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Year One

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Year One (2009)

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Reviews Counted:1002

Fresh:290

Rotten:712

Average Rating:3.8/10

Consensus: Year One is a poorly executed, slapdash comedy in which the talent both in front of and behind the camera never seem to be on the same page.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for crude and sexual content throughout, brief strong language and comic violence.

Runtime: 3 hrs 17 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:26-06-2009

Synopsis: When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world in Columbia Pictures'... When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world in Columbia Pictures' comedy Year One. Harold Ramis directs. The screenplay is by Harold Ramis & Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg (The Office) from a story by Harold Ramis. The film is produced by Harold Ramis, Judd Apatow, and Clayton Townsend. --© Sony Pictures [More]

Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross

Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross, Hank Azaria, Paul Rudd

Director: Harold Ramis

Director: Harold Ramis
Screenwriter: Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
Story: Harold Ramis
Producer: Judd Apatow, Harold Ramis, Clayton Townshend
Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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