The Stupids

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The Stupids

PG,

1996,

1h 33m,

Comedy

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20%

15 Reviews

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38%

10,000+ Ratings

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38%

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Stanley Stupid (Tom Arnold) lives up to his name: He thinks the post office is sending him mail from a villain named "Sender" and is convinced his trash is stolen every night. He decides to pose as a tree to find out what's happening to his garbage and ends up at a meeting of global arms smugglers. Joan (Jessica Lundy), Stanley's wife, and their children, Buster (Bug Hall) and Petunia (Alex McKenna), go off in search of Stanley, who continually outwits a trained assassin.

Anne Billson

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Nov 27, 2017

It's so screamingly unfunny it verges on the surreal.

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Noah Berlatsky

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

Aug 27, 2026

Supposedly about a family of stupid suburbanites, but really about a family of suburban conspiracy theorists. The disconnect there renders the film largely inert.

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Kevin Jackson

Independent on Sunday

Jun 29, 2026

Oddly enough, if you can sweat out the first half-hour or so of desperately misfired humour, it takes on a kind of morbid fascination.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Aug 4, 2005

1/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 24, 2005

2/5

Emily Blunt

Blunt Review

Apr 8, 2005

1/5

Really, didn't the title kind of leak the fore-thought to this mess?

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Rey R

Jan 19, 2019

This has got to be the strangest thing I ever saw! This is one of my favorite movies.

Hermione R

Jul 24, 2018

This is the best movie. You have to be a really really uptight and severe person not to enjoy this film. The acting is charmingly terrible, and the plot thickens and develops with every scene. This is the epitome of "so bad it's good" film. Perfection.

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Anakin S

Jul 22, 2018

The origin of slapstick comedy. If this movie doesnt make you laugh I feel sorry for you.

George S

May 16, 2018

I liked it. I wasn't going into it thinking it was going to be a classic, but it's so dumb that it's enjoyable. I was entertained.

Albus L

Jun 21, 2017

Yeah, it's stupid, what did you expect? Watch it for what it is. Oh, and if you're hating on it for being stupid, just remember it's meant to be that way. it's one of the funniest movies I've ever seen and I absolutely love it. I've seen it countless times since it came out, I pull random lines from this movie pretty much everyday. everyone needs to see this at least once in their lifetime, definitely worth your while!

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Theodore W

Feb 15, 2017

It's so boring and mindless that it's the perfect movie for when you want to doze off on sleepless nights. The only reason why I'm even giving this one and a half stars is for Frankie Faison's appearance as Lloyd.

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John Landis

Director

Tom Arnold

Stanley Stupid

Jessica Lundy

Joan Stupid

Bug Hall

Buster Stupid

Alex McKenna

Petunia Stupid

Mark Metcalf

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Synopsis

Stanley Stupid (Tom Arnold) lives up to his name: He thinks the post office is sending him mail from a villain named "Sender" and is convinced his trash is stolen every night. He decides to pose as a tree to find out what's happening to his garbage and ends up at a meeting of global arms smugglers. Joan (Jessica Lundy), Stanley's wife, and their children, Buster (Bug Hall) and Petunia (Alex McKenna), go off in search of Stanley, who continually outwits a trained assassin.

Director: John Landis
Producer: Leslie Belzberg
Screenwriter: Brent Forrester
Production Co: Savoy Pictures, The Rank Organisation
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.4M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround

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