1001 Club - Borat (2006)

#1042. Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan (2006) 

Why It's In The Book: "Directed by Larry Charles, Borat is remarkably insightful about American exceptionalism... the brunt of his adventures actually falls on his interview subjects who presume their superiority, thereby exposing themselves as hate-mongers and fools.
Credit for much of the film success goes to Baron Cohen's cowriters Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, and Dan Mazer. The adaptation of the character Borat from "Da Ali G Show" proves a versatile frame for hanging improvised skits, the point of which is finding the gap between American ideals of openness and the reality of cultural conflicts..." -1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

Member Ratings

Alyson - 9/10
"The comic genius of this film comes from showing how real people react to and interact with Borat."
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Adolytsi - 8/10
"I was expecting a lot worse with this, and found myself pleasantly surprised. Sure, there’s moments that made me feel uncomfortable in one way or another, but that in itself is the very point."
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Nicolas Krizan - 8/10
"Both clever and gross at times, but not funny enough
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Siochembio - 8/10
"When friends of mine suggested one night that we cap off a weekend of festivities by going to see Borat, I wasn’t exactly thrilled, but hey, we were with friends, I went along for the ride. And, um, I then proceeded to laugh harder than I ever had in my entire life."
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Squish - 8/10
"Then all of a sudden, you have the likes of social commentary in double-entendre context that could never be created by any other character, and at the same time doing it in the American heartland, at a rodeo... talk about the lion's den."
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Movie Guy Steve - 7/10
"My overriding emotional reaction to this was embarrassment for everyone who wasn’t in on the joke of one of the most elaborate pieces of performance art ever conceived."
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Jay Cluitt - 3/10
"This film would have worked better had it not been spoiled by the excessive and distasteful humour."
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Overall Rating: 7.3/10