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- Harry and Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber (1994) The name speaks for itself. These two make the most iconic pair of dimwitted characters in cinematic history.
- Brick Tamland from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) With an IQ of 48, Brick stands out as one of the dumbest characters ever committed to screen.
- Alan from The Hangover (2009) In The Hangover, Alan did a fine job of redefining stupidity. He once accidentally roofied himself and stole a police car for a road trip.
- Navin Johnson from The Jerk (1979) Ignorance is bliss; therefore, Navin Johnson must be the most ecstatic guy in the world. From inventing the Opti-Grab, a gadget that inadvertently blinds people, to leaving his family with nothing but a thermos, Navin’s life is a textbook on how not to be an adult.
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- In A Quiet Place, when the parents were super lax with their kids and both walked in front of them, despite there being killer monsters that attacked anyone who made noise.
- In The Witches, when that random woman decided to take a nap on the top of a cliff, leaving her unattended baby in a stroller that was pointed directly toward the ledge.
- In Spider-Man: Far from Home, when Peter gave EDITH to Mysterio, despite only knowing him for a few days and Tony giving very specific instructions to keep it to himself.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, when Ron and Hermione decided to have a passionate make-out session while Hogwarts was being attacked by every evil creature in the Wizarding World.
- 13 Carl Spackler
- 12 Karen Smith
- 11 Alan Garner
- 10 Brennan & Dale
- 9 Frank Drebin
- 8 Otto West
- 7 Inspector Clouseau
- 6 Navin Johnson
- 5 Brick Tamland
- 4 Biff Tannen
Caddyshack
The dim-witted and mentally unstable greenskeeper Carl Spackler (Bill Murray) spends the duration of the '80s classic Caddyshack in an uproarious cat-and-mouse game with his arch nemesis...a gopher. The rodent constantly gets the upper hand with the lovable buffoon and somehow outwits him at every turn, and Murray does phenomenal portraying the bumbling character on a passionate mission to catch the critter. Carl constantly has animated conversations with himself and talks out of the side of...
Mean Girls
The ditzy but well-meaning Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried) makes up one-third of the admired yet deeply feared high school clique known as the Plastics in the 2000s cult classic Mean Girls. While she is the kindest of the trio Karen is the least intelligent and comes off like a stereotypical airhead. When new transplant Cady (Lindsay Lohan) first arrives at North Shore High School, Karen famously (and hilariously) asks her, "So if you're from Africa, why are you white?" Karen has a childlike de...
The Hangover
Zach Galifianakis established himself as comedy gold when he portrayed the socially inept Alan Garner in Todd Phillip's blockbuster hit The Hangover. The film focuses on a group of pals who head to Sin City for a wild bachelor party for the groom (Justin Bartha), but when the three hazy groomsmen (Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, & Ed Helms) awake the next day they can't find their buddy. Alan is immature and extremely childish and causes the crazy events that unfold after secretly drugging his...
Step Brothers
Ultimate spoiled brats and perpetual man babies Brennan (Will Ferrell) and Dale (John C. Reilly) are juvenile 40-year-olds who live with their parents. They have been heavily sheltered in their easygoing lives in the fan-favorite comedy Step Brothers, which chronicles the duo's immature shenanigans as they are forced to coexist. From rubbing testicles on drum sets to making a disastrous makeshift bunk bed to being bullied by school children after terrible job interviews, Brennan and Dale are...
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Lieutenant Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! is always on the case and off the books. He is the world's dumbest detectivewith all the dumb luck in the world. Frank is honest but self-serious, and uses contrastive language, the perfect combination for boneheaded comedy. How he manages to catch his man is a miracle; Frank's silly way with words is frustrating and clever misdirection for his friends and foes. Related: The 15 Smartest Comedy Movies Ev...
