Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.
Directed by Jake Kasdan
rock 'n' roll
hip-hop
music record
pop star
pop
rapper
music instrument
blues
record producer
wedding
extramarital affair
aftercreditsstinger
Rank
#38 in 2007·#2073 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
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Cast
John C. Reilly
Dewey Cox
Jenna Fischer
Darlene Madison
Raymond J. Barry
Pa Cox
Kristen Wiig
Edith
Tim Meadows
Sam
Harold Ramis
L'Chaim
Margo Martindale
Ma Cox
Chris Parnell
Theo
Matt Besser
Dave
Nat Faxon
Awards Show Stage Manager
Conner Rayburn
Dewey Age 8
Gerry Black
Harmonica Player
Crew
Jake Kasdan
Director
Judd Apatow
Screenplay
Jake Kasdan
Screenplay
Michael Andrews
Original Music Composer
Steve Welch
Editor
Uta Briesewitz
Director of Photography
Clayton Townsend
Producer
Jake Kasdan
Producer
Judd Apatow
Producer
Jake Garber
Makeup Artist
John Pritchett
Production Sound Mixer
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Popular Reviews
633 reviews
danny
8.1★ · 05/13/25
LOOK OUT MAN!!! [karate chop]
LOOK OUT MAN!!! [karate chop]
maggie mc
yeah don’t ever play a movie doc in ma face again after seeing this it’s been bested
yeah don’t ever play a movie doc in ma face again after seeing this it’s been bested
SofiaPRO
5.0★ · 05/13/26
biblically accurate beatles
biblically accurate beatles
Charlie
9.0★ · 05/06/26
Absolute genius writing. His Bob Dylan phase was too funny
Absolute genius writing. His Bob Dylan phase was too funny
Jackson
9.0★ · 05/01/26
This belongs in the criterion collection. And no I will not elaborate!
This belongs in the criterion collection. And no I will not elaborate!
