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R Released Apr 30, 2010 1h 30m Comedy Drama List
85% Tomatometer 143 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Kate (Catherine Keener) and her husband Alex (Oliver Platt) are wealthy New Yorkers who prowl estate sales and make a tidy profit reselling items they bought cheaply. They buy the apartment next door and plan to remodel just as soon as its current occupant, a cranky old woman, dies. Kate is troubled by the way she and her husband earn a living, and tries to assuage her guilt by befriending her tenant and the woman's granddaughters, but her overtures lead to unexpected consequences.
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Nicole Holofcener's newest might seem slight in places, but its rendering of complex characters in a conflicted economic landscape is varied, natural, and touching all the same.

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Alyx Vesey Bitch Media Though some may argue that the film doesn't fully challenge white female privilege (or tire of Kate's crying), it's to the film's credit that it uses this as character detail and tries to mine humor and social commentary from it. Jan 11, 2021 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Funny at times, Please Give is a surprisingly heartwarming coming-of-age film for six adults all passing through different stages of heir life. Rated: A- Sep 11, 2017 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Michael Leader Den of Geek For a 90 minute, short story type of film, Please Give starts to feel too baggy... Rated: 3/5 May 7, 2024 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Formless and complicated. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 14, 2022 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com About the people who give, the people who don't give and how we finally manage to connect with one another. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 20, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Uynga U amazing work, good luck Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review Munkhjargal A This movie shows that even if you try hard to make money, you may not be able to achieve it. The director did a great job. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review Bahad j In my opinion, the movie uses very good camera and audio visual equipment and the crew members and the filmmakers have played their roles very well. I really liked it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review jaime h Genius and hilarious and sad and sweet and beyond insightful! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review david f This is a very very small scale ensemble, folks living in NYC movie. It was pretty funny and very human. A bit plotless, but that can be okay if you have strong characters, and this one does. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Nicole Holofcener can do no wrong. The biggest cinematic failing is that we are not availed more of her auteur greatness at a more regular interval. She is a master, an original, and this film (as well as all of her written/directed by films) is nothing short of fantastic! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Kate (Catherine Keener) and her husband Alex (Oliver Platt) are wealthy New Yorkers who prowl estate sales and make a tidy profit reselling items they bought cheaply. They buy the apartment next door and plan to remodel just as soon as its current occupant, a cranky old woman, dies. Kate is troubled by the way she and her husband earn a living, and tries to assuage her guilt by befriending her tenant and the woman's granddaughters, but her overtures lead to unexpected consequences.
Director
Nicole Holofcener
Producer
Anthony Bregman
Screenwriter
Nicole Holofcener
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Likely Story
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 30, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.0M
Runtime
1h 30m
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