Home Again

Name: Home Again
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: September 8, 2017
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Candice Bergen, Christine Woods, Dolly Wells, Eden Grace Redfield, Jon Rudnitsky

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Open Road Films (II) | Release Date: September 8, 2017 | PG-13

Starring: Candice Bergen, Christine Woods, Dolly Wells, Eden Grace Redfield, Jon Rudnitsky, Josh Stamberg, Lake Bell, Lola Flanery, Michael Sheen, Nat Wolff, P.J. Byrne, Paige Spara, Pico Alexander, Reese Witherspoon, Reid Scott, Robb Derringer

Summary: Recently separated from her husband (Michael Sheen), Alice (Reese Witherspoon) decides to start over by moving back to her hometown of Los Angeles with her two young daughters. During a night out on her 40th birthday, Alice meets three aspiring filmmakers who happen to be in need of a place to live. Alice agrees to let the guys stay in herRecently separated from her husband (Michael Sheen), Alice (Reese Witherspoon) decides to start over by moving back to her hometown of Los Angeles with her two young daughters. During a night out on her 40th birthday, Alice meets three aspiring filmmakers who happen to be in need of a place to live. Alice agrees to let the guys stay in her guest house temporarily, but the arrangement ends up unfolding in unexpected ways. Alice’s unlikely new family and new romance comes to a crashing halt when her ex-husband shows up, suitcase in hand.… Expand

Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 97 min

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Julia Cooper

Sep 7, 2017

Home Again is a tight, witty script from a first-time director with a long list of hits ahead of her – and, of course, the golden age of Hollywood dynasties lighting her way. Read full review

Leah Greenblatt

Sep 7, 2017

Witherspoon can easily carry an entire movie in her dimples, but it’s hard not to measure Alice against a role as richly written as her recent turn on "Big Little Lies." Here, she’s mostly just a winsome proxy for midlife wish fulfillment — a bubbly brunch mimosa you drink up before the fizz is gone. Read full review

Alissa Wilkinson

Sep 7, 2017

It does just what it sets out to do: Give us a bit of fantasy, and then let us remember the joy of reality. Read full review

Mike Scott

Sep 7, 2017

Still, while it wouldn't be correct to characterize Home Again as a formula film, it's generic enough that it somehow feels formulaic. Consequently, "Home Again" never distinguishes itself as anything but a predictable and thoroughly ordinary film, just with lots of fancy window dressing. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Sep 11, 2017

I’m not predisposed to like movies focused on hollow characters floating in their own bubble of self-absorption, whether they’re men (Entourage) or women (Sex and the City), and as soon as I realized that’s what Home Again was offering, I knew I was in for a long 97 minutes. Unfortunately, I was right. Read full review

Peter Travers

Sep 6, 2017

A patently bogus romcom in which every note rings false. Read full review

Oktay Ege Kozak

Sep 15, 2017

The problem with director and writer Hallie Myers-Sheyer’s film is that it just blandly presents all of the expected cliches of the genre without anything really new or unique to say. Read full review

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OnlyAGreatOnly

Oct 14, 2017

Home Again is nice, and entertaining, and funny! I can't wait for it to be new and cool. The movie is nice. Entertaining. Can't wait to watch it!!!!!!

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NathanDonnelly

Mar 19, 2018

Home Again is probably one of most funniest movies I've ever seen. Home Again is the modern day rom-com with a role switch (younger guy dating a 40 year old woman). If you love Reese Witherspoon's mmovies this has to be one of Reese's best performances yet.

