Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
A grotesque, sketch-driven comedy follows two disastrously inept filmmakers from a squandered billion-dollar production to a desperate attempt to save a failing shopping mall.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- surreal
- grotesque
- cult movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's transgressive absurdist humor intermittently funny but too thin and purposefully abrasive to sustain feature length.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tim and Eric's inept performances and the film's grotesque, pathos-driven set pieces deliberately push discomfort into absurdity.
The billion-dollar movie premise and shopping-mall storyline connect a sequence of highly episodic comic bits.
Fake commercials, crude presentation, and intentionally inept audiovisual material extend the duo's sketch-comedy language.
Tim and Eric receive a billion dollars to make a film but must confront the failure of their grand production and recover financially through a failing mall.
Films like Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, and why
The Greasy Strangler
shared surreal sketch comedy, abrasive absurdism, and deliberately uncomfortable humor
Freddy Got Fingered
shared transgressive absurdist comedy, grotesque imagery, and anti-mainstream tone
The Eric Andre Movie
shared surreal comedy, dysfunctional protagonists, and escalating grotesque nonsense
Movie Details
- Directors
- Eric Wareheim, Tim Heidecker
- Release Date
- 2012-03-02
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (144)
Cast
- Tim Heidecker
- Eric Wareheim
- John C. Reilly
- Zach Galifianakis
- Will Ferrell
- Robert Loggia
- Ray Wise
- Jeff Goldblum
- Bob Odenkirk
- William Atherton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel
- 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 Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie about?
- A grotesque, sketch-driven comedy follows two disastrously inept filmmakers from a squandered billion-dollar production to a desperate attempt to save a failing shopping mall.
- What is Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as mild.
- What did critics think of Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie?
- Critics broadly found the film's transgressive absurdist humor intermittently funny but too thin and purposefully abrasive to sustain feature length.
- Which films are like Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie?
- Films with a similar feel include The Greasy Strangler, Freddy Got Fingered, and The Eric Andre Movie.
- How long is Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie?
- Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie?
- In United States, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie streams on Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel.
