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2012
R
Paramount Vantage
1 h 23 m

2012
R
Paramount Vantage
1 h 23 m

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....

Directed By: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Written By: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

2012
R
Paramount Vantage
1 h 23 m

2012
R
Paramount Vantage
1 h 23 m

Jeff Who Lives at Home

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 36 Critic Reviews

60

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 82 User Ratings

6.5

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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....

Directed By: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Written By: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 36 Critic Reviews

58% Positive
21 Reviews

36% Mixed
13 Reviews

6% Negative
2 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 36 Critic Reviews

58% Positive
21 Reviews

36% Mixed
13 Reviews

6% Negative
2 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Portland Oregonian

Mar 15, 2012

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.

By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW

Mar 15, 2012

Sarandon is worth leaving home for, even if Jeff won't.

By Scott Bowles FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 82 User Ratings

56% Positive
46 Ratings

37% Mixed
30 Ratings

7% Negative
6 Ratings

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 82 User Ratings

56% Positive
46 Ratings

37% Mixed
30 Ratings

7% Negative
6 Ratings

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Mar 31, 2012

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!

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Apr 28, 2013

Really enjoyed the idea behind this film. Everything happens for a reason is a cool premise if used right and in this film they do. Jason Siegel plays Jeff perfectly as a guy who doesn't believe in luck.

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Tampa Bay Times

Mar 14, 2012

It's a movie that grows on you, after grating your nerves while viewing it.

By Steve Persall FULL REVIEW

Mar 16, 2012

At what point do we stop applauding the Duplass brothers for their gumption and stick-to-itiveness and admit that, maybe, their storytelling just isn't so hot? Or that their characters sometimes seem more like groovy-cute constructs than believable people?

By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW

May 7, 2012

There's undoubtedly comedy mileage in an irreverent sending up of the Signs/Magnolia school of everything-is-connected philosophy. Despite the calibre of the cast, the Duplass brothers mostly fail to find it.

By David Hughes FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Mar 15, 2012

The ending is also a test of the audience's openness to the kind of fantasy mocked, at the outset, by everyone in Jeff's life, including the filmmakers. They want to make us believe in something, though it's also possible that they are only fooling.

By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW

Mar 13, 2012

As is, this semi-improvised feature comes off as a willfully vague exercise that, like its dimwit protagonist, presumes that profundity and enlightenment will emerge from the morass eventually. Er, maybe - or maybe not. Kinda like "Signs;" only much, much worse.

By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW

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Jun 26, 2012

A very nice movie with a nice ensemble of actors. In a very fast techno fused age, it was nice to see someone step back and craft a movie that puts a character like Jeff, into the mix in this funny flick that has heart. I felt the picture had a little bit of something for everyone. Ed Helms reins himself in a bit to play a character that plays well opposite Jason Segel. Susan Sarandon does a great job as well playing the mother of the two polar opposite sons. I enjoyed it very much. A first rate work.

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Apr 20, 2012

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

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Jul 12, 2014

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Aug 10, 2012

Everything here is done with the utmost subtlety and comes full circle in this comedy with heart. However, a dragging pace and a ludicrous, unsatisfying ending serve as reminders that the Brothers Duplass can do better.

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Jun 15, 2012

Enjoyable movie. A surprise. From the trailer i saw looked like a generic comedy but it turn out to be a good drama. A journey of a man that after losing his dad and inspired by a movie tries to find his destiny

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Details

Production Company Blue Eyes Entertainment, Indian Paintbrush, Jeff Brothers Productions, Mr. Mudd, Right of Way Films

Release Date Mar 16, 2012

Duration 1 h 23 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline The first step to finding your destiny is leaving your mother's basement.

Website http://www.facebook.com/JEFFWHOLlVESATHOME

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Awards

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

• 1 Nomination

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