Idiocracy

film by Judge [2006]

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Idiocracy is a 2006 satirical film directed by Mike Judge. The movie depicts a future society in the year 2505 where a man and woman, awakened from a secret military hibernation experiment, discover that American society has become significantly less intelligent. This decline is attributed to a long-term trend where less intelligent individuals have reproduced at a higher rate than more intelligent ones, leading to a society governed by what is essentially an "idiocracy". The film serves as a critique of anti-intellectualism and consumerism.12

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Mike Judge
Judge’s next film was Idiocracy (2006), a vicious satire of anti-intellectualism and consumerism. Like Office Space, it performed poorly upon its initial release and later became a cult hit. Idiocracy centres on a man and a woman who are part of a secret military hibernation experiment and who, upon…
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Judge’s next film was Idiocracy (2006), a vicious satire of anti-intellectualism and consumerism. Like Office Space, it performed poorly upon its initial release and later became a cult hit. Idiocracy centres on a man and a woman who are part of a secret military hibernation experiment and who, upon…
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