Her

Name: Her
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: December 18, 2013
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 91
Cast: Amy Adams, Chris Pratt, Joaquin Phoenix, Olivia Wilde, Rooney Mara

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: December 18, 2013 | R

Starring: Amy Adams, Chris Pratt, Joaquin Phoenix, Olivia Wilde, Rooney Mara, Samantha Morton, Scarlett Johansson

Summary: Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future, Her follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right,Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future, Her follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right, individual to each user. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha," a bright, female voice, who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other. [Warner Bros.]… Expand

Director: Spike Jonze

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 126 min

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Peter Rainer

Dec 18, 2013

The wistfulness in this movie is large-souled. Theodore may worry that his love for Samantha makes him a freak, but Amy knows that “anybody who loves is a freak.” All this may sound touchy-feely in the worst way, but Jonze is trying to get at how we seek romantic connection in this brave (or not so brave) new world. Like Theodore, he risks looking foolish. Read full review

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Bill Goodykoontz

Jan 9, 2014

Her is an outstanding movie, in part because of its originality, but also because of its execution. Read full review

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Steven Rea

Jan 10, 2014

Sad, funny, and quietly alarming romance. Read full review

The Playlist Rodrigo Perez

Oct 12, 2013

It’s an incredibly melancholy, intimate and yet often hilarious look at relationships and connection that provides a surprisingly great deal of insight into the human condition. It’s both sweet and considered, as well as observant about our fears, masks and growing alienation. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Jan 13, 2014

It's audacious but also genuine. It's emotionally true and demands much from its audience not in terms of suspension of disbelief but of empathy with the main character. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Dec 18, 2013

Her remains one of the most engaging and genuinely provocative movies you're likely to see this year, and definitely a challenging but not inapt date movie. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Dec 17, 2013

Instead of just being desperately heartfelt, Her keeps reminding us — through cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema's somber-droll camera work, through Phoenix's artfully slumped shoulders — how desperately heartfelt it is. Read full review

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charleski

Jul 8, 2015

Best Science Fiction movie of the century so far. There is no competition. So many films are just amusement, a means to kill a couple of hours, that it's a shock to come across one that touches and enthralls. This has restored my faith in cinema.

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patrosi

Jan 22, 2014

Jonze lead us to a very deep stage of a spectacular metaphysical life. For two hours I was stuck in Theodore's lonely and complex life, and Her became a part of my reality, to the extreme that I was hoping that I'll never go back to my true, lame, and shallow reality. It doesn't matter howJonze lead us to a very deep stage of a spectacular metaphysical life. For two hours I was stuck in Theodore's lonely and complex life, and Her became a part of my reality, to the extreme that I was hoping that I'll never go back to my true, lame, and shallow reality. It doesn't matter how much deep you are, Her will take you to places you have never been to before, and will ignite some feelings that you have never experienced or ever felt before. It's merely a masterpiece, that makes us look at life in a very different deep perspective that reveals to us the true feeling and understanding of love and it's affect on us. Also showing us the capabilities of this feeling that is able to make human beings fall so deeply in love with an operating system just because of the mutual feelings they are having, dismissing the physical aspect in love, which shows us that love is way beyond anything physical or sexual.… Expand

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edkargir

Dec 20, 2013

A wonderful comedy for 2013 about a lonely man who falls in love with his computer. Writer director Spike Jones has created 2 complex characters with real feelings.

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FatalBrush

Apr 14, 2019

Interesting concept, great exploration of humans' emotions, great acting, philosophical to some extent and great scenery. Overall a great movie. The only bit I disliked was the pace sometimes but otherwise a great movie.

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Rekiaz

Feb 3, 2023

Es como crearte una novia imaginaria que te ayuda a llenar el vacío y soledad que te deja una persona que amaste tanto tiempo y se va, porque todo se va y necesitas soltarlo, incluso alguien que no es tangible. En cuestión de la trama es una comedia/romance/ciencia ficción que suele serEs como crearte una novia imaginaria que te ayuda a llenar el vacío y soledad que te deja una persona que amaste tanto tiempo y se va, porque todo se va y necesitas soltarlo, incluso alguien que no es tangible. En cuestión de la trama es una comedia/romance/ciencia ficción que suele ser predecible y toca temas muy abstractos y complejos que lo hace interesante. Hay personajes muy complejos con tantas emociones, muy idealista, visualmente es atractivo más no lo mejor y sientes una gran conexión psique con todo. Además el recurso de la carta como algo personal e intimo frente a la tecnológico es mágico.
El final es algo que puede romper tanto a alguien con un duelo, y se siente como un abrazo hasta el alma.… Expand

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EludiumQ36

Aug 30, 2014

This is a confounding film to rate but I'm rating on the positive side for the overall feeling I have through it and its end. My biggest problem is with its technical plausibility. Theodore acquires a retail version of newly introduced (meaning v1.0) OS1, an artificially intelligent computerThis is a confounding film to rate but I'm rating on the positive side for the overall feeling I have through it and its end. My biggest problem is with its technical plausibility. Theodore acquires a retail version of newly introduced (meaning v1.0) OS1, an artificially intelligent computer operating system. Fine so far. However, the film's depiction of OS1 is super-hyper-idealized, it's flawless, something that shouldn't be attainable until like version 50 and then only after dozens of premium add-ons and upgrades. But if the director wants to go this way then that's his prerogative, but plausibility is important and can't be magically waved off. As Theodore's relationship with "Samantha" evolves you can see scene by scene that they touch upon the highs and lows of normal, human relationships. It has an episodic series feel to it, like a short-run tv show that Netflix or Hulu would do. If you "get into" the movie then you may need tissues at the end, but again you have to shut off the "what the @#$?" side of your brain because how can a retail version of an operating system evolve to do what Samantha does at the end?! There's all manner of warranty and lawsuit claims that come from that. Again, setting all that aside, it was interesting and touching, not a waste of time, but I'd like to see a story with a more realistic, flawed AI operating system (and that request was answered by the release of Ex Machina (2015)).… Expand

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MohammedArwani

Nov 30, 2019

The story is full of science fiction with illusions

I really i felt like i wasted time on watching this crap storry ... I'm sorry

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