Stoner Flicks: 12 That Rate High

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14. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

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This dumb-buddy vision quest enabled the existence of Dude, Where’s My Car? and was made by the director who brought us Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (Danny Leiner). Most excellent, indeed.

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12. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)

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Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) is not quite the greatest stoner in the history of film (we’ll be getting to The Big Lebowski‘s Jeff Bridges in a little while), but his surfer-dude personality became a bitchin’ archetype for kindred adventurers like Bill & Ted to follow.

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11. Reefer Madness (1936)

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Ostensibly a terrifying cautionary tale about the dangers of marijuana-induced psychosis (with a poster that’s become a dorm-room classic); really more like Our Town on drugs.

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10. Super Troopers (2002)

A highway-patrol pot caper involving a bear costume, syrup-drinking contests, and an Afghan cartoon monkey carrying coded Taliban messages. Come to think of it, this should probably be higher on the list.

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Ben Stone (Seth Rogen)
Knocked Up (2007)

Um, who’s that dood over in the side yard, smoking a doobie with his friends and listening to Old Dirty Bastard?

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8. Up In Smoke (1978)

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Cheech and Chong bring their doobie-brothers act to the big screen, at one point illegally crossing the border in a van made entirely of reefer. Happens all the time.

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7. Half Baked (1998)

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A rainbow coalition of celebrity cameos populates this whacked-out film that’s sort of about Dave Chappelle dealing stolen medical marijuana and sort of about Jon Stewart saying, ”…on WEED!”

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6. Friday (1995)

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On Friday, with nothing to do, Ice Cube and Chris Tucker get high, sit on a porch, and watch the ghetto go by. Oh, and they learn some important life lessons.

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5. Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004)

Sophie Giraud

A pair of pals (Kal Penn and John Cho) quest for tiny burger bundles of joy. Their totally baked journey includes a stop at Princeton (for more weed), a ride on an escaped cheetah, and an encounter with Neil Patrick Harris, who’s high on ecstasy and looking to get laid. Stoner movies don’t get much more creative than that.

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4. How High (2001)

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Method and Red smoke weed planted in the ashes of a dead friend, and his ghost gets them into Harvard. Happens all the time.

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2. The Big Lebowski (1998)

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The Dude (Jeff Bridges) is the greatest stoner in the history of film because the Dude abides, dude.

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1. Dazed And Confused (1993)

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Richard Linklater’s slacker opus glides along on a buzz stoked by Aerosmith and carefree youth. You don’t need to have a joint to hang with these Texas teens celebrating their last day of school…but as Wooderson (Matthew McConaughey) would say, ”it’d be a lot cooler if you did.”

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Stoner Flicks: 12 That Rate High

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14. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

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12. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)

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11. Reefer Madness (1936)

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10. Super Troopers (2002)

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8. Up In Smoke (1978)

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7. Half Baked (1998)

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6. Friday (1995)

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5. Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004)

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4. How High (2001)

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2. The Big Lebowski (1998)

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1. Dazed And Confused (1993)

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Stoner Flicks: 12 That Rate High

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14. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

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12. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)

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11. Reefer Madness (1936)

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10. Super Troopers (2002)

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8. Up In Smoke (1978)

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7. Half Baked (1998)

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6. Friday (1995)

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5. Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004)

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4. How High (2001)

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2. The Big Lebowski (1998)

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1. Dazed And Confused (1993)

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