Billy Madison fingerprintFunny.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful and wholesome
Much of it is about growing up.
Plenty of absurdist humor and situational comedy
Growing up and pop culture
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Billy Madison is fast-paced.
Hopeful and wholesome
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's hopeful and wholesome. Much of it is about growing up.
Plenty of absurdist humor and situational comedy
Expect plenty of absurdist humor and situational comedy.
Growing up and pop culture
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around growing up and pop culture. It holds up on a rewatch.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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To inherit his family's fortune, Billy is going back to school... Way back.
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Billy Madison is included with a subscription to Netflix, Peacock, YouTube TV, and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 40%, and Metacritic 16). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 30 min
Billy Madison runs 1 h 30 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Billy Madison higher (70) than critics (28). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $10 million to make and earned $26 million worldwide, 2.6 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some French, Spanish. Produced in United States.
+66GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Billy Madison in 80 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 133 storytelling tropes for Billy Madison, including Bait-and-Switch, Names to Run Away from Really Fast, What the Hell, Hero?.
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