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An , comedy: , but darkly funny, .
Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults
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A group of perfectly intelligent young people decide to react to society's cult of aimless, non-creative and non-responsible form intellect by living together in a community of 'idiots'. Their primary activity becomes going out into the world of 'normal' people and pretending to be mentally incompetent. They take advantage of this situation to create anarchy, and, by every possible means, to make those around them miserable.
Experimental FilmProvocativeSocial CritiqueDark HumorPsychological DramaEccentric CharactersAvant-GardeDisturbingAbsurdist
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Is The Idiots worth watching?
65
GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, and Metacritic 48). Audiences rate it higher (72 out of 100) than critics (61).
Will The Idiots make me laugh?
Funny
Yes: the humor is mostly dark humor (8 of 10) and absurd humor (7 of 10).
Can I half-watch The Idiots?
Easy watchDemanding
No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for ambiguity and 8 for meta narrative.
Is The Idiots in English?
Danish
No, it was made in Danish.
What tropes does The Idiots use?
Mood WhiplashBlack ComedyJerkassHypocritical HumourCrapsaccharine WorldLonely Piano Piece"The Reason You Suck" SpeechDeliberate Values DissonanceBreak the CutieHeroic BSoDInspirationally DisadvantagedFan Disserviceand 9 more
TV Tropes lists 21 tropes for it, including Mood Whiplash, Black Comedy, and Jerkass.