Slacker (1991)
Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic. Here, the nobly lazy can eschew responsibility in favor of nursing their esoteric obsessions. The locals include a backseat philosopher who passionately expounds on his dream theories to a seemingly comatose cabbie, a young woman who tries to hawk Madonna's Pap test to anyone who will listen and a kindly old anarchist looking for recruits.Slacker featuring Richard Linklater and Mark James is streaming on MAX, streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel, and available for rent or purchase on Microsoft Store. It's a comedy and drama movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.0 (22,565 votes).
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Available to stream on a popular subscription service (MAX and The Criterion Channel).
Available to rent or buy from $3.99 on 1 service (Microsoft).
Not available to watch free online.
Not available to stream on a TV everywhere service.
#94 Ranked in Dance Movies
#231 Ranked in Movies on The Criterion Channel
#2408 Ranked in Comedy Movies
Slacker has a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.0 (22,565 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.
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Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic. Here, the nobly lazy can eschew responsibility in favor of nursing their esoteric obsessions. The locals include a backseat philosopher who passionately expounds on his dream theories to a seemingly comatose cabbie, a young woman who tries to hawk Madonna's Pap test to anyone who will listen and a kindly old anarchist looking for recruits.