A Fish Called Wanda
Otto (Kevin Kline) in A Fish Called Wanda is an ignorant, anti-British dolt. He rambles absurdities, and obscenities, and gets jealous of his partner in crime when she uses her womanly charms to pull off heists. His arrogance and ego lead to stupid outcomes. Otto mixes theft with pleasure, asserts his American superiority mindset, and flubs a heist even when he knows he's being double-crossed to further prove his place on this list.
The Pink Panther
Peter Sellers delivered a side-splitting performance as the absent-minded, massively incompetent police detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau in The Pink Panther, the first installment in the celebrated comedy franchise that follows the oafish Clouseau as he attempts to catch a notorious jewel thief in Rome. The patriotic Frenchman is constantly leaving chaos in his wake and he always solves his cases by accident and is jaded by his belief that he is a genius when in fact he's rather moronic....
The Jerk
Navin Johnson (Steve Martin) in The Jerkis the adopted white son of a Black family of sharecroppers from Mississippi. He has an identity crisis when he learns that he doesn't completely relate to his relatives. Navin travels to Missouri based on the light champagne music he hears and can dance to on the radio. He hitchhikes from one end of the fence to another. He goes on to mistake a dog's barking for a fire alarm and invents a semi-useful device that keeps glasses from sliding down the brid...
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundyis the meteorologist for a local San Diego TV station. Brick is an easygoing, simple man. He's a punctual and polite coworker and a lovable oaf. He has been told by a doctor that his IQ is in the double digits, making him intellectually slow. Brick believes bears are attracted to a woman's menstrual cycle, and he also calls them furry tractors. His witty remarks are either borrowed or poorly thought out. Claiming someone bou...
Back to the Future
Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson) in Back to the Futureis the archetype school bully who uses brute force first and his brain never. His signature line is, "Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here." Everyone knows the double meaning and phrase should end with "leave" except for Biff. He calls stupid people "butt heads" but the irony is that he's already a butt head. In the time-traveling trilogy, he also manages to get covered in manure like clockwork. Related: Most Unrealistic Comedy...
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- Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther (1963) Being a detective probably isn't the best career path for someone without brains, but French inspector Jacques Clouseau walks it nonetheless.
- Lloyd and Harry in Dumb and Dumber (1994) The clue is in the movie's title, called Dumb and Dumber—but between Lloyd (played by Jim Carrey) and Harry (played by Jeff Daniels), which one's Dumb and which one's Dumber?
- Dale and Brennan in Step Brothers (2008) Step Brothers is one of those films that everyone seems to have watched a million times—a crowd-pleasing comedy starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly with quotable lines and memorable moments.
- Karen Smith in Mean Girls (2004) Karen Smith (played by Amanda Seyfried) took the dumb blonde archetype to new heights in Mark Waters's beloved chick flick Mean Girls.
- First sex scene from “Blue is the Warmest Color” As tender as this film is in its dealings with its characters, as sweet as Adele’s glances of unfettered adoration are towards Emma, and as starry eyed as their beginnings may be, their eventual consummation of their relationship is portrayed with sheer indulgence, audacity, and shamelessly European outlook.
- Nicole Kidman/Cameron Bright bath scene from “Birth” Perhaps this entry to the list may distinguish itself in that this is a scene so provocative that it hamstruck a largely misunderstood film’s chances at being perceived as a classic.
- The turtle from “Cannibal Holocaust” Animal lovers may wish to reserve the right to skip this entry. The hacking to pieces of a turtle for consumption is hardly an unrealistic scene for a film involving brutal cannibals in uncharted territory, untouched by the west.
- The gang assault from “The Accused” Jodie Foster’s portrayal of her character Sarah Tobias as a tempestuous flirt at the onset of this agonising rape scene was a brazen gamble, as rape victims to that point had typically been presented as innocent and unoffending on film.
Dec 19, 2014 · The Character: Belonging in his own sub-category of stupidity entirely, Louis Creed (Dale Midkiff) fails to realise that dabbling with an ancient Indian burial ground probably isnt the best thing ...
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