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Operating under the assumption that by procuring alcohol for an upcoming party they will finally be able to break their longstanding losing streak with the fairer sex, socially inept high school senio... read more read more...rs Evan (Michael Cera) and Seth (Jonah Hill) set out to secure the adult beverages that could get them off of the geek list before they even attend college orientation. Evan is a bright young student whose outward sweetness belies his suffocating fear of heading off to college without his lifelong best friend Seth -- a hormone-driven mischief-maker who wasn't accepted to the same school as Evan. But Evan and Seth both know that college is a place of personal reinvention, and that if they are able to make that first leap together they will have forged a bond powerful enough to last a lifetime. Meanwhile, Evan and Seth's friend Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) acquires a hastily rendered fake I.D. that instantly endears him to a pair of truly irresponsible cops (Bill Hader and Seth Rogen). Penned by co-star Rogen in collaboration with former Da Ali G Show co-writer Evan Goldberg, the semi-autobiographical SuperBad was produced by Judd Apatow and directed by Greg Mottola -- who previously helmed episodes of Undeclared and Arrested Development. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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88% liked it

204 critics

R, 1 hr. 53 min.

Directed by: Greg Mottola

Release Date: August 17, 2007

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DVD Release Date: December 4, 2007

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  • August 29, 2008
    I laughed all thru this fun movie. Movies like this I generally dont like but had a blast watching this one.
  • May 6, 2012
    Pretty good, high school fun, with a nice say about honest living, really. It's got a heart!
  • April 3, 2012
    The perfect comedy. One of the most profound and honest films to capture the essence of high school life, friendship, and the whole of adolescence...... At least, from the male perspective.
  • March 24, 2012
    America has a reason to boast about brilliance in the film industry... This is that reason.
  • March 9, 2012
    A raunchy, earnestly heartwarming but hilarious comedy that draws laugh from its witty script, not slapstick stupidity.
  • February 1, 2012
    Superbad is a fantastic movie. It's a good balance of humour and drama that really challenges that "the power of friendship in the most awkward high school year" concept. It's everything you'd expect from your typical high school comedy but cruder, ruder and surpisingly deeper th... read morean that.
  • December 19, 2011
    Yes! So good! I love Emma Stone.
  • September 30, 2011
    Superbad is a incredible comedy and has one of the best comedy casts ever. The story is a fun filled hilarious movie that never dies down to be one of the best teen films in recent years. The cats is probably the best part, Jonah Hill, Micheal Cera, Seth Rogen, Bill Hader, and ... read moreChristopher Mintz-Plasse are probably one of the funniest casts I have seen in recent years. The jokes never die down and there were hardly any times I was not laughing. I loved Superbad and if your in the mood for a great comedy go see this.
  • September 18, 2011
    Why the hell did I buy this DVD?...sure it was a fun movie...humor...action....pathetic guys...what more can you ask for?

    ...by the way...HE'S FAT!
  • August 25, 2011
    A funny movie that relies heavily on Hill and Cera's acting, and they deliver. The plot is relate-able for high schoolers today.

Critic Reviews


Bob Mondello
October 18, 2008
Bob Mondello, NPR.org

What makes the film so appealing is the disconnect between what comes from the mouths of these hormone-addled pups and what's going on in their heads, where they're still clinging desperately to the i... Full Review

Christopher Orr
September 22, 2008
Christopher Orr, New Republic

[Cera] has some of the best comic timing of anyone working in film today, a precocious sense of the awkward pauses and misread cues in which social panic resides. Full Review

Tom Charity
January 4, 2008
Tom Charity, CNN.com

This is the funniest picture since Borat, and more emotionally nuanced than you would expect. Full Review

Lisa Kennedy
August 25, 2007
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

A critical mass of these kinds of flicks argues for a new subgenre: "nerdsploitation." Full Review

Joe Baltake
August 24, 2007
Joe Baltake, Passionate Moviegoer

'Superbad': 'American Graffiti Redux,' only updated with the usual raunch and a major penis fixation Full Review

Roger Ebert
August 17, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

A four-letter raunch-a-rama with a heart. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
August 17, 2007
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

Contains laughs galore, so many that the last one may get in the way of next one coming. But it's also got moments where you may want to cover your eyes to shield yourself from the sheer, wince-induci... Full Review

Richard Corliss
August 17, 2007
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

An avalanche of d--- jokes and strenuous slapstick. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
August 17, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

For pure laughs, for the experience of just sitting in a chair and breaking up every minute or so, Superbad is 2007's most successful comedy. Full Review

Jack Mathews
August 17, 2007
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

This hormonal answer to Reefer Madness is good, wacked-out fun. Full Review

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    • Seth: I'll be like the iron chef of pounding vag!
    • Evan: Can you just get out of here and we'll talk about this later?
    • Greg the Soccer Player: What the fuck Evan! We're down two points!
    • Evan: Fuckin calm down Greg it's soccer. It's soccer.
    • Greg the Soccer Player: Fuck you man!
    • Seth: Hey Greg, why don't you go piss your pants again?
    • Greg the Soccer Player: That was like 8 years ago, asshole!
    • Seth: People don't forget!
    • Seth: You dropped your purse, ma'am. Would you like me to help you with your groceries?
    • Old Lady: Well that would be lovely young man. Would you like me to buy you alcohol?
    • Seth: That would be lovely!
    • Seth: Enjoy your remaining years!
    • Old Lady: I will! Enjoy fucking Jules!
    • Seth: I WILL!
    • Officer Michaels: Prepared to be fucked by the long dick of the law!
    • Evan: I mean, it's up to you Fogell. This guy's gonna think, 'Oh, here's another kid with a fake I.D., or here's McLovin, the 25 year old Hawaiian organ donor.' Okay, so what's it gonna be?
    • Fogell: I am McLovin'.
    • Seth: No, you're not. No one's McLovin'. McLovin's never existed, because that's a made-up, dumb, fucking fairytale name, you fuck!
    • Fogell: You still haven't told him we're moving in together?
    • Evan: Fogell shut the fuck up.
    • Seth: She wants my dick in or around her mouth!

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