Flakes

Released Dec 19, 2007

1h 24m

Comedy

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22%

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18 Reviews

46%

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1,000+ Ratings

Neal Downs (Aaron Stanford) is a slacker singer-songwriter who makes his living managing a restaurant that specializes solely in cereal. Owned by Willie (Christopher Lloyd), an aging hippie, the establishment provides Neal with a low-stress work environment, but it also becomes a point of contention with his lovely girlfriend, Miss Pussy Katz (Zooey Deschanel), when he won't hire her. When a similarly themed eatery opens nearby, Neal finds that his lady is happy to side with the competition.

Drew Toal

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 17, 2011

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

There are a few sweet moments as the story reaches its unsurprising conclusion. But, all in all, Flakes isn't going to bowl you over.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 21, 2007

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

Unless you happen to be one yourself, chances are pretty good that you'll take an immediate dislike to the self-satisfied hipsters who populate this disappointing comedy from Heathers director Michael Lehmann.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 21, 2007

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Quirky, mature hipster comedy is a bit too soggy.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2010

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Brian Orndorf

DVDTalk.com

Hey Flakes, 1994 called: they want their unshaved, American Spirit-smoking statement on individual artistic potential struggling to survive in a corporate world back

Rated: C-

Jul 24, 2010

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

The amazing Deschanel once again proves her astonishing ability to exist comfortably within a scene, as well as slightly above it.

Jul 17, 2008

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steve d

somehow these actors make it almost charming despite the terrible premise. Actually it is quite cute.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Zooey's charm and cuteness, as always, shines bright, but the dull plot and uninspired characters make this a boring watch.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

One wonders if the title means the cereal or the people, after watching the movie the vote is still out. Personalities play the biggest role and are played against each other. Music is cool and hip like following the style of the sets. Costumes are well suited to the characters adding to their ambience. Nibbles: Rice Crispies.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

A quirky film that never should have worked and probably wouldn't have worked if it didn't have the ever quirky Zooey Deschanel.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

An offbeat story that doesn't really lead anywhere - not to mention hardly climactic. While it contains a very few clever observations about niche markets and capitalism, there is no "oomph" in this movie that makes you care about the characters...or even how the movie ends.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

It picks up when she gets fired, but it's really not that entertaining. Hipstertastic....if you like that.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

Neal Downs (Aaron Stanford) is a slacker singer-songwriter who makes his living managing a restaurant that specializes solely in cereal. Owned by Willie (Christopher Lloyd), an aging hippie, the establishment provides Neal with a low-stress work environment, but it also becomes a point of contention with his lovely girlfriend, Miss Pussy Katz (Zooey Deschanel), when he won't hire her. When a similarly themed eatery opens nearby, Neal finds that his lady is happy to side with the competition.

Director: Michael Lehmann
Producer: Jonathan Sehring, Caroline Kaplan, John Sloss
Screenwriter: Chris Poche, Karey Kirkpatrick
Distributor: IFC First Take
Production Co: InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 19, 2007, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $613
Runtime: 1h 24m

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