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04/02/05
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004)
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Reviews Counted:143
Fresh:105
Rotten:38
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: The likable leads and subversion of racial stereotypes elevate Harold and Kumar above the typical stoner comedy.
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Comedies
US Box Office: $18,225,165
Synopsis: Following up his hit DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR? writer-director Danny Leiner has come up with the riotous road-trip comedy HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE. Harold (John Cho) has graduated college and... [More]
Starring: John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, Malin Akerman
Director: Danny Leiner
Reviews for Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
1 - 20 (sorted by fresh rating; Australian critics are listed first)
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10/18/08
Top CriticCho and Penn pull off the fast-food humor with a laid-back style that gets them through even when the movie lags.
07/30/04
Top CriticWarm, crazily inventive and sometimes hysterical...
04/01/06
Top CriticJust as Mike Judge's Office Space has become an anthem for all us Gen X cubicle slaves, Harold and Kumar will resonate deeply with anyone who attended high school in the 1990s and at least saw a joint.
07/29/04
There is a lot of imagination in this wacky ride of a film that would make 'The Dude' from The Big Lebowski very happy.
09/15/04
The outlandish premise and greasy title may be a little hard to swallow, but Danny Leiner's proudly moronic film embraces its boneheadedness so cheerfully that its lowbrow charms are nearly irresistible.
07/30/04
Director Danny Leiner has now elevated the stoner comedy to its highest peak...
02/26/05
A funny stoner buddy movie, with nods to those original multicultural high times guys, Cheech and Chong, and flashes of the kind of party-on comedy that Saturday Night Live slackers Wayne and Garth made most excellent.
07/29/04
It's what a stoner comedy should be. It's what a buddy comedy should be. Two for the price of one sure as hell ain't bad . . . the funniest thing I've seen in months.
09/04/04
This gonzo ganja comedy is propelled more by sly charm, sharp wit and stinging social satire than by mere smoke jokes.
07/30/04
This movie has instances of absolute hilarity... but unlike the burgers, it has a lot of unnecessary fillers. Dude, where's my hamburger?
07/30/04
There are at least three very funny things in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, and the stuff in between isn't bad.
07/29/04
Harold and Kumar give brain-dead comedies a good name
08/02/04
Smart, goofy and endearing, Cho and Penn make a terrific team, and the fact that they’re starring in their own movie suggests that, in the Hollywood comedy frat house, there's finally room for everyone.
07/28/04
You'll laugh, you'll laugh, and you'll laugh%u2014especially if you see the movie in the cannabis enhanced glaze that the filmmakers intend.
04/15/09
Perfect summertime munchies for the drive-in. Lewd, raunchy and likely to spawn a sequel or two. It’s also fearless, well-acted and smarter than it lets on.
07/30/04
A movie that is funny far more often than it flops, and one that – more importantly – challenges the Myth of the American Melting Pot.
07/29/04
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10/30/06
A celebration of the rights of all people from all races, creeds and beliefs to have equal access to the best-damned burger Americans can fry up!
07/29/04
Latest News for Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
April 08, 2009:
Kal Penn Trades Acting for Public Service 
"Harold and Kumar" star Kal Penn has given up acting -- but rather than pursuing a new career in hip-hop, Penn will be joining the Obama administration as the new associate... More...
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