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60 out of 100

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6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Starring: Ed Helms, Jason Segel, Judy Greer
  • Summary: On his way to the store to buy wood glue, Jeff looks for signs from the universe to determine his path. However, a series of comedic and unexpected events leads him to cross paths with his family in the strangest of locations and circumstances. Jeff just may find the meaning of his life...and if he's lucky, pick up the wood glue as well. (Paramount Vantage)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 36
  3. Negative: 2 out of 36
  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Marc Mohan
    Mar 15, 2012
    91
    It's an ending that may alienate some viewers, but will jolt others out of their comfort zones and into an appreciation of genuinely brave storytelling.
  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Peter Bradshaw
    May 12, 2012
    60
    The film is watchable and often funny, but still seems encumbered with a kind of Sundance-indie self-consciousness, and I wondered if, in the end, it was doing anything more than the far more unassuming and gag-packed Harold & Kumar movies.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    Mar 15, 2012
    38
    Jeff Who Lives at Home devotes so much of itself to mocking the loneliness and personal shortcomings of these characters that once it stops jabbing and turns serious, you start laughing.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. INTP
    10
    Jeff is a sweet, thoughtful movie about people grappling with the mean of life -- of their lives specifically. The topic is heavy but the movie is light, and it's quite easy to enjoy watching really good actors (like Susan Sarandon) work their craft of being ordinary people. It's sweet, but it won't make you gag. And I have a strong gag reflex. Enjoy!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. txrangersfan72
    9
    An absolutely precious film about how each of us, individually, make our way through our lives, especially after realizing, as adults, just how finite our time is. Dealing with fears, loss, expectations, love, etc is at the root of every character in this film, each going through their own perspective. This film is perfectly cast with the best performances I've seen out of these actors in a long time. It is, perhaps, Jason Segel's best acting ever. Though short, easily predictable and full of strange camera shots, nothing takes away the pure sweetness of the story.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. MarcDoyle
    5
    Jeff satisfies my personal definition of an average movie almost perfectly. It's genial enough, but painfully slow out of the gates. Segel has some funny moments, Sarandon is excellent in her touching role, but there's just not much too this sucker. You can see right through it. The ending is dramatic, but it feels completely tacked on. Ed Helms and Jason Segel have done vastly superior movies.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes

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