- Studio: IFC Films
- Release Date: Jun 17, 2005
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6.9
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 139 Ratings
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Positive: 97 out of 139
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Mixed: 12 out of 139
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Negative: 30 out of 139
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MathewB.Jul 30, 200510Bold, fun, insightful, and humane. I'm not sure that everything work, but even when something is not quite right it's so gutsy that you do not care. Honest excitment.
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EllenF.Jul 10, 200510Not so much a conventional film as 2 hours of performance art. Beautiful, thoughtful, and moving.
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JeffT.Jul 1, 200510Beautiful film!!
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GettfordJul 8, 200510Its beautiful like filmed performance art. Also, it was better than Batman and Land of the Dead combined.
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WillK.Nov 6, 200510Best film 2005.
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jonk.Jul 20, 200510Simply the most original, most sweet-natured clear-eyed movie I have seen in a while.
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DonB.Jul 27, 200510A intelligent, serious movie. The film makes it clear that kids might be more able to deal with their sexuality than many adults.
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RebeccaG.Jul 29, 200510Rare to find a movie so intelligent, moving *and* funny. There is not a cliched or predictable moment in this wholely original film.
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JenE.Nov 5, 200510This movie can only be boring to the young, the naive, or the blind. The silence said it all. The body and facial expressions do more for this film than any gun, explosion, or sex scene have ever done. Never perverted or pornographic in anyway. Only a true artist could create such a modern piece of artwork.
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franklinr.Oct 16, 200510
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JuliusXJun 25, 200510
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MikeG.Jul 21, 200510
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BetsyRossAug 21, 200510There is nothing I would change about this movie, it was absolutely perfect. I went into the theater knowing nothing about the film, but left with it being a new favorite. My date and I were rolling laughing so hard. So many subtle jokes. Amazing.
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MikeM.Aug 5, 200510Remarkable! The human condition exposed! Loved it!
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SpongeeeJan 18, 200610This is an odd film that pays off through and through. Great music and story and characters. A must see!
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EveryoneIKnewJan 22, 200610I saw it twice. I tried to see the pretenious side of the movie but quickly was slapped in the face by the movie and fell back on the roller coaster and enjoyed the ride. Unique characters, situations, relationships, and peotic in its story telling. Oh yea, the music is top notch. If you don't get it, then you just don't get it. Oh well, your loss.
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JeremyF.Jan 20, 200710Unbelievably, and UNEXPLAINABLY perfect in every way!
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billyg.Oct 17, 200510
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HelenF.Jul 17, 200510Interesting characters, touching and very funny moments throughout, an unusual and good-feeling movie that will stay with you [and cheer you up when you need it].
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alexisAug 22, 200510everything you could ever want from movie.
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MarkB.Aug 25, 200510
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RickV.May 19, 200610I loved it--a touching, human drama that was also funny and sad and very original in what it wanted to say.
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BlancoA.Jul 6, 20059I have to take issue with Pat T.'s review below. How can you say that it's more appealing to women than it is to men? I'm a man, and I loved it. The main character is a man... I'm dumfounded. Anyway, it struck me as a more humane version of "Happiness". Certainly not a "whole" film, but it's extremely watchable.
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TiagoM.Jul 30, 20059This is one of those rare original independent movies that actually manages to skate in the very thin line between absolutely hilarious, just plain wrong, and rather insightful. And for their efforts at least, the cast of "Me and You" should be applauded.
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TNgoJul 3, 20059I really liked it. Its theme about individuals longing for any kind of human connection in this lonely world ours, resonated with me. I can't wait for Miranda July's next effort.
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EwenM.Aug 1, 20059Completely loved this movie. Along the lines of the brilliant Gilbert Grape.
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TomW.Jul 13, 20059Just a delight. Nice twists. Engaging actors. Far more enjoyable to me than any of the highly touted studio films. It's a shame this doesn't play to a wider audience.
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renatae.Jul 31, 20059Unexpected and truly original. marvellous characters for someof whom i developed great affection.
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ChadS.Aug 9, 20059
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AlexE.Oct 16, 20059
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DavidPDec 20, 20059
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RitB.Jul 11, 20059An offbeat, original film. Very funny in spots and some surprises that tie everything together. I would have liked to have seen more depth, more background to the main female character played so very well by Miranda July.
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JeffreyHJul 28, 20059
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JulieK.Aug 1, 20059This is an amazingly playful film. Back and Forth forever!
