Stoner film is a

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comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

based on

marijuana Cannabis (), commonly known as marijuana (), weed, pot, and ganja, List of slang names for cannabis, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform psychoactive drug from the ''Cannabis'' plant. Native to Central or South Asia, cannabis has ...

themes, where recreational use often drives the plot, sometimes representing cannabis culture more broadly or intended for that audience.

Genre

The midnight movie scene in theaters of the 1970s revived the hectoring anti-drug

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Reefer Madness ''Reefer Madness'' (originally made as ''Tell Your Children'' and sometimes titled ''The Burning Question'', ''Dope Addict'', ''Doped Youth'', and ''Love Madness'') is a 1938/1939 American exploitation film about drugs, revolving around the me ...

'' (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 ''High Times'' was an American monthly magazine (and cannabis brand) that advocates the legalization of cannabis as well as other counterculture ideas. The magazine was founded in 1974 by Tom Forcade. The magazine had its own book publishing d ...

'' magazine, founded in 1974, began sponsoring the first

Stony Awards The Stony Awards (a.k.a. the Stonys) recognize and celebrate notable stoner films and :American television episodes about cannabis, television. Created by ''High Times'' magazine in 2000, six Stony Award ceremonies were held in New York City before ...

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

Many stoner movies have certain elements and themes in common. 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. 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

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s often approach or fall over the line into

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List of stoner films

*'' Jewel Robbery'' (1932) *''

'' (1936) *'' I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968) *'' Easy Rider'' (1969) *'' Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' (1970) *'' Fritz the Cat'' (1972) *'' The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat'' (1974) *'' Acapulco Gold'' (1976) *'' The Chicken Chronicles'' (1977) *''

Animal House ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller (writer), Chris Miller. It stars John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom ...

'' (1978) *'' Rockers'' (1978) *'' Up in Smoke'' (1978) *'' Cheech & Chong's Next Movie'' (1980) *'' Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams'' (1981) *'' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982) *'' Things Are Tough All Over'' (1982) *'' Still Smokin''' (1983) *''

Class of Nuke 'Em High ''Class of Nuke 'Em High'' (also known as ''Atomic High School'') is a 1986 American science-fiction horror comedy film produced and distributed by Troma Entertainment. Directed by Richard W. Haines and Lloyd Kaufman (the latter under the pseu ...

'' (1986) *'' Les Frères Pétard'' (1986) *'' Far Out Man'' (1990) *'' London Kills Me'' (1991) *'' Dazed and Confused'' (1993) *''

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'' (1994) *'' PCU'' (1994) *'' The Stoned Age'' (1994) *''

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'' (1995) *'' Mallrats'' (1995) *'' Bio-Dome'' (1996) *''

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'' (1996) *'' Bongwater'' (1997) *'' The Big Lebowski'' (1998) *'' Dead Man on Campus'' (1998) *'' Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'' (1998) *'' Half Baked'' (1998) *'' Homegrown'' (1998) *'' Detroit Rock City'' (1999) *'' Freak Talks About Sex'' (1999) *'' Human Traffic'' (1999) *'' Idle Hands'' (1999) *'' Outside Providence'' (1999) *'' Dude, Where's My Car?'' (2000) *'' Next Friday'' (2000) *'' Saving Grace'' (2000) *''

Scary Movie ''Scary Movie'' is a 2000 American parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written by Marlon Wayans, Marlon and Shawn Wayans (who both also star), alongside Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Starring Jon ...

'' (2000) *''

How High ''How High'' is a 2001 American stoner comedy film directed by Jesse Dylan in his feature film directorial debut and written by Dustin Lee Abraham. In the film, Method Man and Redman portray two cannabis users who are visited by the ghost ...

'' (2001) *'' Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' (2001) *''

Lammbock ''Lammbock'' is a 2001 Germany, German stoner film. The protagonists of the movie are two pizza delivery men who decide to up their income by adding marijuana to the menu and get into trouble after attracting the attention of an undercover cop. ...

'' (2001) *'' Scary Movie 2'' (2001) *'' Super Troopers'' (2001) *''

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'' (2001) *'' Wet Hot American Summer'' (2001) *'' Ali G Indahouse'' (2002) *'' Friday After Next'' (2002) *'' High Times' Potluck'' (2002) *'' My Dinner with Jimi'' (2002) *'' Slackers'' (2002) *'' Feuer, Eis & Dosenbier'' (2002) *'' Van Wilder'' (2002) *'' Rolling Kansas'' (2003) *'' Scary Movie 3'' (2003) *'' Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'' (2004) *''

Soul Plane ''Soul Plane'' is a 2004 American black comedy Parody film, parody film directed by Jessy Terrero (in his List of directorial debuts, feature film directorial debut). The film stars Tom Arnold (actor), Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Method Man and Sn ...

