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The Idiots

 1998
 117 minutes (1 hrs 57 mins)
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Bodil Jorgensen · Jens Albinus · Anne Louise Hassing · Troels Lyby · Nikolaj Lie Kaas · Louise Mieritz

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
28th April 2000
Belgium release date Belgium release
20th May 1998
France release date France release
20th May 1998

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 18th Aug '23
  • Debut position: 38
  • Highest position: 38
  • Debut gross: £2.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

16+

18

16

R(A)

18+

(Banned)

18

15

16

12

18

M/16

18

18

T

R

K-16

15

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.2 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

25thframe.co.uk stats

News from around the web
Idiots review – throwback bro comedy is an entertaining summer seat-filler  The Guardian Thu, 27th August 2026

The Idiot(s)  TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival Thu, 13th August 2026

Idiots review: Wry crime comedy is smarter than it looks  Roger Ebert Fri, 28th August 2026

BFI London Film Festival 2026: The Idiot(s)  The Reviews Hub Thu, 15th October 2026

Idiots (Film Review) — Off-Kilter Comedy  FILMHOUNDS Magazine Wed, 30th September 2026

Macon Blair on Filmmaking and the Long Road to “Idiots”  sundance.org Fri, 21st August 2026