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Flipje

Dec 17, 2021

It struck me while reading the negative comments to this movie that movie critics don't treat films the same way book critics treat books. For instance, a beach book is never critiqued the same way you would a Nobel-Prize winning's latest work. Why doesn't the same apply to movies? Why doIt struck me while reading the negative comments to this movie that movie critics don't treat films the same way book critics treat books. For instance, a beach book is never critiqued the same way you would a Nobel-Prize winning's latest work. Why doesn't the same apply to movies? Why do most stuck-up, arrogant critics have to compare everything to the pantheon of Criterion Films and AFC classics? Isn't that counterintuitive? In a single night I watched both this film and the Florian Zeller film The Father (2020) starring Anthony Hopkins. These are two different kinds of films. I enjoyed them both for different reasons. And let me say this, after watching a tragic, lovely but difficult film about a person slipping away into senility, Home Again is a nice remedy, a counterweight to the more difficult film and at the same time, to the current crap in this world. Home Again is a love letter to the 'idea' and idealized version of Hollywood (the reality is far more sinister, I am sure) and a story about a newly-separated woman who happens to be the daughter of a deceased auteur filmmaker and nice-twist, allows three aspiring young filmmakers to occupy her L.A. guesthouse has a good vibe to it. Yes, these actors have appeared in other stellar roles in other blah blah blah award-winning fare but, as the old Shel Silverstein song goes, after you've been having steak for a long time, beans, beans taste fine. This movie is cinematic jelly beans, and there is a time and place for candy. Don't tell the critics that, they would rather we spend our time watching depressing, pessimistic drivel with politically correct messages. They don't live in the real world. And this movie, made my daughter of Nancy Meyers (The Holiday, It's Complicated, Something's Gotta Give, What Women Want) delivers a nice little tale. You go to the beach with a beach book, right? Most people don't read Dostoevsky while sipping margaritas (those kinds of people would be cool to meet, come to think of it...) And here, hey, you want a pizza night movie, this works. I'd rather watch something like this and smile at the end, as opposed to a rave review film that would have me reaching for Prozac. The characters in Home Again are easy going, fun, kind (most of them) and there are a few lessons learned along the way - Alice (Witherspoon) gets her priorities sorted, the filmmaker trio mature as friends. What's the problem here? My only criticism is that the story could have tied in the importance/presence of the filmmaker father more. We are introduced to him in the beginning and there are a few nods to him along the way, but it would have been more interesting to learn how his influence shaped his daughter's life, the decisions she made. That sort of thing. My only critique here, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying this movie.… Expand

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TVJerry

Sep 11, 2017

I'm sure she hates seeing this, but the apple doesn't fall far: Writer/director Hailey Meyers-Shyer is the daughter of Nancy Meyers (The Intern, What Women Want, It's Complicated) and their rom-com styles are similar. As usual, it's female centric with Reese Witherspoon turning on the charm,I'm sure she hates seeing this, but the apple doesn't fall far: Writer/director Hailey Meyers-Shyer is the daughter of Nancy Meyers (The Intern, What Women Want, It's Complicated) and their rom-com styles are similar. As usual, it's female centric with Reese Witherspoon turning on the charm, as a newly-separated mother of 2, who ends up with 3 twenty-something men living in her guest house (and 1 ending up in her bed). The inevitable complications arise when the husband (Michael Sheen) crashes this unique family arrangement. While it's infused with the expected sincere emotions and lighthearted interactions, the actual comedy is sparse. It's more about the characters and the entire cast creates likeable individuals. I’m sure Meyers-Shyer made her mamma proud, but this amiable movie is not taking the genre in any new directions.… Expand

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LeZee

Feb 4, 2018

Midlife crisis, and to begin life afresh!

We the viewers ask for something different, and here's the one. This was slightly different than the usual films. Only on the characters, but the story was pretty much the same like about jealousness. The story of a middle aged woman and to beginMidlife crisis, and to begin life afresh!

We the viewers ask for something different, and here's the one. This was slightly different than the usual films. Only on the characters, but the story was pretty much the same like about jealousness. The story of a middle aged woman and to begin the life again. Alice a daughter of a famous filmmaker, is not all happy in her life after the marriage is at in the risk of collapse. Then suddenly all changes when three youngsters she meets at the club. What follows after is to enlighten her life, but not everything's going to be fine. It could be more trouble than the solution she's hoping for, especially for a long term in mind. So what are those issues and how it resolved were told in the remaining parts.

From a new director. She wrote it as well. I've seen many women director's films in this year than any other. They are making revolution here. This is actually a decent film, but surely not a bad one as you have heard. Reese Witherspoon was awesome. She always good at such roles. So basically this film is for her to watch. But the three young actors too was not bad. The story was better, especially how it all ended. This is for the gown ups, above 25-30 years old people. Because of how everything revolved, only they can understand it better. And also for the open minded people, because it's about the modern moral thing like traditional sentiments in a relationship were removed to narrate this tale. So definitely a decent film to watch once in my opinion!

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ProfAmateur

Aug 14, 2021

This movie gave me more questions than answering............................

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cag345

Oct 30, 2017

Meyers-Shyer makes a failed attempt at the romantic comedies features of Meyers (The Holiday, The Intern). Her film lacks from an intriguing plot, the definition of good characters or an interesting thread to keep the viewer throughout its duration. Witherspoon is the only actress who seemsMeyers-Shyer makes a failed attempt at the romantic comedies features of Meyers (The Holiday, The Intern). Her film lacks from an intriguing plot, the definition of good characters or an interesting thread to keep the viewer throughout its duration. Witherspoon is the only actress who seems to have fun in the movie and to be honest leads this fiasco to something purely mediocre.… Expand

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