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'''Stoner film''' is a [[subgenre]] of [[comedy film]] based on [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] themes, where [[Recreational drug use|recreational use]] often drives the plot, sometimes representing [[cannabis culture]] more broadly or intended for that audience.<ref name="Meltzer">{{cite web |last=Meltzer |first=Marisa |title=Leisure and Innocence: The eternal appeal of the stoner movie |publisher =[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |date=2007-06-26 |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/summer_movies/2007/06/leisure_and_innocence.html |access-date=2012-02-07 }}</ref>
'''Stoner film''' is a [[subgenre]] of [[comedy film]] based on [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] themes, where [[Recreational drug use|recreational use]] often drives the plot, sometimes representing [[cannabis culture]] more broadly or intended for that audience.<ref name="Meltzer">{{cite web |last=Meltzer |first=Marisa |title=Leisure and Innocence: The eternal appeal of the stoner movie |publisher =[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |date=2007-06-26 |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/summer_movies/2007/06/leisure_and_innocence.html |access-date=2012-02-07 }}</ref>


== Stoner film genre ==
== Genre ==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2021}}
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2021}}
The [[midnight movie]] scene in theaters of the 1970s revived the hectoring anti-drug [[propaganda]] film ''[[Reefer Madness]]'' (1936) as an ironic counterculture comedy. The broad popularity of ''Reefer Madness'' led to a new audience for extreme anti-drug films bordering on [[self-parody]], including [[Assassin of Youth|''Assassin of Youth'' (1937)]], [[Marihuana (1936 film)|''Marihuana'' (1936)]], and ''[[She Shoulda Said No!]]'' a.k.a. ''The Devil's Weed'' (1949).
The [[midnight movie]] scene in theaters of the 1970s revived the hectoring anti-drug [[propaganda]] film ''[[Reefer Madness]]'' (1936) as an ironic counterculture comedy. The broad popularity of ''Reefer Madness'' led to a new audience for extreme anti-drug films bordering on [[self-parody]], including ''[[Assassin of Youth]]'' (1937), ''[[Marihuana (1936 film)|Marihuana]]'' (1936), and ''[[She Shoulda Said No!]]'' a.k.a. ''The Devil's Weed'' (1949).


The duo [[Cheech & Chong]] established the archetypal "[[stoner (cannabis)|stoner]]" comedy throughout the 1970s, taking their antics to the big screen for ''[[Up in Smoke]]'' in 1978, establishing the contemporary stoner film genre.
The duo [[Cheech & Chong]] established the archetypal "[[stoner (cannabis)|stoner]]" comedy throughout the 1970s, taking their antics to the big screen for ''[[Up in Smoke]]'' in 1978, establishing the contemporary stoner film genre.


''[[High Times]]'' magazine sponsored the first [[Stony Awards]] in 2000, celebrating stoner films and television, recognizing a broad scope of noteworthy cannabis media.
''[[High Times]]'' magazine, founded in 1974, began sponsoring the first [[Stony Awards]] in 2000, celebrating stoner films and television, recognizing a broad scope of noteworthy cannabis media.


The enduring influence of ''Reefer Madness'' led to a [[Reefer Madness (2005 film)|musical comedy remake in 2005]].
The enduring influence of ''Reefer Madness'' led to a [[Reefer Madness (2005 film)|musical comedy remake in 2005]].


== Common elements ==
== Common elements ==
Many stoner movies have certain elements and themes in common.<ref name=joint>{{cite web
Many stoner movies have certain elements and themes in common.<ref name=joint>{{cite magazine
| last = Pastorek
| last = Pastorek
| first = Whitney
| first = Whitney
| title = Joint Ventures
| title = Joint Ventures
| work = Entertainment Weekly
| magazine = Entertainment Weekly
| date = 2004-07-27
| date = 2004-07-27
| url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,673056,00.html
| url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,673056,00.html
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070118022823/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,673056,00.html
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| access-date = 2007-04-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Meltzer |first=Marisa |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2168931 |title=The eternal appeal of the stoner movie. |publisher=Slate.com |date=2007-06-26 |access-date=2011-04-20}}</ref> The template involves a protagonist or protagonists who have marijuana, are attempting to find marijuana, or have some other task to complete. The protagonists are often two friends in a variation of the [[buddy film]].<ref name="joint" />
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 18 January 2007
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| access-date = 2007-04-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Meltzer |first=Marisa |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2168931 |title=The eternal appeal of the stoner movie. |publisher=Slate.com |date=2007-06-26 |access-date=2011-04-20}}</ref> The template involves protagonists who have marijuana, are attempting to find marijuana, or have some other task to complete. The protagonists are often two friends in a variation of the [[buddy film]].<ref name="joint" />


