Stoner Movies, Ranked by Metascore
How high do the scores go? In the gallery above, we rank 60* stoner films from cinema history—including the most infamous examples of the genre as well as more obscure titles. (The very concept of "stoner film" is surprisingly malleable, and while we tried to include films that are oft-mentioned as belonging to the genre, you'll likely disagree with a few inclusions or omissions. Also note that we intentionally omitted documentaries in order to keep the list from being unbearably long.)
All of the movies are ranked by Metascore, indicating how much critics liked each film, beginning with the worst-reviewed and building up to the most-acclaimed.
* Our original goal of 420 proved to be too ambitious.
Released in 1978, the cannabis-obsessed Up in Smoke was the first feature film for the long-running comedy team of Cheech & Chong. and remains one of the best-known films in the "stoner" genre. (Heck, even the last name of Tommy Chong's character here is Stoner.) The duo would make many additional films, though few were better, and few (if any) films (by them or anyone else) feature more on-screen cannabis use.
“In this funky, slapdash and occasionally very funny movie, dope is not an issue, it's a way of life.” —David Ansen, Newsweek
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