Film record

Napoleon Dynamite

2004Feature film82 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
comedy film · coming-of-age film · teen film

Credits

Direction

Jared Hess — Directing

Editing

Jeremy Coon — Editing

Music

John Swihart — Music composition

Cast

Jon Heder — Acting
Jon Gries — Acting
Efren Ramirez — Acting
Tina Majorino — Acting
Aaron Ruell — Acting
Diedrich Bader — Acting
Haylie Duff — Acting
Shondrella Avery — Acting
Sandy Martin — Acting
Ellen Dubin — Acting
Emily Tyndall — Acting

Production

Jeremy Coon — Production
Jeremy Coon — Executive production
Chris Wyatt — Production
Sean Covel — Production

Writing

Jared Hess — Screenwriting
Jerusha Hess — Screenwriting
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
17 Jan 2004Checked 29 Sep 2026
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