In Good Company
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7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 62 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 62
  3. Negative: 7 out of 62

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  1. KarissaE.
    Jan 15, 2005
    9
    I thought it would have been a 10 if they had put a better ending on the movie. I wanted to see what happened to Alex and Carter! The movie just kind of stopped, and all my friends and I were like, "What? They can't just end it like that!"
  2. JackFrost
    Jan 19, 2005
    10
    Very real. Great acting and camera work.
  3. Ani
    Jul 9, 2005
    10
    Excellent romantic comedy, a rare one in which the sappy moments are easy to swallow.
  4. VikramM.
    Jan 21, 2005
    10
    In Good Company is a soft comedy. Soft comedies are not raunchy in any way, it was not screamingly, obnoxious funny, it was soft funny. It made people laugh and people clapped at the end but it was a soft comedy. I liked In Good Company a lot, for one reason becuase it was funny and it made me laugh and another reason is the relationship between Dennis Quaid and Topher Grace. That held the movie together with that first detesting relationship then liking then hating, it made the movie go. This movie was great and I would reccommend it to anyone.… Expand
  5. PatW.
    Jan 26, 2005
    10
    Greatest Movie.
  6. MoviebuffILovefilms
    Mar 2, 2005
    10
    I thought it was hilarious! I loved the film. I liked Topher and Dennis on screen. They had chemistry and intrigued me to believe this story. I also thought that it was dramatic and real. The realism is how kids sometimes don't think. The entire situation between Grace and Johanson's characters could have been avoided had they just talked to Dan. However, that in my opinion was real sometimes young people are secretive and they don't think about things before they do things. Also, I liked the fact that the wife became pregnant later in the game when she already has one child in college and a preteen. That is very believeable and happened to a couple of my friend's parents when I was growing up. The funny think is when the older sibbling is carrying the infant around people assume they are the parent. However, that seems like an entirely different film. Great movie. I love the part where Teddy K didn't know how to answer Dan and he decided to leave it up to everyone else. That was typical of how a lot of companies are ran. Many don't have talent and they sponge off the ones who actually have talent, passion, and knowledge of how to do their jobs. I enjoyed it. I am a huge fan of Paul Weitz.… Expand
  7. RyanH
    May 11, 2005
    10
    I really enjoyed this movie. I wish that Marg Helgenberger had a bigger role
  8. PaulaV.
    May 22, 2005
    9
    Excellent film. A great story about the phases we go through as we adapt to change compacted within a short period of time. Wonderful dialogue, great acting. Finally a really good Dennis Quaid film.
  9. Tanya
    Jul 9, 2005
    10
    Awesome!
  10. DaveG
    Jan 17, 2005
    9
    Good movie for its type. As a guy, I couldn't really ask for a better date movie. Quaid and Grace give outstanding performances and the ending was honest, not sappy.
  11. NathanG.
    Jan 28, 2005
    9
    Funny, heartwarming, and most importantly intelligent film. Great entertainment value and Johansson graces the screen with her amazing presence. Hats off to Topher Grace and Quaid as well for their warm and humorous portrayals of what could have been mere caricatures.

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Metascore
66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    70
    Weitz gives all his actors room to shine.
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  2. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: David Ansen
    80
    A smooth mixture of satire and sentiment that owes an obvious debt to "The Apartment," not to mention "Jerry Maguire."
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    70
    An often lively comedy-drama that lands some nice jabs at the mega-corp ethos, In Good Company makes for pretty good company until going soft when it counts.
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