Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

R

2007

1h 36m

Comedy

Musical

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Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) 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, until finally, he wins the heart, but not necessarily the body, of his loyal backup singer, Darlene (Jenna Fischer).

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Critics Consensus

A parody that pokes fun at rock stars and reductive biopics alike, this comedy sings in large part because of stellar performances and clever original music.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Feb 4, 2015

The only gale-force laughter in later scenes comes when the hero meets the Beatles.

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

May 1, 2008

3/5

... starts out brilliantly playing with the tired tropes of musical biopics before utterly losing its way.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jan 18, 2008

The end of a golden run for Judd Apatow.

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

Nov 11, 2023

The danger with a parody is that the joke can get old quickly, but Walk Hard is blessedly full of laughs that would stand up even outside of the spoof framework.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Oct 24, 2023

2/4

This spends so much time dutifully tracking the clichés inherent in these types of films that a certain by-the-numbers stagnation begins to settle in.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Dec 21, 2022

5/5

Fifteen years after its theatrical release, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story remains the be all-end all for the musical biopic genre.

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Garrett J

@G-babes Oct 19, 2026

If you loved "Spinal Tap" you will like "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story"! (yeah - that's what I said!) The Beatles scene alone is worth watching. Jenna Fischer is great.

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Freddy B

@RT44204845 Aug 21, 2026

To this day, I have never laughed harder while watching a movie.. or ever, really.. than I did while watching Walk Hard. I don’t know how I decided to watch it or what I was expecting, but this movie slapped me silly with a level of hilarity I was barely able to survive.. Seriously. I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe. If you’ve ever watched King of the Hill, where Bobby goes to clown college to learn how to become funnier.. but the professor ends up being a total weirdo lib snob that thinks he’s a genius comedian but really he isn’t funny at all? Well, for anyone who rated this movie poorly, they would probably think that professor was hilarious. Which makes them idiots and means their opinions shouldn’t count. If you like dumb but hilarious comedy, you’ll love this movie. PS. The wrong kid died!

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David T

@RT54925542 Aug 20, 2026

Movie is a certified cult classic in my mind, as someone who loved listening to this era of music. It was hilarious and still qoute it to this day with my friends.

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One T

@RT76845138 May 11, 2026

Best movie in human history

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deliverence R

@RT49393968 Apr 12, 2026

This is what passes for comedy... My coworkers forced me to watch this movie. I knew i would not like it, but I didn't expect it to be this stupid. I get that it is a parody. The jokes were exceedingly obvious. The only part that was funny was the scene with the Beatles. This is why I rarely watch comedies. Now excuse me, my co workers are about to have an accidental workplace injury.

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Kimberly R.

@RT00915615 Mar 16, 2026

Awesome movie, one of the best movies I’ve seen.

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Dewey Cox

Jenna Fischer

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Raymond J. Barry

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Edith Cox

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Synopsis

Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) 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, until finally, he wins the heart, but not necessarily the body, of his loyal backup singer, Darlene (Jenna Fischer).

Director: Jake Kasdan
Producer: Judd Apatow, Clayton Townsend
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Nominated Films
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Language|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.3M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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