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Year One

Year One

Meet your ancestors.

20095.01h 37m

Overview

When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.

Directed by Harold Ramis
Written by Gene Stupnitsky, Harold Ramis, Lee Eisenberg
Produced by Judd Apatow, Clayton Townsend, Harold Ramis
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $62.4M

Top Cast

Jack Black

Jack Black

Zed

Michael Cera

Michael Cera

Oh

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

High Priest

David Cross

David Cross

Cain

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Isaac

Vinnie Jones

Vinnie Jones

Sargon

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Abraham

Juno Temple

Juno Temple

Eema

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Princess Inanna

June Diane Raphael

June Diane Raphael

Maya

Themes & Keywords

templecircumcisionslaverystone ageprehistorycavemenduringcreditsstingerprehistoric man

About Year One

Year One is a comedy, adventure film released in 2009 exploring themes of temple, circumcision, slavery, stone age, prehistory, cavemen. Directed by Harold Ramis, it stars Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt. When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.

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