Fresh
This movie is sharp. It makes you think.
Katherine Leal Unmuth, Dallas Morning News
The Anarchist Cookbook
2002 · 1h 41m · R
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Jordan Susman
Overview
A movie about a young honors student-turned-anarchist, Puck, and his group of anarchist friends living peacefully in a Dallas commune until a nihilist, Johnny Black, appears with The Anarchist Cookbook and completely destroys their way of life.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
37%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The film feels as loose and unfocused as the collective's political beliefs, at times veering dangerously close to Animal House territory.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
A lame contemporary comedy about a radical Dallas commune operating out of a bookstore.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Fresh
The Anarchist Cookbook bristles with wit and ideas.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
The Anarchist Cookbook strains for a jazzy, Oliver Stone-ish look, but at its heart it is a placid and conventional moral tale about the dangers of wandering too far off the pathway.
Dave Kehr, New York Times
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