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Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

PG 95 minutes EN Comedy
He's out to prove he's got nothing to prove.
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
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