meaning of a succession of strange coincidences. The investigators conclude that the backstabbing Brad (Jude Law) -- a public relations manager at big-box retailer Huckabees -- is at the root of Albert's angst. Brad tries to turn the tables, however, by hiring the philosophic duo for his own nefarious purposes.

Critics Consensus

I Heart Huckabees certainly isn't for everyone, but audiences attuned to its quirky wavelength will find a singularly brainy screwball comedy that refuses to pander.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Mar 13, 2018

It's like a '30s screwball comedy that's gone to grad school...hits the ground running, flinging verbal and visual information at you with machine-gun velocity. Your mind is engaged and delighted.

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Will Self

London Evening Standard

Dec 20, 2017

While superficially I Heart Huckabees is a deranging experience, it ends up being deeply reassuring.

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Gavin Smith

Film Comment Magazine

Nov 19, 2013

I ♥ Huckabees is a rarity-a tremendously optimistic film for a truly dark time.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Feb 22, 2023

4/4

Here’s a film that, both in story and execution, is centered on the idea of finding order among chaos, and for viewers more accustomed to a tidy, straightforward narrative, the results can understandably seem like a helter-skelter experience.

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

Feb 15, 2021

The strength of I Heart Huckabees lies almost entirely in its vivacious, critical, slightly manic-and not unsympathetic-pictures of confused and struggling Americans.

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

Aug 24, 2017

You don't get many clear answers from this film and maybe that's for the better.

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Leia R

Mar 15, 2019

Genius. I don't know of any other movie that uses humor so well to ask whether the foundation of reality is connection or nihilism.

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Hermione W

Feb 1, 2019

Horribly attempting to string along a 'larger' than life picture. Slap comedy BS. Good cast but nothing redeeming about the final result. Completely uninspiring and a torture to finish, I regret not taking a mud bath myself instead of wasting my time watching this.

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Rey S

Jan 11, 2019

A clever, funny farce with an excellent cast.

Theodore W

Nov 25, 2018

This was too well received. It was too easy to watch, contained a lot less sustainable provocation than it needed and asked too much of the audience.

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Nov 22, 2018

Fantastic movie, you have to ignore the pretentious wanky critics who've never read nor understood existential philosophy and just enjoy it. Compare it to any other American movie and the rest would pale Iin depth and texture. Possibly the best movie If all time.

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Rey S

Jun 10, 2018

An enjoyably weird film with an incredible cast that is essentially about an "existential detective" agency that helps people Get Woke. I am seriously not sure how this came about nor how they got so many people to sign on but it's a lot of fun.

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David O. Russell

Director

Jason Schwartzman

Albert Markovsky

Isabelle Huppert

Caterine Vauban

Dustin Hoffman

Bernard Jaffe

Lily Tomlin

Vivian Jaffe

Jude Law

Brad Stand

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Synopsis

Environmentalist Albert (Jason Schwartzman) enlists the services of existential detectives Bernard (Dustin Hoffman) and Vivian (Lily Tomlin) to solve the meaning of a succession of strange coincidences. The investigators conclude that the backstabbing Brad (Jude Law) -- a public relations manager at big-box retailer Huckabees -- is at the root of Albert's angst. Brad tries to turn the tables, however, by hiring the philosophic duo for his own nefarious purposes.

Director: David O. Russell
Producer: Scott Rudin, Gregory Goodman, David O. Russell
Screenwriter: David O. Russell, Jeff Baena
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Scott Rudin Productions
Rating: R (Sex Scene|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 24, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.8M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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