Brad's Status

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Brad's Status

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Released Sep 22, 2017

1h 42m

Comedy

Drama

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Brad Sloan has a satisfying career and a comfortable life in suburban California, but it's not quite what he imagined during his glory days in college. Sloan keeps comparing his life with those of his four college friends, wondering what it would be like to have their well-paying and glamorous jobs. When circumstances force Brad to reconnect with his buddies, he soon begins to question whether he has failed, or is in some ways the most successful of them all.

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Critics Consensus

Brad's Status transcends its familiar premise with insightful observations and affecting interplay between stars Ben Stiller and Austin Abrams.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

[Mike White's] movie tucks some quietly resonant aces up its sleeve - including some fine 'serious acting' from Stiller, arguably his best to date.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 17, 2018

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

Don't be put off by the banal title; School of Rock screenwriter Mike White's introspective cringe comedy drily harnesses the baby-boomer anxieties experienced by parents of millennials.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 7, 2018

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Stiller has visited this territory before, but never with such grating effectiveness. Following on from Ingrid Goes West; Brad's Status has dark fun with social media envy.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 5, 2018

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

The dramedy carries a message, a fair and good one mind you, but one that will, unfortunately, fall on multiple deaf ears.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 18, 2024

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Fletcher Powell

KMUW - Wichita Public Radio

Writer-director Mike White has made this movie with deep empathy.

Jul 21, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

As a laundry list of Brad's existential questions Brad's Status doesn't delve deep enough to provide any real answers, no matter how good the performances.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 1, 2021

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Nancy G

This is an outstanding movie that should have received higher scores in my opinion. It says so much about the preciousness of life and how precarious it is. How one's personal values shape one's life because they shape one's choices to a large extent. At the same time, it points out the fact that what we define as problems is very much shaped by the culture and socioeconomic background from which we come. I really liked Ben Stiller in this and Austin Abrams, who played his son was very good, with a nuanced portrayal of this highly intelligent, talented, sincere young man. I recommend it and right now it is streaming on Amazon Prime video for free.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Bryan B

Could have been titled this is 50. But its a sad inversion of getting older instead of celebration.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Love this movie it's faultless. Amazing💚👍

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/02/24

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Steve C

About 20-minutes in: "Sometimes in life you lose the plot." This movie has the same problem, but then again, it never had one to begin with...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/29/23

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Gareth v

Not bad, not great. A coming of age movie for both father and son that suffers a bit from being self indulgent.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/22/23

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Pikachu p

Brad Sloan (Ben Stiller) reist mit seinem Sohn nach Boston, um sich bei verschiedenen Colleges zu bewerben. Dabei denkt Brad die ganze Zeit über sein Leben nach und stellt sich vor, sie sein Leben hätte sein können. Gleichzeitig stellt er sich vor wie seine College Freunde ein besseres Leben haben als er. Im Zweifel Glücklich ist keine typische Ben Stiller Komödie, wo er einen Loser spielt und eine Frau findet oder eher sich abgedreht verhält. Er spielt hier einen 47-jährigen Mann, welcher mit seinem Leben unzufrieden ist und alles hinterfragt, was er gemacht hat und gibt nicht nur sich die Schuld. Er hat Gedanken, die jeder mal hat und schwelgt ihn alte Erinnerungen, wo alles besser war. Die Handlung ist nichts Neues und es passiert auch nicht gerade viel im Film. Trotzdem ist der Film bewegend und regt zum Nachdenken an. Ben Stiller zeigt hier seine ruhige und dramatische Seite. Es kommt zwar nicht an Das erstaunliche Leben des Walter Mitty ran ist, trotzdem ein schöner, ruhiger Film. Der Film beinhaltet viele Themen wie Neid, Angst, Selbstzweifel,Überschätzung und was wichtig ist im Leben und wie unterschiedlich die Wahrnehmung sein kann. 8,5/10

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/23

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Synopsis

Brad Sloan has a satisfying career and a comfortable life in suburban California, but it's not quite what he imagined during his glory days in college. Sloan keeps comparing his life with those of his four college friends, wondering what it would be like to have their well-paying and glamorous jobs. When circumstances force Brad to reconnect with his buddies, he soon begins to question whether he has failed, or is in some ways the most successful of them all.

Director: Mike White
Producer: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Bernad, Sidney Kimmel
Screenwriter: Mike White
Distributor: Annapurna Pictures, Amazon Studios
Production Co: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Plan B Entertainment
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 22, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.1M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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