Stoner films often involve evading authority figures who disapprove of the protagonists' marijuana usage, usually out of a greater lack of acceptance of their lifestyle of leisure and innocence. Authority figures are often law-enforcement agents, who are portrayed as comically inept, as well as parents, co-workers, friends, and security guards. Most serious moments in stoner films are intended ironically, often to parody overwrought counterparts in mainstream cinema. The comic [[story arc]]s often approach or fall over the line into [[slapstick]].<ref name="joint" />
Stoner films often involve evading authority figures who disapprove of the protagonists' marijuana usage, usually out of a greater lack of acceptance of their lifestyle of leisure and innocence. Authority figures are often law-enforcement agents, who are portrayed as comically inept, as well as parents, co-workers, friends, and security guards. Most serious moments in stoner films are intended ironically, often to parody overwrought counterparts in mainstream cinema. The comic [[story arc]]s often approach or fall over the line into [[slapstick]].<ref name="joint" />


== List of stoner films ==
== List of stoner films ==
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*''[[Jewel Robbery]]'' (1932)
*''[[Jewel Robbery]]'' (1932)
*''[[Reefer Madness]]'' (1936)
*''[[Reefer Madness]]'' (1936)
*''[[I Love You, Alice B. Toklas]] (1968)
*''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969)
*''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969)
*''[[Beyond the Valley of the Dolls]]'' (1970)
*''[[Beyond the Valley of the Dolls]]'' (1970)
*''[[Fritz the Cat (film)|Fritz the Cat]]'' (1972)
*''[[Fritz the Cat (film)|Fritz the Cat]]'' (1972)
*''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]'' (1974)
*''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]'' (1974)
*''[[Acapulco Gold]]'' (1976)
*''[[Acapulco_Gold_(1976_film)|Acapulco Gold]]'' (1976)
*''[[The Chicken Chronicles]]'' (1977)
*''[[The Chicken Chronicles]]'' (1977)
*''[[Up in Smoke|Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke]]'' (1978)
*''[[Animal House]]'' (1978)
*''[[Rockers (1978 film)|Rockers]]'' (1978)
*''[[Rockers (1978 film)|Rockers]]'' (1978)
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*''[[Up in Smoke]]'' (1978)
*''[[Cheech & Chong's Next Movie]]'' (1980)
*''[[Cheech & Chong's Next Movie]]'' (1980)
*''[[Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams]]'' (1981)
*''[[Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams]]'' (1981)
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*''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]'' (1982)
*''[[Things Are Tough All Over]]'' (1982)
*''[[Things Are Tough All Over]]'' (1982)
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*''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]] ''(1982)''
*''[[Still Smokin (film)|Still Smokin']]'' (1983)
*''[[Still Smokin (film)|Still Smokin']]'' (1983)
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*''[[The Joint Brothers|Les Frères Pétard]]'' (1986)
*''[[Class of Nuke 'Em High]]'' (1986)
*''[[Class of Nuke 'Em High]]'' (1986)
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*''[[The Joint Brothers|Les Frères Pétard]]'' (1986)
*''[[Far Out Man]]'' (1990)
*''[[Far Out Man]]'' (1990)
*''[[London Kills Me]]'' (1991)
*''[[London Kills Me]]'' (1991)
*''[[Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused]]'' (1993)
*''[[Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused]]'' (1993)
*''[[The Stoned Age]]'' (1994)
*''[[Clerks (film)|Clerks]]'' (1994)
*''[[PCU (film)|PCU]]'' (1994)
*''[[PCU (film)|PCU]]'' (1994)
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*''[[The Stoned Age]]'' (1994)
*''[[Friday (1995 film)|Friday]]'' (1995)
*''[[Friday (1995 film)|Friday]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Mallrats]]'' (1995)
*''[[Bio-Dome]]'' (1996)
*''[[Bio-Dome]]'' (1996)
*''[[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood]]'' (1996)
*''[[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood]]'' (1996)
*''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'' (1997)
*''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'' (1997)
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*''[[The Big Lebowski]]'' (1998)
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*''[[Dead Man on Campus]]'' (1998)
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*''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' (1998)
*''[[Half Baked]]'' (1998)
*''[[Half Baked]]'' (1998)
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*''Around the Fire '' (1998)
*''Harvest'' (1998)
*''[[Social Intercourse (1998)|Social Intercourse]]'' (1998)
*''[[Homegrown (film)|Homegrown]]'' (1998)
*''[[Homegrown (film)|Homegrown]]'' (1998)
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*''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' (1998)
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*''[[Dead Man on Campus]]'' (1998)
*''[[Detroit Rock City (film)|Detroit Rock City]]'' (1999)
