Freddy Got Fingered

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Freddy Got Fingered

R

2001

1h 27m

Comedy

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Gord Brody (Tom Green) is a struggling cartoonist trying to pitch an animated show to Hollywood executives. When he fails, he returns to his hometown with no choice but to live with his parents and younger brother, Freddy (Eddie Kaye Thomas). His father (Rip Torn) doesn't approve of Gord's career path, and pressures him to gain independence. As father and son exchange barbs, Gord comes up with a lie that changes everything: He claims his dad is molesting Freddy, leading to drastic consequences.

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Critics Consensus

Unfavorably comparing it with such infamously bad titles as Battlefield Earth, a significant number of critics are calling Tom Green's extreme gross-out comedy the worst movie they have ever seen.

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Paul Tatara

CNN.com

02/03/2018

Take a bow, 20th Century Fox, and don't forget to flush.

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Danny Graydon

BBC.com

10/21/2001

1/5

Embarrassing, offensive and resoundingly pointless.

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Jessica Winter

Village Voice

04/25/2001

The deranged momentum of guerrilla chaos that propelled the series is gone.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

07/06/2025

1/4

My rating system only goes down to one star instead of no stars. But I must confess that every once in a while, a movie comes along that makes me want to take the zero-star plunge -- a movie just like Freddy Got Fingered.

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Bob Grimm

Reno News and Review

09/16/2024

3/5

Yes...I liked it. I did, indeed, like it.

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Aaron Murray

Loud and Clear Reviews

08/04/2024

Freddy Got Fingered isn’t a movie for everyone, but what it represents is far more universal and human. It’s a stunning example of how filmmakers should perceive Hollywood.

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Erik H

@RT15797233 Jun 30

Absurdist’s heaven. If you don’t cry laughing at one point or another, congrats, your inner child is dead

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Mark A

@RT25688434 Jun 19

Tom Green's humor, while not for everyone obviously, resonates with many and that is precisely why and how he convinced suited movie company execs to front him the cash for this film. I always have gravitated to the preposterous, childish, irreverent, ridiculous side of humor and as a kid that would explain my affinity for Benny Hill, Monty Python The Young Ones, Fawlty Towers and the like...... This movie is for the initiated few who "get it" and "get Tom Green"...I seriously doubt any newbies to his brand of humor will be converted but to us who already have been, "this is comedy gold, Jerry...comedy gold!!!" (Banya reference) Not sure why I am not giving it 5 stars but I could and would sleep fine at night but it gets 4 solid stars from me!

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Elijah D

@M0vieWatxher Jun 14

Horribly amazing. Watch it if you enjoy comedy, and if you don’t, don’t.

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Kokichi O

@Kokichi May 27

This movie is the best thing known to man, anyone who says otherwise has no sense of humour and probably hates fun. Funniest thing ever please watch it (Beware there is a lot of crude jokes, some gorey scenes, watch at your own caution)

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Jess L

@RT25393254 Apr 30

I love this movie. It's a classic. It's as weird as it gets and super quotable. You don't know what's gonna happen one moment to the next. I love Tom Green in everything and I think this movie is wildly under appreciated. I would love to see it get more love.

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Michael J

@RT19164166 Apr 13

Gouge your eyes out and stuff them in your ears for this one.

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Synopsis

Gord Brody (Tom Green) is a struggling cartoonist trying to pitch an animated show to Hollywood executives. When he fails, he returns to his hometown with no choice but to live with his parents and younger brother, Freddy (Eddie Kaye Thomas). His father (Rip Torn) doesn't approve of Gord's career path, and pressures him to gain independence. As father and son exchange barbs, Gord comes up with a lie that changes everything: He claims his dad is molesting Freddy, leading to drastic consequences.

Director: Tom Green
Producer: Larry Brezner, Lauren Lloyd, Howard Lapides
Screenwriter: Tom Green, Derek Harvie
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Epsilon Motion Pictures, New Regency Pictures, MBST/Lloyd Productions, Regency Entertainment
Rating: R (Crude Sexual Humor|Bizarre Humor|Strong Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 20, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.2M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)