# Don't Look Up

14 Hacker News commenters recommended Don't Look Up and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** A darkly funny satire of greed and power in the face of disaster, which people find realistic. The most common caveat is that it feels preachy and heavy-handed, with lecturing that some find tiresome.

## Why people recommend it

- Realistic portrayal of greed and power (4 comments): "Dont Look Up is more practical bc its people with money, power, influence dooming us with greed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47677125)) "captures a lot more of the actual dynamics" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47673255)) "DLU captured the decisions better" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47674460))
- Darkly funny satire (2 comments): "I recommend you watch a movie named Don't Look Up. Hilarious ... in a dark way." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49289419)) "it was very lecturing. Beyond that, it was also quite funny" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47673657))

## What people warn about

- Preachy, heavy-handed lecturing tone (3 comments): "it was very lecturing. Beyond that, it was also quite funny" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47673657)) "As 'on the nose' as 'Don't look up' was" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48242397)) "i couldn't finish "Don't Look Up", it felt like sitting through a political lecture." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47673520))
- Poorly written and acted (3 comments): "The film is so awfully written and acted it isn't something that can be watched." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47673675)) "the writers of Don't Look Up were themselves idiots" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47674028)) "That was just a bad, mildy entertaining movie." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48208218))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Idiocracy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/idiocracy.md): 43 recommend
- [Coyote v. Acme](https://hackerapproved.com/p/coyote-v-acme.md): 27 recommend
- [Office Space](https://hackerapproved.com/p/office-space.md): 23 recommend
- [This Is Spinal Tap](https://hackerapproved.com/p/this-is-spinal-tap.md): 11 recommend
- [Thank You for Smoking](https://hackerapproved.com/p/thank-you-for-smoking.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Don't Look Up", https://hackerapproved.com/p/don-t-look-up/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).