Superbad: Jonah Hill & Michael Cera’s Raunchy Comedy Soars on Hulu!

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The 2007 comedy film “Superbad,” featuring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, has been a popular streaming choice. This raunchy movie, surprisingly appreciated by renowned critic Roger Ebert, currently ranks fourth on Hulu’s list of most-watched films. Other titles on the list include the latest Academy Award winner “Anora,” Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and the biopic “A Complete Unknown” starring Timothée Chalamet.

In the movie “Superbad“, buddies Seth and Evan aim to shed their virginity before high school graduation. Each has a romantic interest, who’ve requested alcohol for a party. Their best bet is enlisting help from pal Fogell, who possesses a fake ID. However, Fogell’s plan falters, leading Seth and Evan on an unconventional night’s journey to locate a party they can raid. Meanwhile, Fogell? He’s in for the time of his life with not one but two hilarious cops!

Under the direction of Greg Mottola, with screenplay penned by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the film Superbad became an enormous success, raking in over $170 million at the box office from an estimated production budget of merely $20 million. This comedy is often regarded as a semi-autobiographical work, given that the principal characters share names with the writers themselves, and was written by Rogen and Goldberg during their teenage years.

This movie features Jonah Hill and Michael Cera joined by Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Emma Stone, Martha MacIsaac, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen, Kevin Corrigan, Joe Lo Truglio, and Dave Franco, along with others. It was crafted by the skilled comedic minds of Judd Apatow and Shauna Robertson.

Roger Ebert on ‘Superbad’: “In Its Very Raunchiness, It Finds Truth”

Currently, the movie “Superbad” boasts a 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the audience score, or Popcornmeter, standing at 87%. Since its debut, it has garnered acclaim from critics and is still often hailed as one of the best comedies produced in the 2000s.

In his review, Roger Ebert awarded “Superbad” 3.5 stars out of 4, a common score for comedies in his critique. Movies like “Bridesmaids,” “The Hangover,” and “Tropic Thunder” received the same rating from the esteemed critic. However, unlike those films, “Superbad” was groundbreaking in its use of language and humor that might not be as prevalent today due to increased political correctness, particularly since it centers around teenagers. Here’s a snippet from Ebert’s review:

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Superbad is a raucous comedy with a tender core, filled with humor that revolves around more than just one body part. It appears to be semi-autobiographical, likely drawing inspiration not only from the lives of writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who based the main characters on themselves, but also from the experiences of countless other teenagers. Despite its crude language, the movie employs profanities in a smooth, assertive manner where it’s less about the dirty words themselves, and more about the cadence and rhythm they convey, symbolizing a deep, poignant longing.

The film brought to mind a touch of National Lampoon’s Animal House, yet it carries a more refined tone due to its mature content. It exudes an unbridled spirit of rebellion, which is authentic because if one lacks understanding of sexuality, how can they be subtle and sophisticated in discussing the topic? The movie captures not just the pain, but also the utter absence of pleasure associated with adolescent sexual desire as depicted in Superbad.

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2025-04-16 00:31