Metacritic Movie Ratings
Role Models Reviews

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• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  The fun of Role Models is that it's a high-concept movie executed with speed and finesse and the kind of brusquely tossed-off obscene banter that can get you laughing before you know what hit you.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Misfits and misanthropes are the heroes of Role Models, a surprisingly clever comedy.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  The kind of comedy where funny people say funny things in funny situations, not the kind of comedy that whacks you with manic shocks to force an audible Pavlovian response.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyDennis Harvey

  Laden with more than enough profane humor to warrant its R rating, this is nonetheless a formulaic crowd-pleaser.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  Rudd and Scott hail from different universes of movie comedy, but manage together here just fine, particularly since each takes a different path.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  With the ferocity of a drill instructor and the boundless confidence of a self-help guru who combines psychobabble clichs with embarrassingly explicit confessions, Ms. Lynch's Gayle redeems the movie from utter banality.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  Furiously raunchy, occasionally bright and eventually benumbing comedy.

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