In a World...

Name: In a World...
Genre: Comedy
Released: August 9, 2013
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Alexandra Holden, Demetri Martin, Fred Melamed, Geena Davis, Jeff Garlin

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Roadside Attractions | Release Date: August 9, 2013 | R

Starring: Alexandra Holden, Demetri Martin, Fred Melamed, Geena Davis, Jeff Garlin, Ken Marino, Lake Bell, Michaela Watkins, Nick Offerman, Rob Corddry

Summary: An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voice-over star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation.

Director: Lake Bell

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 93 min

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A.O. Scott

Aug 8, 2013

Ms. Bell, who plays Carol with a perfect blend of diffidence, goofiness and charm, has written and directed an insightful comedy that is much more complex and ambitious than it sometimes seems. Read full review

John Anderson

Apr 23, 2013

To call Lake Bell a magnetic, intelligent, blithely screwball leading lady in the Carole Lombard tradition might be selling her short. With In a World… , a rollicking laffer about the cutthroat voiceover biz in Los Angeles, she proves herself a comedy screenwriter to be reckoned with. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Aug 15, 2013

Before this movie, Lake Bell seemed to have a nice and comfortable career path ahead of her. She was an actress who always provided a spark, whether the vehicle was mundane or first-rate. Now, she’s a name that provokes keen anticipation. Can’t wait to see what Lake Bell the filmmaker does next. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Aug 8, 2013

It’s hard to imagine the lives behind the voices that are part of the movies. But In a World ..., the debut feature from actress-turned-writer-director Lake Bell, not only gives the people who do movie voice-overs a closeup, it savvily and wittily uses what we hear as a metaphor for what we are. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

Aug 21, 2013

An ambitious comedy with not-negligible dramatic depth, but Bell, a first-time feature writer and director, is frankly too generous with her large cast. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Aug 15, 2013

In a World . . . is a lot of fun, reflecting Bell’s own obvious love of piquant paradox and the music of the spoken word. But it also has a sharply observant streak that makes it as nourishing as it is endearingly nutty. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

Aug 6, 2013

With so many ideas to work with, why does Bell infantilize her elsewhere-confident main character as yet another disheveled woman-child? Read full review

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Jun 22, 2015

This movie is made for girls/women. Even though it shows the entertainment industry, specifically the voice-over, the way it's constructed easily portrays how challenging it is for women to enter any industry that was previously male dominated. You can identify with the character and whatThis movie is made for girls/women. Even though it shows the entertainment industry, specifically the voice-over, the way it's constructed easily portrays how challenging it is for women to enter any industry that was previously male dominated. You can identify with the character and what she is "fighting" for. I really liked it. Lake Bell was amazing and she will be a force to be reckoned with if she keeps popping up movies like this.
And,....by the way, it is not the pseudo- feminist, obnoxious movie you expect to see, don't listen to the meninists, the movie is just plain good by any standards. It was refreshing, don't regret the time spent watching it.… Expand