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ShaunM.Aug 26, 20059
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FameT.Aug 27, 20059
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KarinF.Aug 4, 20059A sweet, small film. Not one of those glossy, special effects films. Rather, a human and humane look at relationships. It is arty. And that's fine. The shots, dialogue, and sounds were carefully chosen. Sometimes, the quirkiness feels slightly overdone, but all in all this is a touching look at the lives of some unperfect people, told with child-like sensitivity. Honest and refreshing.
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JeffS.Nov 1, 20059You want precious? Rent Wes Anderson. This is sincerity and hilarity offered up on a nicely textured platter, giving the audience equal amounts entertainment and provocation. An impressive look at how society deals with change (technology, social norms, youth). Also, flat out funny.
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ChaiA.Oct 17, 20059I *loved* the movie. It was so gentle and personal. I plan to go watch it a second time. BTW, I also like In the Mood for Love and Lost in Translation, in case if that is an indication of anything.
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KeatonK.Oct 25, 20059A twee masterwork of hyper-romantic storytelling.
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johncJul 19, 20059Saw with a full house at an l.a. preview screening. writer, director, lead actress miranda july spoke for 1/2 hour after film. everyone loved the movie.
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GroverW.Aug 22, 20059This is why we go to movies, for an experience that takes beyond ourselves and beyond the everyday. It keeps your attention, and entertains in a most profound way. There's much more here than meets the eye, and its there in a beautifully subtle way.
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KevinE.Nov 21, 20059A refreshing strafe away from straight arrow Hollywood incarnations! I'm not sure what is worse, the reviewers who posted negative reviews not having a clue, or their copycat style of writing, reusing words like "pretentious" and "precious" over and over and over and over. Back and forth. Forever. No wonder your reviews stink, you're copying each other!
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T-O-N-YDec 1, 20058This movie is a reflection of life @ a time in which communication and recording capability has destroyed previous concepts of honesty, and the contexts within which it can be drawn. It brings to the surface resistance against popular ways of being in favor of natural and human ways of being. Miranda July is way ahead of her time!
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PaulD.Aug 6, 20058Quirky to the max. An original voice appears. Sometimes opaque, sometimes funny, sometimes touching, sometimes pretentious, sometimes genuinely moving, sometimes brillantly original, but almost always involving.
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DevYDec 15, 20058Entertaining and funny. I don't know many people like these characters, but the themes were very real: personal connection, wanting to be loved, and the awkwardness of relationships. And if it was too pretentious for some, maybe there should have been more car chases and explosions, the usual fodder of Hollywood movies.
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RobS.Jul 17, 20058I don
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ScottMJan 12, 20068I still have a smile on my face.
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KayO.Aug 29, 20078Touched my heart and my funnybone in a very charming and touching way. the weirdness of the characters' actions were a deft caricature of internal states we could find in so many of us.
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JeffreyCNov 15, 20058If you like your movies served up Hollywood style, like a frozen tv dinner, this one is not for you. On the other hand, if you're looking for a movie that's just a little smarter (but more neurotic) than you, then this one goes well with popcorn and beer!
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MarcK.Nov 5, 20057It's a very interesting film to see, which is why I'll give it a "7." But if people are describing this film as "sweet," "cute," and "funny," then I have definitely missed the point of this film. It was an extremely sad movie about how lonely people are. Glad it didn't go on to much longer, as the sadness almost made me want to cut my wrists.
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vanveraDec 24, 20057So cute.
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[Anonymous]Jul 18, 20057It's hard to pay attention at times because there is no strong plot to hold onto, but the smaller stories within were fun to watch. Sometimes the female lead got a little annoying. The child actors were amazing.
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StevieGJul 31, 20057
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TimothyD.Feb 18, 20067
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Dec 28, 20117Brilliant, a fun and innovating way of introducing new and controversial concepts that all connect and hold in common the central element of love search. It really makes you think about everything you know and take it to the furthest extreme, twisting it and giving you a whole different perspective of it.
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MarcR.Sep 29, 20056
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JoeS.Apr 19, 20066
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roberth.Oct 17, 20055This movie has the odor of todd solondz if not quite the whole awful stench. has nice cinematic last few minutes however.
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MikuD.Jul 15, 20055Fairly dissapointing. While it does contain a few interesting moments, the film is too cute by half; its contrivances and self-conscious quirkiness ultimately outweigh any moments of originality-- a film that tries too hard.
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PatTJul 2, 20055A lot of poignent, touching scenes about lonliness and trying to connect and some other stuff about discovering sexuality, but it doesn't add up to a movie. More like looking at a scrapbook. Definitely more appealing to women than to men.
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TMAug 24, 20055Is it child pornography when you have kids talking about lewd and pornographic acts? I'm not sure, but it happens in this movie and it left me very queasy. This movie left me feeling like I needed a shower and wasn't nearly good enough to justify this.
