Image: A24 Films, Sandbox Films, Safehouse Pictures
An intense, riotously funny documentary about facing the end is coming to Netflix. Following its acclaimed premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and a limited theatrical run earlier this spring, we can officially confirm that the A24-backed documentary andre is an idiot Next month, Netflix will debut its subscription video on demand (SVOD) in the US.
Netflix confirmed this through its June 2026 preview andre is an idiot Will be available to stream on Netflix US starting Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Only a few months left after this Theatrical premiere in March.
director Tony BaenaThe film was one of the major successes 2025 Sundance Film FestivalWhere it won both the Audience Award and the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award in the US Documentary Competition. It was later picked up for a limited US theatrical release in March 2026 by the joint venture.
Created by an impressive team including Joshua Altman, Ben Cotner and Stelios Kitrilakis – with production companies including A24, Sandbox Films and Safehouse Pictures – the film’s arrival on Netflix gives this life-affirming (and potentially life-saving) documentary the massive global platform it deserves.
The film details the life and final years of andre ricciardiA very eccentric advertising executive based in San Francisco. The “stupid” part of the title refers to Andre’s decision to forgo colonoscopy at age 50 – a decision he openly admits was the worst decision of his life, followed a year later by a diagnosis of terminal stage IV colon cancer.
But instead of a bleak, sad medical diary, the documentary is an irreverent, hilarious and boundary-pushing celebration of life. Andre teamed up with director Tony Baena to document his journey with complete transparency. They use humorous storytelling mixed with spectacular stop-motion claymation sequences (in the vein of wallace and gromit) to imagine Andre’s eccentric stories — including bringing tufts of hair lost during chemotherapy to life with googly eyes and sneakers.
While Andre’s wild hair and outbursts of ideas drive the film, it’s also driven by his candid interactions with his wife Janice, who serves as the story’s protagonist, Peter, his therapist, and his support system like Tommy Chong.
With a 97% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the film is widely considered to be one of the funniest documentaries ever made about a fatal diagnosis. Not only is it an emotionally authentic portrait of an unconventional life, but it has literally saved lives by urging viewers to stop doing their health checkups.
Are you ready to laugh and cry with Andre? Let us know if you’re adding this award-winning documentary to your Netflix queue on June 17th!
