André Is an Idiot
Joint Venture | Release Date: March 6, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesMar 3, 2026
Tony Benna’s irreverent, frenetic bio-doc “André Is an Idiot” is unlike any cancer doc you’ve ever seen. Read full review
88
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonMar 19, 2026
This is a cautionary tale, but it’s also a celebration of a life filled with crazy stories and lots of love. Read full review
83
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJan 25, 2025
This winning non-fiction portrait proves equally adept at eliciting laughs and tears. Read full review
80
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergMar 5, 2026
He can’t be irreverent about his impending death forever, but it’s oddly uplifting to see him so committed to trying — while encouraging every viewer to get a colonoscopy. Read full review
80
The GuardianLeslie FelperinFeb 4, 2026
There’s nothing radical or groundbreaking about either that message or the film-making on show here, but Ricciardi and Janice’s honesty and indeed that of all those around him, prove to be very moving in the long run, underscoring that there’s as many ways to face death as there are to live life. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergFeb 5, 2025
Funny, sad and uncomfortable in shifting proportions, the film is at once an urgent public service announcement and a documentary memento mori — not always pleasant to watch, but far more pleasant to watch than the subject matter would suggest. Read full review
80
VarietyGuy LodgeFeb 1, 2025
The film is most enlightening and affecting when it settles into a perceptive, finely detailed examination of everyday domesticity lived under the weight of rushing mortality. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonMar 11, 2026
While “André Is an Idiot” serves as a great reminder to schedule some basic health screenings, it also explores how best to find the quality of a life when its quantity is clearly defined. Read full review
75
IndieWireDavid EhrlichFeb 1, 2025
Most of us could never hope to be as smart as Ricciardi was, but the movie he’s left behind does everything in its power to ensure that we’re not as dumb as he was either. Read full review
70
Next Best PictureAlex PapaioannouNov 6, 2025
If this film is anything, it’s a profoundly curious look at why we often shy away from what we feel are weaknesses. It also brushes up against this same penchant for uneasiness in the face of death with a lot of heart and honesty. Read full review
70
ColliderTaylor GatesFeb 3, 2025
The film memorializes André and keeps him from being forgotten — something he mentions multiple times throughout the film. Yet it also helps André come to terms with everything. Read full review
60
Screen RantGregory NussenMar 5, 2026
Every life is a universe unto itself, and Ricciardi was clearly the kind of unique soul whose spirit enriched everyone around him, but its actually in the margins of this sometimes preening doc that Benna's film really hits its target. When the film rests, it destigmatizes a process that everyone will eventually go through (albeit in a range of ways). Read full review
58
The Film StageDan MeccaFeb 5, 2025
There is an unbridled honesty to André Is an Idiot that is admirable, even if all of it doesn’t really work. Read full review
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