NYT Readers Name 'Idiocracy' as the Film That Best Captures the American Experience
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Tom Tapp
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The New York Times asked readers on America's 250th anniversary to name the film that best captures the American experience. Among 3,000 respondents, the most frequently mentioned film was Mike Judge's 2006 sci-fi comedy Idiocracy, beating out classics like The Godfather. The film depicts a dystopian future 500 years from now where the U.S. has become anti-intellectual and dysfunctional.
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· 4 pulledAsk many cinephiles to pick the best American film ever made and many might pick The Godfather.
But ask the question in a slightly different way — 'What film most definitively captures the American experience?' — and The Godfather comes in second.
The New York Times recently put the latter query to readers on the country's 250th anniversary.
The 3,000 respondents most often mentioned a less vaunted 2006 picture: Mike Judge's Idiocracy.
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