Everybody's Fine
Metascore
47 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 7 out of 25
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  1. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    38
    No trite, tear-jerking cliché goes undrooled in the script by director Kirk Jones.
  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    It's a syrupy, downbeat film.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    30
    Everybody’s Fine – a movie about the lies grown children tell their parents – is, ironically, one of the most disingenuous movies to come out of Hollywood in a while.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    25
    Calculatedly soppy, seasonally phony Americanized remake of Giuseppe Tornatore's 1990 "Stanno Tutti Bene."
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    20
    A cloyingly sentimental story that rings false in every moment.
  6. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Keith Uhlich
    20
    Even supremely talented actors like Melissa Leo (as a confidently sexy trucker) and Brendan Sexton III (as a train-station beggar) are stifled by all the pseudo-redemptive mush.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    10
    The queasiness produced by this sentimental weepie builds into a wave of nausea during its interminable finale.

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User Score
7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. LindaB.
    10
    I've seen this film twice in two days with different people. Interestingly enough, I thought it would be a fun film dealing with the dynamics of the family. From start to end I was emotionally drawn in and never let go. This is a film that stays with you long after you finish watching. It sends home a very special message and it is a must see for not only all parents but their kids too.… Full Review »
  2. Heather
    10
    This move is great! One of the best family movies I have seen in awhile. I live in the midwest and that movie portrays the average father almost perfectly. The father figure is alway's the one that is tough on the family while everyone runs to the mom when they need to tell their parents something. Where I'm from, the mother is the one who holds the whole family together and this movie shows that perfectly. This movie had wonderful acting and portrayed the relationship between families to a perfect tee.… Full Review »
  3. RosieJ.
    8
    This movie was the biggest tear jerker I've experienced in quite sometime, bawling out loud in the theatre proves true artistry and connection to an audience. De Niro delivers an incredible performance once again- the story line does begin to get predictable but still a wonderful film. Extremely touching and depressingly realistic...definitely worth seeing with family members.… Full Review »
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