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A loud, raunchy early-2000s bro-comedy with strong star chemistry and a surprisingly durable streak of quotable set pieces. It’s crude, uneven, and very much of its era, but the energy and performances make it an easy watch if you’re in the mood for broad studio comedy.
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Fri · 1h 32m
Director: Todd Phillips
Starring: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn
Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.
Todd Phillips
Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn
A loud, raunchy early-2000s bro-comedy with strong star chemistry and a surprisingly durable streak of quotable set pieces. It’s crude, uneven, and very much of its era, but the energy and performances make it an easy watch if you’re in the mood for broad studio comedy.
Old School is one of those early-2000s comedies that runs on momentum, chemistry, and sheer commitment to the bit. The premise is simple and silly: three grown men try to recreate college-era freedom by starting a fraternity, and the movie keeps escalating that idea into bigger, dumber, more chaotic territory. When it works, it works because the cast sells every absurd turn like it’s life or death.
The film’s reputation has aged a bit unevenly. Its humor is often crude, sexist, and proudly immature, and some of the gags land as more obnoxious than clever. But there’s also a real confidence to the pacing, and the movie knows how to build a sequence around a single ridiculous idea and let it spiral.
If you like broad studio comedies from this era, it’s an easy recommendation. If you want something sharper, kinder, or less frat-boy in its worldview, this is probably not your movie. But for viewers who can meet it on its own boozy terms, it remains a very watchable time capsule of early-2000s comedy.
Quintin (3★) · 1592 likes
How to tell if the comedy you are watching is from the early 2000s: - Vince Vaughn is in it- A character sleeps with an underage girl (the movie always thinks it's hilarious)- A trippy scene where the leads get drunk/high- The lead ends up with a cute blonde
Framesofnick (2★) · 633 likes
I rather Todd Phillips make these movies than garbage ass Joker
George Carmi (3★) · 630 likes
RIP BLUE. YOU WERE MY BOY.
Nakul (2.5★) · 467 likes
Todd Phillips' ANOTHER ROUND.
Josh Kitchen (3★) · 420 likes
Honey is KFC still open
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raunchy comedy, bro comedy, early 2000s, ensemble, nostalgic, party chaos, male friendship, satire, college setting, quotable