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- 2006
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 48 m
- 2006
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 48 m
Summary The team behind "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" turns their focus to the world of NASCAR.
Directed By: Adam McKay
Written By: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
- 2006
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 48 m
- 2006
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 48 m
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
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6.8
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Summary The team behind "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" turns their focus to the world of NASCAR.
Directed By: Adam McKay
Written By: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
66
79% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
21% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
66
79% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
21% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Will Ferrell does chicken-fried comedy right: with crackpot discipline and stripped-to-the-beer-belly courage.
We are treated to the riotous, almost David Lynchian moment in which Ferrell runs around a motorway in his undies screaming that he's on fire. He's not. Actually, come to think of it: He is.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 166 User Ratings
6.8
63% Positive
104 Ratings
104 Ratings
28% Mixed
46 Ratings
46 Ratings
10% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 166 User Ratings
6.8
63% Positive
104 Ratings
104 Ratings
28% Mixed
46 Ratings
46 Ratings
10% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
Apr 1, 2025
one of his best movies I love this one its so good he makes it so funny
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Jun 5, 2023
One of the few comedies that I consider perfect. Definitely is my type of humor with such stupidly hilarious jokes.
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A bit of a mess, but it is a genial mess, and one that will make you laugh. Which is the whole idea.
Silly, inconsistent, and completely frivolous, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby also happens to be one of the funniest movies this side of 2006.
By Toddy Burton FULL REVIEW
So if you like Ferrell or Cohen, go ahead buy some popcorn, check your brain at the door, and you will laugh.
By Nicole Schmuelian FULL REVIEW
Monotonous. For while it offers a few precious laughs, Talladega Nights simply apes the look and feel of most recent Ferrell movies.
May 6, 2023
Hilariousy funny movie that has become an all-time clasic in quotes. Top movie all time
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Nov 13, 2013
Talladega Nights rides with no class. Ricky Bobby is successful in the way that nearly all Ferrel movies are, funny. The story is mediocre, and in some places non existent, but in the end it is a comedy movie not a work of art.
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Aug 2, 2013
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is an absolute comedic romp. There is no part of this film that was founded on a proper plot structure or deeply interesting characters, but all that aside this film is down right hilarious. Ferrell and Reilly are a brilliant comedic duo, McKay flexes his directing brilliance, and the rest of the cast produces laughs on top of laughs. It is crude, rude, and unfortunate at more times that seldom. If you like Ferrell, you'll love this, and if you hate Farrell avoid at all costs. Talladega Nights has a lot to offer, not in cinematic elements, but in laughs.
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Feb 11, 2016
I laughed far more than expected, but that was easy since I expected zero laughs. The majority of the jokes miss, but the ones that do hit are really funny. I am not a Will Ferrell fan and this one is no exception, though it was better than Step Brothers, but that was easy to do as well. The plot and writing and decent, but it is a comedy and the focus here is obviously on it being funny or not. It was not, on the whole, funny so the movie is bad from that angle anyways. The film, fortunately, is bad everywhere else too, though the direction from Adam McKay is okay, even if this material is beneath his skill level. Overall, Talladega Nights may be bad, but it is bolstered by a few laugh out loud moments. Tragically, the rest fall flat.
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Jan 8, 2018
This movie is... bad. Almost every character is low-down, stupid, anger-inducing piece of trash. In an attempt to avoid Disney life lessons and good, cheesy character development, the movie makes the characters set-in-stone horrible people who don't learn anything. The main character, his wife, his best friend, and his kids are all terrible in their own way, and made me want to scream and physically hurt them. 85% of the jokes are NOT FUNNY, AT ALL. There were a few hilarious moments and lines, and the French guy was pretty hilarious, but besides these things this movie was not funny. All in all, watching this movie was a really bad experience.
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Production Company
- Columbia Pictures
- Relativity Media
- Apatow Productions
- Mosaic
- GH One
- High, Wide and Handsome Inc.
- Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Release Date Aug 4, 2006
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline The story of a man who could only count to #1
Awards
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
