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Tapawingo

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82% Tomatometer 11 Reviews Popcornmeter
Tapawingo follows a 30-year-old oddball (Nate), who works a dead-end mailroom job and still lives in his mom's house. When Nate's boss orders him to pick up his social misfit son from school--it becomes clear the kid is being bullied. Nate finally gets the opportunity to do what he's always wanted: mercenary for hire. He forms a team of crack-shot wackadoos to protect the kid from the town's family of bullies who seem to have taken an especially keen liking to his client.

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Josh Davis Pop Culture Leftovers May 20, 2026
Tapawingo feels less like a feature film and more like two hours of what happens when Napoleon Dynamite collides with Pee-wee’s Playhouse and Beavis and Butt-Head. Go to Full Review
Sean Chandler Sean Chandler Talks About Feb 3, 2026
B-
Jon Heder's spiritual sequel to Napoleon Dynamite. It may not be as fresh, but there's plenty of quirky fun to be had. Go to Full Review
Debopriyaa Dutta High on Films Jan 27, 2026
1/5
A self-aware comedy it is not, as it confuses its tacked-on weirdness as a substantial replacement for artistic identity or personality. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jan 23, 2026
4/5
…while it’s not quite the transformative experience of Waltzing With Brando, Tapawingo is still a sharp, funny comedy with lots to recommend it, with Heder in Napoleon Dynamite mode and a standout role for Gina Gershon… Go to Full Review
Tina Kakadelis Beyond the Cinerama Dome Dec 28, 2025
3/5
Tapawingo will speak to a generation that misses the oddball sincerity of the aughts and potentially win over some Napoleon Dynamite non-believers with its more fleshed-out narrative. Go to Full Review
Alise Chaffins MacGuffin or Meaning (Substack) Dec 22, 2025
3.5/5
...this movie is an off-beat, hilarious, silly story that is bright and incredibly watchable. Go to Full Review
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Dylan K. Narang

Director

Jon Heder

Actor

Gina Gershon

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Kim Matula

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Billy Zane

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John Ratzenberger

Actor

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Synopsis Tapawingo follows a 30-year-old oddball (Nate), who works a dead-end mailroom job and still lives in his mom's house. When Nate's boss orders him to pick up his social misfit son from school--it becomes clear the kid is being bullied. Nate finally gets the opportunity to do what he's always wanted: mercenary for hire. He forms a team of crack-shot wackadoos to protect the kid from the town's family of bullies who seem to have taken an especially keen liking to his client.
Director
Dylan K. Narang
Producer
Dylan K. Narang, Jeff Robinson
Screenwriter
Brad DeMarea, Dylan K. Narang
Production Co
Foggy Bottom Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 45m
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