This Is Where I Leave You

Name: This Is Where I Leave You
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: September 19, 2014
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Adam Driver, Connie Britton, Corey Stoll, Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: September 19, 2014 | R

Starring: Adam Driver, Connie Britton, Corey Stoll, Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Rose Byrne, Timothy Olyphant, Tina Fey

Summary: When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. Confronting their history and the frayedWhen their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. Confronting their history and the frayed states of their relationships among the people who know and love them best, they ultimately reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways amid the chaos, humor, heartache and redemption that only families can provide— driving us insane even as they remind us of our truest, and often best, selves. [Warner Bros.]… Expand

Director: Shawn Levy

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 103 min

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James Berardinelli

Sep 18, 2014

Even considering some of its late-innings flaws, this is an engaging movie that doesn't mistake histrionics and bile for solid family reunion drama. Read full review

Steve Persall

Sep 18, 2014

This Is Where I Leave You is packed with familiar regrets and lost-time makeups but these actors make every recycled moment count for something. Read full review

McClatchy-Tribune News Service Roger Moore

Sep 16, 2014

A big, broad dysfunctional family comedy, sort of a “Parenthood” pushed into R-rated “Adulthood” territory. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Sep 15, 2014

All of which leaves you wondering: Why cast such talented, interesting, and edgy performers if you're only going to ask them play it safe? Read full review

Walter Addiego

Sep 18, 2014

Bateman comes off well, humanizing his character with a strain of melancholy that’s one of the movie’s genuinely touching elements. Fey is all right, though she falls back on her patented shtick. Driver makes the most of his hipsterish role, nicely playing off the other siblings’ tension. Read full review

The Guardian Catherine Shoard

Sep 11, 2014

This is Where I Leave You is totally aimble, utterly unmoving filler given a major shot in the arm by its cast, people it’s simply a pleasure to watch, even with the creeping feeling they’re better than this. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Sep 19, 2014

Probably the biggest sin in a movie filled with many is turning Fonda into a nymphomaniacal sight gag who makes Barbarella look like Gloria Steinem. Read full review

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ledaumas

Sep 20, 2014

Another movie that critics don't like it and we loved it. The movie is an exaggeration about how family members relate to each other long after they have lived together. So many things ring true about the relationship between the siblings and their parents. Siblings may seem not to like eachAnother movie that critics don't like it and we loved it. The movie is an exaggeration about how family members relate to each other long after they have lived together. So many things ring true about the relationship between the siblings and their parents. Siblings may seem not to like each other, not like their parents, or understand each other, but they will fight for each other because they know each other. This movie will not win awards as it did manipulate situations, but it made them funny and rang very true not only for siblings, but what children think of parents. Love is there, but liking each other might not be, and that is life.… Expand

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cdsmusicchart

Sep 22, 2014

Loving this all star cast and theme, but it feels a bit tired at points. If this movie had seen a release date in 2012, it would have become a bigger hit (as Tina Fey and Jason Bateman were still "relevant", while now they no longer feel fresh"). Worth the admission price.

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ryu9376

Feb 1, 2019

OMG... definitely do not see that coming towards the end... the cast was rock solid... but that twist towards the end... Wowsers

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GreatMartin

Sep 19, 2014

In “This Is Where I Leave You” matriarch Hillary (Jane Fonda), a best selling author and psychologist, upon the death of their father, tells her four adult children that, though he wasn’t religious, he wanted them to observe the practice of shiva, mourning for the deceased, for 7 days.In “This Is Where I Leave You” matriarch Hillary (Jane Fonda), a best selling author and psychologist, upon the death of their father, tells her four adult children that, though he wasn’t religious, he wanted them to observe the practice of shiva, mourning for the deceased, for 7 days.

The oldest son, Paul, (Corey Stoll), worked with his father in the family owned sports equipment, and his wife Annie (Kathryn Hahn) have unsuccessfully been trying to have a child. Judd, (Jason Bateman), comes home from New York city after finding his wife Quinn (Abigail Spencer) in bed with his boss (Dax Shepard). The third son, the baby of the family, Philip, (Adam Driver), who obviously inherited his father’s endowment and sexual prowess, appears with Traci (Connie Britton) a beautiful, smart, much older woman, in the Porsche she bought for him. Their only sister, Wendy, (Tina Fey) with 2 children, is married to Barry, (Aaron Lazar) who does a lot of traveling and is leaving for Paris as the film opens.

Along the way we meet a childhood friend of the boys, Ben Schwartz, (Charles Grodner), who is now a Rabbi officiating over their dad’s funeral and the shiva rituals. Living across the way are Horry, (Timothy Olyphant), the first love of Wendy’s, who had brain damage in an accident involving both of them, and his mother, Linda, (Debra Monk). There is also Penny, (Rose Bryne), Judd’s high school sweetheart, who runs an ice skating rink.

Jonathan Tropper wrote the screenplay, based on his novel, and I hope many of the unnecessary potty mouth lines and sexual actions such as the emphasis on Hillary having her breasts enlarged or one of the characters called ‘Boner’, weren’t in the book. There is really only one spoiler in a movie like this as we get into all the personal baggage of each of the characters. The director, Shawn Levy, is lucky to have a cast that makes him, and Tropper, look good.

With this first rate cast some scenes are bound to be standouts such as the talks between Wendy and Judd on the roof but especially a scene where Traci talks to Judd about where her relationship is going with Philip. Jason Bateman has major scenes with most of the cast members and is, basically, the backbone of the movie but the ‘older’ women, Britton, Fonda and Monk bring the gravitas to the film making it less of a TV sitcom.

“This Is Where I Leave You” is R Rated for sexual and language content plus drug use. It is a movie in between the young adult films of summer and the Oscar contenders of autumn.… Expand

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 27, 2021

This is a pretty run of the mill film about somewhat grown up brothers/relatives who find themselves back together to mourn their fathers passing. There are the usual squabbles/rivalries and jealousies present, with the various family members trying to prove themselves better than others. ItThis is a pretty run of the mill film about somewhat grown up brothers/relatives who find themselves back together to mourn their fathers passing. There are the usual squabbles/rivalries and jealousies present, with the various family members trying to prove themselves better than others. It is fairly entertaining but not especially memorable or great in general. I'd say this is an ok watch, with a decent cast and some amusing moments but nothing more. I wouldn't especially recommend it as such, no.… Expand

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jacoblusk

Oct 3, 2014

Although there are moments when This Is Where I Leave You is charming, funny, interesting, even poignant, it’s generally a mess. In fact the movie is such a mess that it's tempting to think that the makers confused narrative drama with dramatic structure, and therefore found it perfectlyAlthough there are moments when This Is Where I Leave You is charming, funny, interesting, even poignant, it’s generally a mess. In fact the movie is such a mess that it's tempting to think that the makers confused narrative drama with dramatic structure, and therefore found it perfectly natural to let the structure be as loose as everything else in the movie.… Expand

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LowbrowCinema

Sep 22, 2014

I didn't expect much going into THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU but man is this one bad movie. Solid cast are all working from different planets and totally undermined by direction from Shawn Levy that is more appropriate for an Adam Sandler film than a dramedy about a dysfunctional family thatI didn't expect much going into THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU but man is this one bad movie. Solid cast are all working from different planets and totally undermined by direction from Shawn Levy that is more appropriate for an Adam Sandler film than a dramedy about a dysfunctional family that features Jane Fonda. The less said the better. Though I will say, Connie Britton does her damnedest to actually appear like a real human being. She has great hair too.… Expand

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