Zack and Miri Make a Porno

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Zack and Miri Make a Porno

R

2008

1h 41m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Adventure

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Lifelong friends and now roommates, Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are buried under a mountain of debt. When the electricity is turned off, they realize that desperate times call for desperate measures. They decide to make an adult film to raise some cash. Though they swear that having sex will not damage their friendship, their business proposition quickly turns into something much more.

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Critics Consensus

Zack and Miri Make a Porno is a modest success for Kevin Smith, due in large part to the charm of Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks.

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Christine Champ

Film.com

05/06/2011

B+

All in all it's a modern-day, Kevin Smith fairytale: a big-screen bearing, perhaps, of his soul at its sincerest and wittiest, if not filthiest.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

02/20/2009

There remain some scatological touches I am still trying to forget. It's all done with great glee, yet falls far short of being hilarious.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

02/20/2009

2/5

A well-meaning, foul-mouthed misfire.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/05/2023

2/4

Zack and Miri Make a Porno exposes Smith’s formula to its most naked structure, leaving his outline blatant and overexposed. We slowly realize that he’s been making the same movie over and over again: Sex comedies with surprising acumen and feeling.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/28/2020

4/10

Whether or not genuine romantic drama was intended, the end result just isn't that funny.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/27/2020

3.0/4.0

The View Askew universe is growing and Smith is becoming quite the filmmaker.

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Harry H

@Movies10 Jul 15

Definitely better than the last comedy I watch Jackass presents Bad Grandpa.

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Feb 20

Absolutely hilarious and awesome!

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Noel L

@RT15930389 Nov 11

Saying this film is over the top is an understatement. Like WTF. This is the most R-rated and raunchy rom com I've ever seen

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Rami A

@Bunt101 Aug 7

No need to take this one seriously, because if you do, you'll be disappointed. However, if you don't take it seriously, you'll have a good time.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 06/19/2025

Available in both theatrical and extended versions, LOL, so funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Rehan T

@RT81460504 06/05/2025

It wasn't for me. Didn't like it much...

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Synopsis

Lifelong friends and now roommates, Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are buried under a mountain of debt. When the electricity is turned off, they realize that desperate times call for desperate measures. They decide to make an adult film to raise some cash. Though they swear that having sex will not damage their friendship, their business proposition quickly turns into something much more.

Director: Kevin Smith
Producer: Scott Mosier
Screenwriter: Kevin Smith
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Weinstein Company, View Askew Productions
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Dialogue|Pervasive Language|Strong Crude Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.5M
Runtime: 1h 41m