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Avg. Critic Score: 61 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
14 Iffy for 14+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Exuberant and insidiously funny satire. Read full review

  • 88
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Something this gleefully goofy and consistently funny would be welcome in any environment. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    Often unspeakably funny. Read full review

  • 60
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    It's a diverting mess, sometimes even a delightful mess. Read full review

  • 60
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    Misses its comic targets as often as it hits them but is endearing all the same for the good-natured cheer with which it skewers the eminently skewerable. Read full review

  • 50
    Washington Post | Rita Kempley

    A sometimes inspired but sputtering parody of the fashion industry. It's desperate to please, yet never unzips the fancy pants of haute couture. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Bob Graham

    It's probably pointless to complain when a movie sets out to be stupid and actually is. (And the people who came up with a couple of these ideas think male models are dumb.) Read full review

  • 50
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Even though it’s mostly pleasant and sometimes funny, Zoolander could use some sort of boost. Read full review

  • 42
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    In theory, Zoolander is ''Pret-à-Porter'' on laughing gas. In practice, however, the movie is an ill-fitting suit of gags, too long in the crotch even at 90 minutes. Read full review

  • 25
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    There have been articles lately asking why the United States is so hated in some parts of the world. As this week's Exhibit A from Hollywood, I offer Zoolander. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+ A surprisingly entertaining movie, but edgy.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that there's an orgy between the three main characters and other assorted visitors and brief glimpses of skin, though nothing explicit. One main character talks about having an eating disorder, and others respond as if it's a good thing. Though played for laughs, the main characters are threatened with death several times. Themes of slave labor.
  • Families can talk about some of its more serious themes, like bulimia, literacy, and sweatshop labor. Do they like seeing serious subjects brought up in silly movies?
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Some competition, but generally the characters learn to work together to stop a dangerous plot.
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence: Characters are killed in a comic manner and the plot involves a political assasination.
  • sex false3 Sex: The audience sees glimpses of and hears discussion about an orgy.
  • language false3 Language: Some light cursing.
  • consumerism false3 Consumerism: Many products are visible throughout the film.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Characters talk about doing ilicit drugs and an orgy is preceeded by heavy drinking.
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