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CablesJul 13, 20074One of the most pretentious films I've ever seen.
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MattF.Jul 12, 20054Incredibly pretentious and dour. However, there are a couple scenes that are interesting.
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DavidM.Jul 27, 20054Pretentious and stilted. The creators really wanted us to know how clever and deep they are. Only highlight is that little kid.
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JeffJAug 19, 20054
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DaveJul 17, 20054There are far too many quircky characters in this film for it too be taken seriously. I can undrestand 1 or two, but practically the whole cast seems to have a quircky personality, even the children! There are some good moments, but overall, this film really tested my patience. Go see Happy Endings instead!
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Apr 2, 20114I like Indie movies but this past few years I learned that the Indie Trademark created by Sundance and the Cannes "Un Certain Regard" has lost its quality features. This film follows a recent trend of over analyzing everything that happens today in a fast passed and always changing society. This way of thinking, for me, is just a waste of time. I prefer living over thinking about living.
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nickr.Aug 23, 20053
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ArielG.Mar 13, 20063
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paulFNov 16, 20053
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JamesC.Jul 30, 20052A bricolage of tricks and scenes from other and much better cutesy-only-love-matters films. Amateurish, sloppy, tired, and Miranda July is the incarnation of self-indulgence, complacency, and self-love.
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NicoleZAug 21, 20052Incredibly pretentious and precious.
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N.R.MarcusOct 15, 20052This movie was sappy, strange and made no point. Waste of time.
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garycOct 16, 20052Horribly pretentious, this movie presents an assortment of disturbed characters acting in ways that defy belief. It appears to be attempting to be artsy without succeeeding in the least.
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DanaM.Jul 14, 20052Should have been titled "One flew over the Cookoo's nest 2". I've never seen a movie with more oddball characters. This movie has no plot whatsoever. If your idea of fun is to watch two early teenage girls perfom oral sex on a twelve year old then this is the movie for you. Don't bother.
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BrentSJan 10, 20062Quirky enough to gag on, with Miranda July playing the most irritating character I've ever seen in a film. I had no expectations before seeing it, and tried to remain optimistic as the awkward dialogue, unrelatable characters and consciously eccentric scenes piled up, but the pile obscured any positive aspects by the end of the movie.
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MBOct 15, 20052No one in the movie ever talked like a normal person.
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JayE.Jul 18, 20052When Ms. July, an apparently lonely, struggling "performance artist" decided to put herself and her nasty, immature sexual fantasies on film, who would have guessed the tasteless and embarrassing result would be lionized by the critics?
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MishaHNov 1, 20051
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AndyMOct 20, 20051
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AlbertN.Jul 14, 20051The worst film I've seen in years. Disgusting, pointless, not in the least bit funny.
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jacks.Jul 16, 20051I went with my wife and two friends. We all hated it!!!!
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janeAug 21, 20051
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DeliaJ.Sep 13, 20051Even more disheatening than this very bad and immature movie, is the lavish reception it's getting here, and that it got from the American media. Blame the school system.... People go through 16 years of education in this country and don't know the rudiments of Western culture and art, or what distinguishes good from bad. Ah, Miranda July, savoir and genuius. The muses are weeping....
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MattFJan 10, 20061To help alleviate David P's anger of seeing a couple zeros, I will gladly bestow this piece of poop a reasonable 1. I never, ever connected with this, as much as I wanted to. Boring, pretentious, calculated beyond help and so consciously "hip" it sort of makes me want to die. Terrible film. This faux-thoughtful pretentious trendy pap needs to stooooop.
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jaymJul 29, 20051An utterly self-conscious and mannered exercise, which reflects the cannibalization of culture by ambitious but talentless middle-class kids, who should be earning a decent living somewhere instead instead of insulting the arts with absurdly literal exercises in narrative.
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AndrewSAug 13, 20051
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MelissaPNov 1, 20050
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VicenteTDec 5, 20050
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ChelseaDDec 17, 20050What an awful movie, I rented it and couldn't even sit through it until the end. I love movies that different from the schlock that Hollywood puts out, but this one was obviously different just for the sake of being different. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
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ZachRHJul 17, 20050
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ChrisB.Jan 14, 20070Crap. Shows the void that contemporary art is dominated by.
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StevenF.Jun 11, 20070
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70These characters are touching and sympathetic to the extent that they're lonely, and that's what most of them are most of the time.
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70A real treasure in the guise of yet another Sundance dramedy.
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88Performance artist Miranda July hits a grand slam as the writer, director and star of her first film. It's a moonbeam romance laced with startling wit and gravity.