*''[[Detroit Rock City (film)|Detroit Rock City]]'' (1999)
*''[[Freak Talks About Sex|Blowin' Smoke]]'' (1999)
*''[[Freak Talks About Sex]]'' (1999)
*''[[Human Traffic]]'' (1999)
*''[[Human Traffic]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Idle Hands]]'' (1999)
*''[[Outside Providence (1999 film)|Outside Providence]]'' (1999)
*''[[Outside Providence (1999 film)|Outside Providence]]'' (1999)
*''[[Dude, Where's My Car?]]'' (2000)
*''[[Dude, Where's My Car?]]'' (2000)
*''[[Next Friday]]'' (2000)
*''[[Next Friday]]'' (2000)
*''[[Saving Grace (2000 film)|Saving Grace]]'' (2000)
*''[[Saving Grace (2000 film)|Saving Grace]]'' (2000)
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*''[[Scary Movie]]'' (2000)
*''[[How High]]'' (2001)
*''[[How High]]'' (2001)
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*''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'' (2001)
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*''[[Lammbock]]'' (2001)
*''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'' (2001)
*''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'' (2001)
*''[[The Wash (2001 film)|The Wash]]'' (2001)
*''[[Lammbock]]'' (2001)
*''[[Scary Movie 2]]'' (2001)
*''[[Scary Movie 2]]'' (2001)
*''[[Super Troopers]]'' (2001)
*''[[Super Troopers]]'' (2001)
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*''[[The Wash (2001 film)|The Wash]]'' (2001)
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*''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'' (2001)
*''[[Ali G Indahouse]]'' (2002)
*''[[Ali G Indahouse]]'' (2002)
*''[[Friday After Next]]'' (2002)
*''[[Friday After Next]]'' (2002)
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*''[[High Times' Potluck]]'' (2002)
*''[[My Dinner with Jimi]]'' (2002)
*''[[Slackers (film)|Slackers]]'' (2002)
*''[[Slackers (film)|Slackers]]'' (2002)
*''[[My Dinner with Jimi]]'' (2003)
*''[[Van Wilder]]'' (2002)
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*''[[High Times' Potluck]]'' (2002)
*''[[Rolling Kansas]]'' (2003)
*''[[Rolling Kansas]]'' (2003)
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*''[[Scary Movie 3]]'' (2003)
*''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'' (2004)
*''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'' (2004)
*''[[Soul Plane]]'' (2004)
*''[[Soul Plane]]'' (2004)
*''[[Without A Paddle]]'' (2004)
*''[[Without a Paddle]]'' (2004)
*''[[Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical]]'' (2005)
*''[[Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical]]'' (2005)
*''[[Clerks II]]'' (2006)
*''[[Clerks II]]'' (2006)
*The ''[[Evil Bong]]'' series (2006–2018)
*''[[Grandma's Boy (2006 film)|Grandma's Boy]]'' (2006)
*''[[Grandma's Boy (2006 film)|Grandma's Boy]]'' (2006)
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*''[[Scary Movie 4]]'' (2006)
*''[[Trailer Park Boys: The Movie]]'' (2006)
*''[[Trailer Park Boys: The Movie]]'' (2006)
*''[[Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj]]'' (2006)
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*''[[Knocked Up]]'' (2007)
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*''[[Kush (film)|Kush]]'' (2007)
*''[[Remember the Daze]]'' (2007)
*''[[Smiley Face (film)|Smiley Face]]'' (2007)
*''[[Smiley Face (film)|Smiley Face]]'' (2007)
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*''[[Kush (film)|Kush]]'' (2007)
*''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]'' (2007)
*''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]'' (2007)
*''[[Weirdsville]]'' (2007)
*''[[Weirdsville]]'' (2007)
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*''[[Remember the Daze]]'' (2007)
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*''[[Knocked Up]]'' (2007)
*''[[Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay]]'' (2008)
*''[[Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay]]'' (2008)
*''[[Growing Op]]'' (2008)
*''[[Humboldt County (film)|Humboldt County]]'' (2008)
*''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]'' (2008)
*''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]'' (2008)
*''[[Strange Wilderness]]'' (2008)
*''[[Strange Wilderness]]'' (2008)
*''[[The Wackness]]'' (2008)
*''[[The Wackness]]'' (2008)
*''[[Humboldt County (film)|Humboldt County]]'' (2008)
*''[[Eat Me! (2009 film)|Eat Me!]]'' (2009)
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*''[[Stone Bros.]]'' (2009)
*''The Cops Did It'' (2009)
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*''[[Stan Helsing]]'' (2009)
*''[[Extract (film)|Extract]]'' (2009)
*''[[Extract (film)|Extract]]'' (2009)
*''[[High Society: A Pot Boiler]]'' (2009)
*''[[Stan Helsing]]'' (2009)
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*''[[Stone Bros.]]'' (2009)
*''[[Van Wilder: Freshman Year]]'' (2009)
*''[[Van Wilder: Freshman Year]]'' (2009)
*''[[Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day]]'' (2009)
*''[[Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day]]'' (2009)
*''[[Due Date]]'' (2010)
*''[[Due Date]]'' (2010)
*''[[High School (2010 film)|High School]]'' (2010)
*''[[High School (2010 film)|High School]]'' (2010)
