Top Ten High School Movies 

 10. Napoleon Dynamite 

 09. Election

 08. Bring It On

 07. American Pie

06. Easy A 

05. Dazed and Confused 

04. Mean Girls 

03. Superbad

02. 10 Things I Hate About You

 01. The Breakfast Club

Look at that shiny waxed floor. I really hope my #1 makes it. It's my Step Brothers pick of course.

10. Napoleon Dynamite 

Tina, you fat lard, come get some DINNER!... Tina, eat. Food. Eat the FOOD! ~ Napoleon Dynamite 

Released 

2004 

Credits 

Director: Jared Hess 

Writer: Jared Hess 

Writer: Jerusha Hess 

Cast 

Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite)

Efren Ramirez (Pedro)

Jon Gries (Uncle Rico)

Aaron Ruell (Kip)

Tina Majarino (Deb)

Critical 

6.9/10 (IMDB)

72% (RT Critics)

74% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $44,540,956 

Worldwide: $46,138,887

LOL. There it is. Fuck yeah I love you guys... unless it only made it because of my #1.

A top 10 Ness comedy.

Napoleon Dynamite is trash. I hated this movie so much when it came out and considering the hype it got - it ended up being one of the biggest disappointments of all time.

Looking back though I can appreciate it for what it meant to culture and how popular this tiny little movie became. It was constantly quoted (still is sometimes) and you can still buy Vote for Pedro t-shirts. That's not something a ton of movies , especially movies of this ilk can claim. It deserves props but I'll forever consider it trash.

Ness , no movies made it with less than 18 points. Solo #1's weren't even close. I feel like it made 3 lists. Maybe 4.

Napoleon Dynamite is one of those movies that completely caught me off guard. I swear I laughed mostly, because I didn't know what else to do. It was such strange humor and I ended up loving it. It didn't make my list, maybe it should have, but it didn't.

I just looked in my outbox.  Did I forget to send you my list UT? 

Sept 7, 2021 22:54:18 GMT iron maiden said:

Napoleon Dynamite is one of those movies that completely caught me off guard. I swear I laughed mostly, because I didn't know what else to do. It was such strange humor and I ended up loving it. It didn't make my list, maybe it should have, but it didn't.

I just looked in my outbox.  Did I forget to send you my list UT? 

I don’t have it , shit , I seen you said you were sending it in the thread and must have assumed you did.

I've seen clips of Napoleon Dynamite many years ago because it has a cult following, it did not click at all. I get serious Step Brothers vibes, vibes that have been confirmed by Ness. I'm staying far away.

It’s nothing like Step Brothers. Not in quality or type of humor.

Is there a star more hurt by his career defining role than Heder? He’s been in a few movies here and there and has done okay but he will never escape being Napoleon and I think his career probably suffered for it.

Sept 7, 2021 22:57:15 GMT Emperor said:

I've seen clips of Napoleon Dynamite many years ago because it has a cult following, it did not click at all. I get serious Step Brothers vibes, vibes that have been confirmed by Ness . I'm staying far away.

Sept 7, 2021 22:57:12 GMT UT said:

Sept 7, 2021 22:54:18 GMT iron maiden said:

Napoleon Dynamite is one of those movies that completely caught me off guard. I swear I laughed mostly, because I didn't know what else to do. It was such strange humor and I ended up loving it. It didn't make my list, maybe it should have, but it didn't.

I just looked in my outbox.  Did I forget to send you my list UT ? 

I don’t have it , shit , I seen you said you were sending it in the thread and must have assumed you did.

Dammit.  I swore I sent it.  Well I'll make sure to send the next one.  Sorry buddy.  *facepalm*

It’s all good! I should have double checked!

I've never seen Napoleon Dynamite in full. Wife keeps distracting me every attempt. Same thing but reverse for her and Wayne's World.

TRASH.

Sept 7, 2021 22:59:27 GMT UT said:

It’s nothing like Step Brothers. Not in quality or type of humor.

Is there a star more hurt by his career defining role than Heder? He’s been in a few movies here and there and has done okay but he will never escape being Napoleon and I think his career probably suffered for it.

Both movies are hot garbage so they at least have that in common.

