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Stoner film

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]

Common elements[edit]

Many stoner movies have certain elements and themes in common.[2][3] 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.[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]

(1972), stoner crime film

The Harder They Come

(1998), stoner crime comedy film

The Big Lebowski

(1999), stoner documentary

Grass: History of Marijuana

(2005), stoner sex comedy

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

(2006), stoner crime film

Puff, Puff, Pass

(2006), stoner slasher film

The Tripper

(2007), stoner documentary

Super High Me

(2007), stoner documentary

The Union: The Business Behind Getting High

Sex Pot (2009), stoner sex comedy

(2010),[4] stoner crime film

Mr. Nice

(2011), stoner comic fantasy

Your Highness

(2011), stoner horror film

Bong of the Dead

(2012), stoner crime film

Paulette

(2012), stoner crime film

Savages

(2014), stoner documentary

The Culture High

(2014), stoner crime film

Inherent Vice

(2014), stoner documentary

Mile High: The Comeback of Cannabis

(2016), stoner horror film

Halloweed

(2019), stoner documentary

Grass Is Greener

(2022), stoner kung fu film

The Smoke Master

Cannabis culture

List of drug films

Psychedelic film

Television series about cannabis

Sheffield, Rob (18 April 2020). . Rolling Stone.

"10 Best Stoner Movies of All Time"