Napoleon Dynamite
7.0
“He's out to prove he's got nothing to prove.”
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
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Cast
38 people
Jon Heder
Napoleon Dynamite
Known for
Blades of Glory
Surf's Up
Efren Ramirez
Pedro Sanchez
Known for
Crank
Lightyear
Tina Majorino
Deb
Known for
Veronica Mars
Grey's Anatomy
Aaron Ruell
Kip
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Napoleon Dynamite
On the Road with Judas
Jon Gries
Uncle Rico
Known for
The White Lotus
Fallout
Sandy Martin
Grandma
Known for
Luca
Big Love
Diedrich Bader
Rex
Known for
Ice Age
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Haylie Duff
Summer Wheatley
Known for
Material Girls
The Sandman
Trevor Snarr
Don
Known for
Clinical
Dadnapped
Shondrella Avery
Lafawnduh
Known for
End of Watch
Déjà Vu
Bracken Johnson
Randy
Also in
Peluca
The Candy Shop
Carmen Brady
Starla
No other roles listed
Jared Hess Director · Jerusha Hess Screenplay John Swihart Composer
Worldwide gross $46M · Budget $400K · United States release June 11, 2004
Box office
Budget
$400,000
Worldwide gross
$46,118,097
Gross vs. budget
115.3×
Production
Napoleon Pictures
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Fox 2000 Pictures
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Paramount Pictures
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Access Films
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Carnival Films
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MTV Films
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 17, 2004
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · June 11, 2004
Theatrical
Australia
November 11, 2004 · Theatrical
Canada
June 11, 2004 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 11, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Finland
June 11, 2004 · Physical
Germany
May 18, 2006 · Theatrical
Greece
April 5, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 8, 2024 · Theatrical · 4K Restoration
Ireland
December 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
November 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 11, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
June 11, 2004 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 26, 2004 · Theatrical
January 30, 2024 · Limited theatrical
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