Mike Judge’s is a sci-fi comedy that has evolved from a box-office flop into a widely cited cult classic for its satirical take on a future where anti-intellectualism and consumerism have run rampant. The story follows Joe Bauers, an "average" soldier who awakens 500 years in the future after a failed military experiment to find that society has "dumbed down" to the point where he is the smartest person alive. Essential Movie Facts Parents guide - Idiocracy (2006) - IMDb