Nimrods

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Nimrods (previously titled as New Year's Rev) is a 2025 American coming-of-age road comedy film written and directed by Lee Kirk. The film stars Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, Ryan Foust, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee, Jolene Keen Ruffalo, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Sean Gunn, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool, and Mckenna Grace. It follows three teenagers who travel from Kansas City to Los Angeles under the belief that their band is opening for Green Day on New Year's Eve.

Directed byLee Kirk
Written byLee Kirk
Story by
Produced by
  • Tim Perell
  • Green Day
  • Ryan Kroft
  • Anna Keegan
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Nimrods
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLee Kirk
Written byLee Kirk
Story by
Produced by
  • Tim Perell
  • Green Day
  • Ryan Kroft
  • Anna Keegan
Starring
CinematographyDavid Robert Jones
Edited byRyan Brown
Music byAlec Puro
Production
companies
Distributed byInaugural Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12) (TIFF)
  • August 14, 2026 (2026-08-14) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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Nimrods premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2025, and is set to be released by Inaugural Entertainment in the United States on August 14, 2026.[2]

Premise

Nimrods is based on Green Day's limited success as a band before the release of their breakout album Dookie (1994). In the film, three teenagers travel to Los Angeles under the false pretense that their band Analog Dogs is opening for Green Day on New Year's Eve.

Cast

Production

In June 2022, director Lee Kirk appeared on the podcast Office Ladies, hosted by actresses Jenna Fischer, his wife, and Angela Kinsey. During the podcast, Kirk revealed that he was working on another film with Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer of punk rock band Green Day.[3] Kirk had previously worked with Armstrong on the comedy-drama film Ordinary World (2016), which featured Armstrong as the lead.[4]

In February 2025, Live Nation Productions, the film and television production branch of Live Nation Entertainment, announced that a comedy film inspired by Green Day was in production, with Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, and Ryan Foust in lead roles, and Fischer, Kinsey, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, and Keen Ruffalo in supporting roles.[5] Later that month, Mckenna Grace, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee, and Sean Gunn were cast in supporting roles in the film.[6]

In April 2026, it was announced that the film, originally known as New Years Rev, was acquired by Inaugural Entertainment and retitled Nimrods.[2]

Soundtrack

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Nimrods
(Original Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJuly 31, 2026 (2026-07-31)
LabelReprise Records
Green Day chronology
Saviors
(2024)
Nimrods
(Original Soundtrack)

(2026)
Singles from Nimrods Original Soundtrack
  1. "I'm Never Gonna R.I.P."
    Released: July 7, 2026
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Nimrods (Original Soundtrack) was released on July 31, 2026. It features various songs from Green Day's discography; one new Green Day song, "I'm Never Gonna R.I.P."; a handful of Green Day live recordings that have never been officially released before; and songs by Analog Dogs—the fictional band comprising the film's main characters—and real-life artists Mckenna Grace, the Paradox, and Ultra Q.[7]

Green Day released "I'm Never Gonna R.I.P." as a single on July 7, 2026.[8]

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No.TitleLength
1."Longview" (Green Day)3:58
2."In the End" (Green Day)1:46
3."Bored" (Analog Dogs)2:05
4."When I Come Around" (Green Day)2:57
5."Walking Contradiction" (Green Day)2:30
6."Dilemma" (Green Day)3:17
7."Waiting" (Green Day)3:13
8."Geek Stink Breath" (Green Day)2:15
9."Bab's Uvula Who?" (Green Day)2:07
10."Panic Song" (Green Day)3:35
11."Basket Case" (Green Day)3:02
12."Hitchin' a Ride" (Green Day)2:51
13."Dominated Love Slave" (live) (Analog Dogs)1:40
14."Haushinka" (Green Day)3:25
15."Bobby Sox" (Green Day)3:44
16."Ms. Lauren" (The Paradox)2:27
17."It's So Fine" (Mckenna Grace)2:58
18."Getaway" (Anal OG Dogs)2:29
19."Freaking Out" (Analog Dogs)1:08
20."Cold" (Ultra Q)2:50
21."Last Night on Earth" (Green Day)3:55
22."Brain Stew" (Green Day)3:12
23."Wake Me Up When September Ends" (Green Day)4:45
24."Corvette Summer" (Green Day)3:01
25."American Idiot" (live) (Green Day)3:35
26."Know Your Enemy" (live) (Green Day)5:02
27."Auld Lang Syne" (live) (Green Day)1:12
28."Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" (Green Day)2:33
29."I'm Never Gonna R.I.P." (Green Day)2:04
30."Going to Pasalacqua" (live) (Green Day)4:10
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Release

Nimrods premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2025 under its original title New Year's Rev.[9][10] It will officially release on August 14, 2026.

Reception

Dan Gentile of SFGate gave the film a positive review, praising the three "spot-on" lead performances and stating that the film "hits all the right notes."[11]

References

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