A piquant parody that puts the letter F into FUN, Zoolander is off-the-wall nonsense from go to whoa.
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08/17/02
Zoolander (2001)
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Reviews Counted:127
Fresh:79
Rotten:48
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: With Stiller and Wilson giving fun performances, Zoolander is one of those deliberately dumb comedies that actually delivers the laughs.
Runtime: 89 mins
Genre: Comedies
US Box Office: $44,724,316
Synopsis: Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) isn't smart, but he looks "really, really good." An empty-headed yet kindhearted male model, the self-absorbed Derek becomes an unwitting pawn in a international... [More]
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor
Director: Ben Stiller
Reviews for Zoolander
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09/08/09
A fashion spoof draped over the bones of a puerile conspiracy adventure, this vanity comedy fails at every level barring its incidental details.
10/18/08
It's patchy, but when it hits, Zoolander is as funny as any Frat Pack picture.
08/14/08
Top CriticAt times Zoolander threatens to disappear up its own catwalk, but it’s often very funny stuff.
12/30/06
Top CriticProfoundly silly, this light and fluffy satire of the fashion industry targets for a change not the female but male models.
07/12/06
Top CriticA success -- if you like dumb fun.
12/06/05
Stiller ... is able to demonstrate contempt for the folly of the Industry of Image even as he shows affection for the people that are in it.
12/06/04
Some funny moments, but misses a chance to really skewer its subject.
12/30/03
I have two words for "Zoolander": Stoo Pid!
08/29/03
Where did the wit go? Where did the cleverness behind the laughter go? Gaylord Focker, help us! Mr. Furious, SAVE US!
03/19/03
The film is dumb and generally unfunny, but it has its moments.
02/08/03
It's undeniably stupid, admittedly, but also a lot of fun. Recommended.
10/30/02
It is a treat to laugh out loud at the movie's deceptively simple-minded goofiness.
10/15/02
Less than halfway though I was checking my watch in boredom and wondering how if there was much more to go.
09/10/02
A film with good intentions and fairly meaningless execution.
08/12/02
One of the most amusing satires of the year.
08/02/02
Ben AND Jerry Stiller, what more can one ask for?
08/02/02
Confidently diverts its audience into having a mindlessly fun time.
07/12/02
Latest News for Zoolander
July 14, 2005:
Critical Consensus: "Chocolate," "Wedding" Both Sweet
This week's wide releases blend the sweet and the sour. Sweet, like the taste of chocolate or true love; sour, like unabashed excess or scoundrel-like behavior. Will critics... More...
August 20, 2001:
Stiller says he modeled his character after 'some weird kind of hybrid Jason Priestley-Luke Perry guy' he played in a parody on his short-lived series, The Ben Stiller Show. 
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