The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Comedy · 2013
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
Movie details
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
“Real people. Real reactions. Real messed up.”
2013 Comedy 1h 32m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.5 / 10
100.4K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
61 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
54 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Jeff Tremaine
Written by
Johnny Knoxville · Adam Small · Spike Jonze · Jeff Tremaine
Johnny Knoxville
Irving Zisman
Jackson Nicoll
Billy Zisman-Muskie
Georgina Cates
Kimmie Zisman
Catherine Keener
Ellie Zisman
Spike Jonze
Gloria
K
Kamber Hejlik
Doctor
Grasie Mercedes
Hostess
Court is in session
Put Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.