Year One is a 2009 American adventure comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, produced by Ramis, Judd Apatow, and Clayton Townsend, written by Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, and Lee Eisenberg, and stars Jack Black, and Michael Cera in lead roles, alongside an ensemble supporting cast including Oliver Platt, David Cross, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Vinnie Jones, Juno Temple, June Diane Raphael, Olivia Wilde, Bill Hader, and Hank Azaria.

A parody on the book of Genesis, the plot follows two tribesmen who travel to the city of Sodom to save their love interests after being banished from their tribe.

[2] Upon release, Year One was panned by critics and audiences, receiving only a 14% approval rating based on 173 votes on Rotten Tomatoes.

Still resolved to free the slaves and knowing the caravan's new destination, Zed and Oh pass by a mountain where they find Abraham about to kill his son Isaac.

The king then announces that he will sacrifice his daughter and two virgins (Maya and Eema), who were labeled by Cain as "followers of the Chosen One", as a gift to the gods.

The growing crowd, already at its breaking point from the famine, reacts negatively as Princess Inanna is already very popular for her regular displays of solidarity with the people.

The crowd is ready to proclaim Zed as the Leader being the "Chosen One" but he decides that his love for Oh, Eema, and Maya outstrips his wish to be a Savior persona.

In addition, the film's director, Harold Ramis, along with Rhoda Griffis, Gabriel Sunday and an uncredited Paul Rudd, complete the family unit of Adam, Eve, Seth and Abel, respectively.

The site's consensus reads: "Year One is a poorly executed, slapdash comedy in which the talent both in front of and behind the camera never seem to be on the same page.

[5] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B− on scale of A to F.[6] Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film a "fair-good" review of 2.5 out of 4 stars, stating, "Year One won't join [Ramis's] list of essential comedies, the ones [he] helped create as writer, director, performer or combination thereof.