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Avg. Critic Score: 63 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
15 Iffy for 15+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    You will laugh. Then you will laugh some more. Then you will laugh still again. Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Manohla Dargis

    In this context Ferrell seems more than just comic relief. He's a reminder that the greatest, deepest laughter doesn't come at the expense of some other guy, but from the glints of self-recognition we get when the screen becomes our mirror. Read full review

  • 80
    Variety |

    Generates enough inspired lunacy to sail past the arid stretches and provide a welcome splash of breezy, at times jaw-droppingly bizarre summer fun. Read full review

  • 75
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    There's no sense to the scene in which the boys get together for a close-harmony rendition of "Afternoon Delight" -- just pure pleasure. Read full review

  • 75
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    That he can make his anchorman chauvinistic, deluded and ridiculous but still manage to give him some humanity is testimony to Ferrell's comic talents. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Most of the time, though, Anchorman works, and a lot of the time it's very funny. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    Does make you laugh even if you hate yourself for doing so. A creation of former "Saturday Night Live" colleagues, the comedy plays like an extended skit with bits of improvisation and several slightly extended sequences. Read full review

  • 60
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    More amusing than annoying. It is not as maniacally uninhibited as "Old School" or as dementedly lovable as "Elf," but its cheerful dumbness is hard to resist. Read full review

  • 58
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    The movie is funny when it's nasty, as when Ron and Veronica trade insults at the anchor desk. Most of the time, though, it's not nasty enough. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Feels like an extended skit stretched and stretched, maybe not to the breaking point, but to the sagging point. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+ Silly comedy that's definitely not for kids
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that although your kids may love Will Ferrell, this is not Elf. The movie has extremely mature material for a PG-13, even for this "slob comedy" genre. Characters use very strong language and there are especially graphic sexual references and situations. The movie has comic peril and violence. One character's arms are hacked off and others are killed.
  • Families can talk about how the opportunities and expectations for women in the era of the movie compare to today's and talk about how much has changed and what still needs to change.
  • How has the way we get our news changed since the 1970's? What is better and what is worse?
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Tolerance is a theme of the movie, but there is very little racial diversity within the cast to support this.
  • rolemodels true1 Positive role models: The men act like buffoons, but it is played all for laughs. Veronica is a determined, driven woman who faces a tough challenge-- infiltrating a male dominated workforce.
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence: Comic violence, characters maimed and killed.
  • sex false5 Sex: Extremely explicit sexual references for a PG-13.
  • language false4 Language: Very crude language for a PG-13.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Drinking and smoking.
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