After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.
The Jerk has generally received positive reviews.
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The Jerk was released in 1979 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 554 reviews, giving The Jerk (1979) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 74%.
With a score of 71%, The Jerk is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1979, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1979 with similar scores include films like Time After Time and The Rose.
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