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  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
  • Opened December 21, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 36 min.
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  • R
    sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language
  • America loves Dewey Cox! But behind the music is the up-and-down-and-up-again story of a musician whose songs would change a nation. On his rock 'n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 stepkids, stars in Read More
  • Cast: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows
  • Director: Jake Kasdan
  • Genres: Parody/Spoof, Musical Comedy, Comedy

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Recent Fan Reviews

  • run fast
    by wheels08

    run as fast as you can away from where ever this movie is playing. not funny at all. i love john c but this movie was brutal. i even tried to watch it a second time, and it was a no go. 2 out...

  • one word
    by Tara Kathleen

    HILARIOUS...

  • Why
    by Star_86

    I see where they were trying to go w/ this, but in all the movie really sucked. I even actually like the actors & every thing but hte movie sucked.....

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Critic Reviews

Metascore®63 out of 100 | Generally favorable reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Time | Richard Schickel

    Not since "This is Spinal Tap" have I had such a good time watching amiable...

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Smart and genial satire.

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    The movie walks the line of surreal vulgarity (you will not, repeat not...

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Reilly is required to walk a tightrope; is he suffering or kidding suffering...

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 3.1 out of 5
Metascore®:
63 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Movie Photos

  • Jenna Fischer and John C. Reilly in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story."
  • John C. Reilly in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story."
  • John C. Reilly in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story."
  • John C. Reilly in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story."
  • John C. Reilly in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story."
  • John C. Reilly in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story."