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*''[[Eat Me! (2009 film)|Eat Me!]]'' (2009)
*''[[Leaves of Grass (film)|Leaves of Grass]]'' (2010)
*''[[Leaves of Grass (film)|Leaves of Grass]]'' (2010)
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*''[[Anuvahood]]'' (2011)
*''[[A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas]]'' (2011)
*''[[A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas]]'' (2011)
*''[[Stonerville]]'' (2011)
*''[[Anuvahood]]'' (2011)
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*''[[Paul (film)|Paul]]'' (2011)
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*''[[Our Idiot Brother]]'' (2011)
*''[[High Road (2011 film)|High Road]]'' (2011)
*''[[High Road (2011 film)|High Road]]'' (2011)
*''[[Jeff, Who Lives at Home]]'' (2011)
*''[[Jeff, Who Lives at Home]]'' (2011)
*''[[Ted (film)|Ted]]'' (2012)
*''[[Our Idiot Brother]]'' (2011)
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*''[[Paul (film)|Paul]]'' (2011)
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*''[[Stonerville]]'' (2011)
*''[[Easy Rider: The Ride Back]]'' (2012)
*''[[Liberal Arts (2012 film)|Liberal Arts]]'' (2012)
*''[[Liberal Arts (2012 film)|Liberal Arts]]'' (2012)
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*''[[The Newest Pledge]]'' (2012)
*''[[Mac & Devin Go to High School]]'' (2012)
*''[[Mac & Devin Go to High School]]'' (2012)
*''[[Easy Rider: The Ride Back]]'' (2012)
*''[[The Newest Pledge]]'' (2012)
*''[[Ted (film)|Ted]]'' (2012)
*''[[A Haunted House]]'' (2013)
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*''[[Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie]]'' (2013)
*''[[Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong]]'' (2013)
*''[[Go Goa Gone]]'' (2013)
*''[[Idukki Gold (film)|Idukki Gold]]'' (2013)
*''[[Kili Poyi]]'' (2013)
*''[[Kili Poyi]]'' (2013)
*''[[Hansel & Gretel Get Baked]]'' (2013)
*''[[Hansel & Gretel Get Baked]]'' (2013)
*''[[Idukki Gold (film)|Idukki Gold]]'' (2013)
*''[[Honey Bee (2013 film)|Honey Bee]]'' (2013)
*''[[Honey Bee (film)|Honey Bee]]'' (2013)
*''[[Scary Movie 5]]'' (2013)
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*''[[Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie]]'' (2013)
*''[[This Is the End]]'' (2013)
*''[[This Is the End]]'' (2013)
*''[[Go Goa Gone]]'' (2013)
*''[[We're the Millers]]'' (2013)
*''[[Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong]]'' (2013)
*''[[A Haunted House 2]]'' (2014)
*''[[The Coed and the Zombie Stoner]]'' (2014)
*''[[Kid Cannabis]]'' (2014)
*''[[Awkward Thanksgiving]]'' (2014)
*''[[Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It]]'' (2014)
*''[[Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It]]'' (2014)
*''[[Kid Cannabis]]'' (2014)
*''[[The Night Before (2015 film)|The Night Before]]'' (2015)
*''[[Ted 2]]'' (2015)
*''[[Ted 2]]'' (2015)
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*''[[American Ultra]]'' (2015)
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*''[[The Night Before (2015 film)|The Night Before]]'' (2015)
*''[[Midnight Delight (film)|Midnight Delight]]'' (2016)
*''[[Midnight Delight (film)|Midnight Delight]]'' (2016)
*''[[Jil Jung Juk]]'' (2016)
*''[[Jil Jung Juk]]'' (2016)
*''[[Sausage Party]]'' (2016)
*''[[Sausage Party]]'' (2016)
*''Asockalypse!'' (2016)
*''[[Grow House]]'' (2017)
*''[[Grow House]]'' (2017)
*''Ripped'' (2017)
*''[[Hot Summer Nights (film)|Hot Summer Nights]]'' (2017)
*''[[Dude (film)|Dude]]'' (2018)
*''[[Dude (film)|Dude]]'' (2018)
*''[[Super Troopers 2]]'' (2018)
*''[[Super Troopers 2]]'' (2018)
*''[[The Beach Bum]]'' (2019)
*''[[The Beach Bum]]'' (2019)
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*''[[The Gentlemen (2019 film)|The Gentlemen]]'' (2019)
*''[[How High 2]]'' (2019)
*''[[How High 2]]'' (2019)
*''Waldo on Weed'' (2019)
*''[[Jay and Silent Bob Reboot]]'' (2019)
*''[[The Marijuana Conspiracy]]'' (2020)
*''[[The Marijuana Conspiracy]]'' (2020)
*''[[Clerks III]]'' (2022)
*''[[Good Mourning (film)|Good Mourning]]'' (2022)
*''[[Good Mourning (film)|Good Mourning]]'' (2022)
*''Half Baked: Totally High'' (2024)
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*''[[Paulette (film)|Paulette]]'' (2012), stoner crime film
*''[[Paulette (film)|Paulette]]'' (2012), stoner crime film
*''[[Savages (2012 film)|Savages]]'' (2012), stoner crime film
*''[[Savages (2012 film)|Savages]]'' (2012), stoner crime film
*''[[We're the Millers]]'' (2013), stoner crime film
*''[[The Culture High]]'' (2014), stoner documentary
*''[[The Culture High]]'' (2014), stoner documentary
*''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]'' (2014), stoner crime film
*''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]'' (2014), stoner crime film
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*''[[Grass Is Greener]]'' (2019), stoner documentary
*''[[Grass Is Greener]]'' (2019), stoner documentary
*''[[The Smoke Master]]'' (2022), stoner kung fu film
*''[[The Smoke Master]]'' (2022), stoner kung fu film
* Untitled [[Snoop Dogg]] biography (2025?), stoner biopic