'' (2004) *'' Without a Paddle'' (2004) *'' Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical'' (2005) *'' Clerks II'' (2006) *'' Grandma's Boy'' (2006) *'' Scary Movie 4'' (2006) *'' Trailer Park Boys: The Movie'' (2006) *'' Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj'' (2006) *''

Knocked Up ''Knocked Up'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Judd Apatow, and starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Jason Segel and Martin Starr. It follows ...

'' (2007) *''

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'' (2007) *'' Remember the Daze'' (2007) *'' Smiley Face'' (2007) *'' Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'' (2007) *'' Weirdsville'' (2007) *'' Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay'' (2008) *'' Humboldt County'' (2008) *'' Pineapple Express'' (2008) *'' Strange Wilderness'' (2008) *''

The Wackness ''The Wackness'' is a 2008 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Levine. The film is a semi-autobiographical account of Levine's life growing up in New York City in the 1990s. It stars Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck ...

'' (2008) *'' Eat Me!'' (2009) *''

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'' (2009) *'' Stan Helsing'' (2009) *'' Stone Bros.'' (2009) *'' Van Wilder: Freshman Year'' (2009) *'' Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day'' (2009) *'' Due Date'' (2010) *''

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'' (2010) *''

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'' (2010) *'' A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas'' (2011) *'' Anuvahood'' (2011) *'' High Road'' (2011) *'' Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' (2011) *''

Our Idiot Brother ''Our Idiot Brother'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer. The script was written by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall based on Jesse and E ...

'' (2011) *'' Paul'' (2011) *'' Stonerville'' (2011) *'' Easy Rider: The Ride Back'' (2012) *''

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'' (2012) *'' Mac & Devin Go to High School'' (2012) *'' The Newest Pledge'' (2012) *'' Ted'' (2012) *'' A Haunted House'' (2013) *'' Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie'' (2013) *'' Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong'' (2013) *'' Go Goa Gone'' (2013) *'' Idukki Gold'' (2013) *'' Kili Poyi'' (2013) *'' Hansel & Gretel Get Baked'' (2013) *''

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'' (2013) *'' Scary Movie 5'' (2013) *'' This Is the End'' (2013) *'' We're the Millers'' (2013) *'' A Haunted House 2'' (2014) *'' The Coed and the Zombie Stoner'' (2014) *'' Kid Cannabis'' (2014) *'' Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It'' (2014) *'' The Night Before'' (2015) *''

Ted 2 ''Ted 2'' (stylized as ''ted2'') is a 2015 American fantasy comedy film. The sequel to ''Ted (film), Ted'' (2012), the film was co-produced and directed again by Seth MacFarlane, who co-wrote the script with returning writers Alec Sulkin and Wel ...

'' (2015) *'' Midnight Delight'' (2016) *'' Jil Jung Juk'' (2016) *'' Sausage Party'' (2016) *'' Grow House'' (2017) *'' Hot Summer Nights'' (2017) *''

Dude ''Dude'' is Regional vocabularies of American English, American slang for an individual, typically male. From the 1870s to the 1960s, dude primarily meant a male person who dressed in an extremely fashionable manner (a dandy) or a conspicuous ...

'' (2018) *'' Super Troopers 2'' (2018) *'' The Beach Bum'' (2019) *'' The Gentlemen'' (2019) *'' How High 2'' (2019) *'' Jay and Silent Bob Reboot'' (2019) *'' The Marijuana Conspiracy'' (2020) *'' Clerks III'' (2022) *'' Good Mourning'' (2022) *''Half Baked: Totally High'' (2024) *''Okay, I’m Reloaded!'' (2025)

Stoner crossover films

*'' The Harder They Come'' (1972), stoner crime film *'' The Big Lebowski'' (1998), stoner crime comedy film *'' Grass: History of Marijuana'' (1999), stoner documentary *'' Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo'' (2005), stoner sex comedy *'' Puff, Puff, Pass'' (2006), stoner crime film *'' The Tripper'' (2006), stoner slasher film *'' Super High Me'' (2007), stoner documentary *'' The Union: The Business Behind Getting High'' (2007), stoner documentary *''Sex Pot'' (2009), stoner sex comedy *'' Mr. Nice'' (2010),Alchimia Blog
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/ref> stoner crime film *'' Your Highness'' (2011), stoner comic fantasy *'' Bong of the Dead'' (2011), stoner horror film *'' Paulette'' (2012), stoner crime film *'' Savages'' (2012), stoner crime film *'' The Culture High'' (2014), stoner documentary *''

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'' (2014), stoner crime film *'' Mile High: The Comeback of Cannabis'' (2014), stoner documentary *'' Halloweed'' (2016), stoner horror film *'' Grass Is Greener'' (2019), stoner documentary *'' The Smoke Master'' (2022), stoner kung fu film * Untitled

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