10 Greatest Ever Stoner Movies
After all, anything's possible if you're high enough.
It's almost like a genre unto itself - stoner movies. While not quite an official category, there are more than a few treasured films which fall into this band.
What does it take to make it into this category? It's pretty wide spread, not being an official genre and all, but it usually means that cannabis is either getting as much screen time as the film's cast, or it's a central device for driving the plot on.
It is almost a fine art -balancing the ridiculous with a semi-reality, and still pulling off some classic one-liners. Sure, a lot of these films may heavily rely on cheap gags, but that's what makes them great.
In the same way that Christmas cracker jokes are terrible so everyone understands them, these films rely on material which everyone will find funny - making for some universally loved films. With genuine laugh out loud moments, these films have some of the most memorable scenes in, not just stoner history, but film.
So as the days get longer and warmer, we want to help you relax with a few film choices - all of which are genuinely funny, even when sober - although admittedly they're better if you're not.
10. Tenacious D And The Pick Of Destiny
The film was a box office bomb, and that's putting it kindly. But fans of the band, and frontman Jack Black, have earned the film cult status. This film, while understandably low rated, is an easy going plot that doesn't require too much energy to follow. And Tenacious D was the favourite band of many a teenager, so it's always nice to relive the "glory" days.
It follows JB (Black) and KG (Kyle Gass) as they try to find the Pick of Destiny - a legendary guitar pick that all rock heroes have used. It was carved from the tooth of Satan himself, and is embedded with "Supra-natural" abilities - one level above supernatural. Complete with Dave Grohl as Satan, what more could you want?
Best Moment
"Come over here so I can stab you". The duo are confronted by a crazy man outside the rock 'n roll history museum, who tells them to come closer so he can stab them and take the pick. When they refuse, the cane wielding man tells them to stay still so he can come over to them and stab them instead.