Idiocracy
2006 · Directed by Mike Judge
Mike Judge sent a film back from the future to warn us. We ignored it. Now it plays as documentary.
Why It's Cult
Idiocracy dumped to home video in 2006 because Fox apparently couldn't figure out how to market a satire that insults every potential advertiser. Then the 2010s happened. Then the 2020s happened. Every year it gets more accurate and less funny. Brawndo. The thirst mutilator. It's got what plants crave.
The Plot, Officially
Officer Collins has been spearheading one of the US Army's most secretive experiments to date: the Human Hibernation Project. If successful, the project would store its subjects indefinitely until they are needed most. Their first test subject - Joe Bauers - was not chosen for his superiority. Instead, he's chosen because he's the most average guy in the armed services. But scandal erupts after the experiment takes place - the base is closed, and the president denies any knowledge of the project - Unfortunately, Joe doesn't wake up in a year, he wakes up in 500 years. But during that time human evolution has taken a dramatic downturn. After waking up, Joe takes a prison-assigned IQ test and finds that he's the smartest guy alive. Awaiting a full presidential pardon if he can solve one of the country's biggest problems - the dwindling plant population, Joe races against time to solve this problem. But he alienates half the country in the process. Can he make things right and escape a rather bizarre execution?
Starring
Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard
Where to Watch
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