Sept 7, 2021 23:52:24 GMT 🤯 said:

I've never seen Napoleon Dynamite in full. Wife keeps distracting me every attempt. Same thing but reverse for her and Wayne's World.

Next time Wife interrupts the movie just say

And if she leaves and takes son you can just chat online with babes all day.

Sept 8, 2021 0:18:31 GMT thereallt said:

Sept 7, 2021 22:59:27 GMT UT said:

It’s nothing like Step Brothers. Not in quality or type of humor.

Is there a star more hurt by his career defining role than Heder? He’s been in a few movies here and there and has done okay but he will never escape being Napoleon and I think his career probably suffered for it.

Both movies are hot garbage so they at least have that in common.

You’re just salt because Uncle Rico is a better quarterback than Daniel Jones.

Sept 7, 2021 22:02:52 GMT Ness said:

LOL. There it is. Fuck yeah I love you guys... unless it only made it because of my #1.

A top 10 Ness comedy.

I had it at #4.

Definitely one of those love it or hate it movies. But if you hate it you're wrong.

Sept 8, 2021 0:33:02 GMT Ness said:

Sept 7, 2021 23:52:24 GMT 🤯 said:

I've never seen Napoleon Dynamite in full. Wife keeps distracting me every attempt. Same thing but reverse for her and Wayne's World.

Next time Wife interrupts the movie just say

And if she leaves and takes son you can just chat online with babes all day.

To clarify, it's always a very positive (HIV joke!) distraction.

-_-

I still drop this sick burn often to this day. My kids have no idea what is going on when I say it either, which makes it that much sweeter.

Best Dance scene since Flashdance or 'The Routine' on FRIENDS

9. Election

My leg wasn't bugging me too much and the weather was so nice, and every day after school Lisa and I would go to her house to fuck and have a hot tub. ~ Paul Metzler 

Released 

1999 

Credits 

Director: Alexander Payne 

Screenplay: Alexander Payne 

Screenplay: Jim Taylor 

Novel: Tom Perrotta 

Cast 

Reese Witherspoon (Tracey Flick)

Matthew Broderick (Jim McAllister)

Chris Klein (Paul Metzler)

Jessica Campbell (Tammy Metzler)

Mark Harelik (Dave Novotny)

Critical 

7.2/10 (IMDB)

92% (RT Critics)

79% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $14,902,041 

At the Oscars 

- Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay 

Election is a weird one , I remember watching it for the first time for one of our first lists and liking it , not loving it but over time the memory and stuff I remember about it grow and grow on me. Some really dumb yet great quotes (I use the fuck and a hot tub one joking with the wife) just are better in hindsight.

Still though , Reese is awesome in it and it's amazing and a credit to her that she didn't get typecast as a Tracey Flick type going forward like happened with Heder and Napoleon because she was so great and believable as that character. Broderick is someone I'm not a huge fan of so him being pretty unlikable works well for me and Klein just comes in to be the dumb guy and might be the GOAT at that character type.

Also crazy to me that this got nominated for Adapted Screenplay. Don't see that too often with movies of this type.

Election is one of a handful of movies I've seen in America. I enjoyed it enough to make my list at #8. Tracey Flick is a great character and I love the dynamic between her and Broderick's character. It's an interesting story that doesn't decent too much into juvenile humour as far as I remember.

Good movie, but not one I think about too much. Minus specific countdowns like this.

I think I've seen it once and as Ness said never thought of it again until now.

I love Election. The end with Broderick throwing the soda kills me every time. I had it at number three.

I love Election as well for all the reasons mentioned and, similar to UT, have an ever-growing appreciation for its brilliance. Probably my favorite Chris Klein performance, and up there for Reese and Broderick too. My #6 only because of the strength of the five above it for me.

8. Bring It On 

Because! In cheerleading we throw people into the air. And fat people don't go as high. ~ Sparky 

Released 

2000 

Credits 

Director: Peyton Reed 

Writer: Jessica Bendinger 

Cast 

Kirsten Dunst (Torrance)

Eliza Dushku (Missy)

Gabriel Union (Isis)

Jesse Bradford (Cliff)

Clare Kramer (Courtney)

Critical 

6.0/10 (IMDB)

63% (RT Critics)

66% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $68,379,000 

Worldwide: $90,449,929