They Came Together

Name: They Came Together
Genre: Comedy
Released: June 27, 2014
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Christopher Meloni, Cobie Smulders, Paul Rudd

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Lionsgate | Release Date: June 27, 2014 | R

Starring: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Christopher Meloni, Cobie Smulders, Paul Rudd

Summary: Joel (Paul Rudd), a candy company executive, threatens to close down Molly's (Amy Poehler) mom-and-pop candy store, but the unlikely pair begin to fall in love.

Director: David Wain

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 83 min

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Amy Nicholson

Jun 24, 2014

They Came Together is one joke repeated until you're broken down by the giggles. It shouldn't work as well as it does, and wouldn't if it weren't perfectly cast with America's Comedy Sweethearts. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Jun 26, 2014

Occasionally very funny, and moderately funny the rest of the time. In mathematical terms that adds up to pretty funny or "funny enough." Read full review

Stephan Lee

Jun 27, 2014

Most of the jokes land bluntly – ”This is a cliché!” – but tight pacing and a killer cast, which also includes Ed Helms and Christopher Meloni, make up for the inconsistent gags. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Jun 26, 2014

Larky, witty and sometimes even wise, this spoof on every rom-com ever made is less a fully realized film than an extended skit, a series of set pieces that poke gentle and sometimes transgressively crude fun at the tropes of girl-meets-boy that have enchanted and addled audiences for generations. Read full review

Dana Stevens

Jun 26, 2014

This rough-edged parody feels both distinctive and handmade, and for those reasons alone it’s a hard movie to hate, even when it temporarily loses its comic footing. Anyway, as romantic comedies down the ages have taught us, hatred is just a latent form of love. Read full review

Courtney Shea

Jun 27, 2014

Poehler’s Parks and Rec co-star Adam Scott is there, playing a sound engineer and so is John Stamos from "Full House," because, you know, that’s funny. Until it’s tiresome. Read full review

Rex Reed

Jun 25, 2014

A ponderous spoof of movie rom-coms that plummets stupidity to a new low even by Hollywood standards. Read full review

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Duke_Challenger

Jul 1, 2014

Fans of: Anchorman, Naked Gun, Dumb and Dumber, Mystery Team, Billy
Madison, Wet Hot American Summer
You have your next (cult) classic comedy. I haven't laughed this hard maybe ever. Will the film hold up on repeat viewings? I'm not sure. But this is just ingenious comedy writing. It'sFans of: Anchorman, Naked Gun, Dumb and Dumber, Mystery Team, Billy
Madison, Wet Hot American Summer

You have your next (cult) classic comedy. I haven't laughed this hard
maybe ever. Will the film hold up on repeat viewings? I'm not sure. But
this is just ingenious comedy writing. It's the wackiest film I've ever
seen in my life.

Every single scene is a satire of something in an actual romantic
comedy. Yet, that would get old quick if the scenes didn't have INSANE
jokes too. Luckily, the scenes do.

This movie isn't going to be for everyone as I can see the rating is at
like a 6.2/10. But if you like wacky humor and you liked the movies I
listed above, I would give this movie a chance. Seek it out in theaters
when it comes more widely available. It certainly is way better than
the previews suggested and most of the other big budget summer films
coming out this year.… Expand

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lukechristiansc

May 5, 2015

If "disaster movie" meets romantic cliche'd parody movie we got ourselves 'They came together' a idiotic parody that makes the Wayans' brothers look smart, but the chemistry between Rudd and Poehler is so funny and clever also a dolt film . Director David Wain's script is funny and aIf "disaster movie" meets romantic cliche'd parody movie we got ourselves 'They came together' a idiotic parody that makes the Wayans' brothers look smart, but the chemistry between Rudd and Poehler is so funny and clever also a dolt film . Director David Wain's script is funny and a little tiresome, but the chemistry between the leads is a droll. Grade A-… Expand

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kristen58

Jun 28, 2014

Such a bizarre movie, I'm really not sure how to rate it. Before watching this movie, you absolutely need to know that this is a parody of romantic comedies. If you're expecting a standard romantic comedy, you're going to be really confused. The movie extremely outwardly and blatantlySuch a bizarre movie, I'm really not sure how to rate it. Before watching this movie, you absolutely need to know that this is a parody of romantic comedies. If you're expecting a standard romantic comedy, you're going to be really confused. The movie extremely outwardly and blatantly makes fun of itself throughout. It's very bizarre, but if you know what to expect, it is very funny. I laughed out loud many times...and also yelled things like "what the hell?!?" at the TV several times because weird things kept happening that wouldn't in real life with real people. Characters break the fourth wall making it hard to believe that the characters are real people, so empathy is difficult, so this movie is mainly just for the laughs. It has a fantastic cast with more familiar faces than I could name. Throughout the whole thing, I kept thinking "This really reminds me a lot of Wet Hot American Summer." Afterwards, I looked it up, and yep, I was right, same writer and director....partially the same cast (with lots of other people we all know from assorted sitcoms showing up.) So, if you're a fan of Wet Hot American Summer, like quirky comedies, and like to laugh at the conventions of typical romantic comedies, then the movie is worth watching.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

bfoore90

Nov 20, 2015

While I love Amy Poeher and Paul Rudd, this movie was spotty at best. It has just enough comedy to make it watchable and while Poeher and Rudd by themselves make it funny, overall it was a bizzare spoof of romantic comedies.

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beingryanjude

May 2, 2015

Alright, I'll commend the start and, even, the premise. The film reaches a point of pure blatancy that proves to be neither humorous, entertaining or anything else. Before you know it, things will become even more bizarre (and I don't mean that in a good way).

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

westang

Nov 16, 2014

I went into this movie not realizing it was a satire rom com. I love the old leslie nielson movies but just couldn't get into this movie. Great cast from a lot of shows I really like but this was rough to watch. For me it was like a bad SNL skit made into a feature length film. barleyI went into this movie not realizing it was a satire rom com. I love the old leslie nielson movies but just couldn't get into this movie. Great cast from a lot of shows I really like but this was rough to watch. For me it was like a bad SNL skit made into a feature length film. barley made it through 10 min skipped a scene to see if the movie got better but its the same stuff throughout. Possibly the worst movie ive seen.… Expand

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AcademicCritic

Sep 7, 2014

Really bad; and we pretty much like everything to some degree. Toilet humor; literally. Adolescents may be slightly amused. Comedy has reached an all-time low.

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