# Idiocracy (2006)

> An average soldier awakens five centuries after a hibernation experiment to find himself the reluctant savior of an absurdly anti-intellectual America.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3849

## Facts

- Runtime: 85 min
- Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller
- Director: Mike Judge
- Cast: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews, Anthony 'Citric' Campos, David Herman, Sonny Castillo, Kevin McAfee
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, sardonic, bleakly comic, cult movie night, political comedy night

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