A fortysomething New Yorker in the throes of a midlife crisis falls for his brother's assistant while house-sitting for his sibling in Los Angeles. Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is single and jobless. He's at a crucial crossroads in life when his successful family-man brother summons him to Los Angeles to housesit for six weeks... Read more
| Starring | Ben Stiller, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh |
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| Director | Noah Baumbach |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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A fortysomething New Yorker in the throes of a midlife crisis falls for his brother's assistant while house-sitting for his sibling in Los Angeles. Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is single and jobless. He's at a crucial crossroads in life when his successful family-man brother summons him to Los Angeles to housesit for six weeks. Recognizing the opportunity to turn over a new leaf in a new city, Greenberg reaches out to his former bandmate Ivan (Rhys Ifans) and discovers that some old wounds aren't so quick to heal. When Greenberg meets his brother's pretty assistant, Florence (Greta Gerwig), a kindred spirit who longs to become a singer, he vows not to become too attached. But the more time Greenberg spends with Florence the more he begins to wonder whether he might have finally made a connection worth keeping. Jennifer Jason Leigh and Brie Larson co-star in a climacteric comedy drama from Oscar-nominated writer/director Noah Baumbach (THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, MARGOT AT THE WEDDING).
| Starring | Ben Stiller, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Duplass, Chris Messina, Greta Gerwig |
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| Director | Noah Baumbach |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2010 To Rent: DVD: Unavailable for rental Blu-ray: Unavailable for rental To Buy: DVD: 04 Oct 2010 Blu-ray: 04 Oct 2010 |
Enjoyable character study from writer-director Noah Baumbach […] with a superbly written script and terrific performances from Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig and Rhys Ifans.
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Watchable but depressing
A film with little discernible story arc and in which the main character is a fairly pathetic and obnoxious guy who is aiming to 'do nothing for a while'... read more »
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Slow and depressing!
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Sorry, Noah, this sunk
I went to see this movie on the basis of Ben Stiller being in it and some good critics' reviews claiming it to be 'funny'. After 20 minutes no-one ... read more »
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Watchable but depressing
A film with little discernible story arc and in which the main character is a fairly pathetic and obnoxious guy who is aiming to 'do nothing for a while'... read more »
Ben Stiller took a five month hiatus last year (09) in an effort to beat his workaholism. The funnyman admits he came to the realisation he was hooked on work after a busy period, which culminated with the filming of his latest movie Greenberg. And he decided it was time to do nothing but spend time as a husband and father. He tells Rolling Stone magazine, "The first part of getting rid of an addiction is acknowledging that you have it, and I acknowledge that I enjoy working. Anyone that's... Read more