Gentlemen Broncos
A homeschooled teenager’s stolen fantasy story becomes the springboard for a bizarre coming-of-age reckoning with authorship, ambition, and artistic identity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- quirky
- irreverent
- surreal
- offbeat comedy night
- indie film marathon
What critics said
Critics largely found the film juvenile, overly quirky, disjointed, and less funny than its premise suggests.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Benjamin, Judith, Ronald Chevalier, and the convention community are portrayed through exaggerated personalities and deliberately strange comic behavior.
Benjamin’s writing ambitions and experiences with plagiarism force him to assert himself as a young artist.
Benjamin’s original fantasy story is reworked by Ronald Chevalier, while the film visualizes divergent interpretations of the material.
The Bronco fantasy material is rendered as an outsized science-fiction adventure distinct from Benjamin’s everyday life.
Films like Gentlemen Broncos, and why
Napoleon Dynamite
offbeat coming-of-age comedy centered on an awkward adolescent outsider and eccentric social worlds
The Royal Tenenbaums
quirky ensemble comedy blending absurd humor, creative subcultures, and emotionally awkward characters
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
surreal teen comedy with heightened genre fantasies and a marginalized young protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Jared Hess
- Release Date
- 2009-09-30
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (202)
Cast
- Michael Angarano
- Sam Rockwell
- Jemaine Clement
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Halley Feiffer
- Mike White
- Héctor Jiménez
- Josh Pais
- Clive Revill
- Suzanne May
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Gentlemen Broncos about?
- A homeschooled teenager’s stolen fantasy story becomes the springboard for a bizarre coming-of-age reckoning with authorship, ambition, and artistic identity.
- What is Gentlemen Broncos like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gentlemen Broncos as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Gentlemen Broncos violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Gentlemen Broncos as mild.
- What did critics think of Gentlemen Broncos?
- Critics largely found the film juvenile, overly quirky, disjointed, and less funny than its premise suggests.
- Which films are like Gentlemen Broncos?
- Films with a similar feel include Napoleon Dynamite, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
- How long is Gentlemen Broncos?
- Gentlemen Broncos runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Gentlemen Broncos?
- In United States, Gentlemen Broncos is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
