Role Models
2008 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 6.5 · 69% critics
After a pair of salesmen wreck a company truck on an energy drink-fueled spree, they’re arrested and given a choice: hard time or community service mentoring kids. They try the program, but the experience quickly changes how they see responsibility—and each other.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-11-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (2,151 votes)
- Budget
- $28,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Role Models if you want an amiable buddy comedy with a mentorship twist and some standout laughs, but Not for you if you dislike raunchy humor or repetitive setups like The 40-Year-Old Virgin or No Hard Feelings.
Pros: cast chemistry; occasional funny scenes; feel-good core | Cons: jokes repeat; raunchy for all; generic plot beats
Themes
- friendship
- camping
- community service
- minotaur
- break-up
- role playing game (rpg)
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- duringcreditsstinger
- pessimist
- bad attitude
- energy drink
- bad day
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Comedy Film · 2008 · nominated
Cast & crew
Seann William Scott
as Anson Wheeler
Paul Rudd
as Danny Donahue
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
as Augie Farks / Blufgan of Xanthia
Bobb'e J. Thompson
as Ronnie Shields
Elizabeth Banks
as Beth
Jane Lynch
as Gayle Sweeny
Ken Jeong
as King Argotron
Ken Marino
as Jim Stansel
Kerri Kenney
as Lynette Farks
A.D. Miles
as Martin
Directed by David Wain