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of drug films]]
*[[List of drug films]]
*[[Psychedelic film]]
*[[Psychedelic film]]
*[[:Category:Television series about cannabis|Television series about cannabis]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite magazine | last=Sheffield | first=Rob | title=10 Best Stoner Movies of All Time | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=April 18, 2020 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/10-best-stoner-movies-of-all-time-45850/}}
*[https://netflix-activate.com/blog/best-stoner-movies-netflix/ Best Stoner Movies on Netflix]


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Stoner film is a subgenre of comedy film based on marijuana themes, where recreational use often drives the plot, sometimes representing cannabis culture more broadly or intended for that audience.[1]

Genre

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The midnight movie scene in theaters of the 1970s revived the hectoring anti-drug propaganda film Reefer Madness (1936) as an ironic counterculture comedy. The broad popularity of Reefer Madness led to a new audience for extreme anti-drug films bordering on self-parody, including Assassin of Youth (1937), Marihuana (1936), and She Shoulda Said No! a.k.a. The Devil's Weed (1949).

The duo Cheech & Chong established the archetypal "stoner" comedy throughout the 1970s, taking their antics to the big screen for Up in Smoke in 1978, establishing the contemporary stoner film genre.

High Times magazine, founded in 1974, began sponsoring the first Stony Awards in 2000, celebrating stoner films and television, recognizing a broad scope of noteworthy cannabis media.

The enduring influence of Reefer Madness led to a musical comedy remake in 2005.

Common elements

[edit]

Many stoner movies have certain elements and themes in common.[2][3] The template involves protagonists who have marijuana, are attempting to find marijuana, or have some other task to complete. The protagonists are often two friends in a variation of the buddy film.[2]

Stoner films often involve evading authority figures who disapprove of the protagonists' marijuana usage, usually out of a greater lack of acceptance of their lifestyle of leisure and innocence. Authority figures are often law-enforcement agents, who are portrayed as comically inept, as well as parents, co-workers, friends, and security guards. Most serious moments in stoner films are intended ironically, often to parody overwrought counterparts in mainstream cinema. The comic story arcs often approach or fall over the line into slapstick.[2]

List of stoner films

[edit]

Stoner crossover films

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Meltzer, Marisa (26 June 2007). "Leisure and Innocence: The eternal appeal of the stoner movie". Slate. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Pastorek, Whitney (27 July 2004). "Joint Ventures". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 18 January 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
  3. ^ Meltzer, Marisa (26 June 2007). "The eternal appeal of the stoner movie". Slate.com. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. ^ Alchimia Blog, Cannabis and Cinema
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