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In small-town Preston, Idaho, awkward teen Napoleon Dynamite has trouble fitting in. After his grandmother is injured in an accident, his life is made even worse when his strangely nostalgic uncle, Rico, shows up to keep an eye on him. With no safe haven at home or at school, Napoleon befriends the new kid, Pedro, a morose Hispanic boy who speaks little English. Together the two launch a campaign to run for class president.

2004 · 1h 34m
Director Jared Hess

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Napoleon Dynamite

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In small-town Preston, Idaho, awkward teen Napoleon Dynamite has trouble fitting in. After his grandmother is injured in an accident, his life is made even worse when his strangely nostalgic uncle, Rico, shows up to keep an eye on him. With no safe haven at home or at school, Napoleon befriends the new kid, Pedro, a morose Hispanic boy who speaks little English. Together the two launch a campaign to run for class president.

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Average 6.4
Reviews 172
Fresh 124
Rotten 48

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Studio
Fox Searchlight
Released
2004
Run Time
1 hr 34 min
Rated
G
Region of Origin
United States
© 2004 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Paramount Pictures Corporation.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United States) (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC), French (Canada) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.