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John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch
Directed by
Rhys Thomas
PG
2019
70m
Comedy
,
Family
,
and more
7.3
96%
75%
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John Mulaney and his kid pals tackle existential topics for all ages with catchy songs, comedy sketches and special guests in a nostalgic variety special.
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Cast of John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch
John Mulaney
John Mulaney / Writer
Jake Gyllenhaal
Mr. Music
Annaleigh Ashford
Crying Lady
Natasha Lyonne
Natasha Lyonne
David Byrne
David Byrne
Richard Kind
Richard Kind
André De Shields
The Tutor
Alexander Bello
Alex
Tyler Bourke
Tyler
Ava Briglia
Ava
Cordelia Comando
Cordelia
Camille De La Cruz
Camille
Oriah Elgrabli
Oriah
Jake Ryan Flynn
Jake
Orson Hong
Orson
Isabella Iannelli
Isabella
Jacob Laval
Jacob
Suri Marrero
Suri
Zell Steele Morrow
Zell
Jonah Mussolino
Jonah
Lexi Perkel
Lexi
Linder Sutton
Linder
Shereen Pimentel
Shereen Pimentel
Phyllis Bash
Phyllis
Erin Quill
Lexi's Mom
Dorothy Stanley
Dorothy
Mary Stout
Mary
Rhys Thomas
Director
Marika Sawyer
Writer
Corey Deckler
Producer
Mary Beth Minthorn
Producer
Kerri Hundley
Producer
John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
Brianna Wellen
Who knew a childless, 30-something white man from Chicago would be one of the most reliable soldiers in the fight against toxic masculinity and a champion for weird and wonderful kids everywhere?
Pajiba
Dan Hamamura
The special combines everything that Mulaney is good at - dry jokes and asides, writing... catchy, entertaining musical numbers, and his performative earnestness that pairs shockingly well with a cast of absurdly talented children.
The Mary Sue
Vivian Kane
It's not tongue-in-cheek; it means everything it puts out there, but it makes sure the audience knows how absurd it is because children are absurd-genuinely, sincerely, seriously absurd. They're weird and deep and dark, and this is the show they deserve.
Pop Culture Leftovers
Stephanie Chapman
This colorful show takes a new approach to sketch comedy that falls flat in the areas of delivery, humor and cohesion.
New York Times
Jason Zinoman
Mulaney offers counterprogramming, a quirky variety show with a modern Broadway sensibility. At its best, and most fully realized, it feels like a program made by unusually sophisticated, precocious children for their friends.
Common Sense Media
Emily Ashby
Mulaney, his cast, and his talented celebrity guests do well by the content they have, but this special is the best fit for older tweens and teens along with adult viewers.
The Daily Dot
Audra Schroeder
John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch excels at amplifying those weird moments of pre-adolescence, when you're trying to assert yourself more but aren't always taken seriously because you're "just a kid."
Polygon
Karen Han
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch is a perfect special debuting at the perfect time.
Salon.com
Ashlie D. Stevens
"John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch" will be remembered, not just for its goodness, but for the peculiarity of its goodness, too.
Paste Magazine
Olivia Cathcart
A joyous mixture of silly humor and niche references makes John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch the most entertaining Netflix original of the year.
Mashable
Tricia Crimmins
In addition to his Saturday Night Live hosting gigs, John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch serves as an ample reminder that Gyllenhaal is an effervescent and captivating comedic actor.
Chicago Tribune
Christopher Borrelli
"John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch," a holiday surprise, comes as close as anything Mulaney's done to explaining his appeal and outlook.
Mad About Movies Podcast
Richard Bardon
Mulaney, Sawyer, and Bolin create the perfect template to allow the true stars of the special - the cast of kids - to flourish, in this incredibly unique hour of joy.
AV Club
Erik Adams
While plugging into a potent strain of existential humor, The Sack Lunch Bunch remains earnest in its execution and reverent toward its inspirations.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
In lesser hands, the premise of this Netflix comedy special could have resulted in an epic fail - a career-stalling stumble. Mulaney is far too good to let that happen.
The Hollywood Reporter
Daniel Fienberg
For 70 minutes of the odd and charming mixture of what Mulaney does best, check out his new Netflix special John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch, a note-perfect pastiche of '70s and '80s children's programming.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Kathryn VanArendonk
There's so much care and craft in Sack Lunch Bunch. All the musical numbers work, and occasionally they're breathtakingly good.
Rolling Stone
Alan Sepinwall
It is, like Galaxy Quest, The Princess Bride, or Jane the Virgin, one of those gems that manages to simultaneously parody a genre and be an excellent recreation of it.
Wall Street Journal
John Anderson
In a sense, Sack Lunch Bunch, directed by Rhys Thomas, is a conceptual-art piece masquerading as a variety show. The more you know -- about the evolution of children's TV, music videos, sketch shows -- the more effective it is.
IndieWire
Ben Travers
It's an inventive, exciting, and very funny homage.
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