Private Life

R

Released Oct 5, 2018

2 hr. 4 min.

Comedy

Drama

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A couple coping with infertility struggle to keep their marriage going as they navigate through the world of adoption and assisted reproduction.

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Critics Consensus

Private Life uses one couple's bumpy journey to take an affecting look at an easily identifiable - and too rarely dramatized - rite of adult passage.

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Hannah

Very entertaining and insightful. The 3 leads were terrific, especially Katherine Hahn.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/05/21

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S A

Fantastic cast, amazingly detailed, and super relatable.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/22/23

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Greg W

Loved this movie. Giamatti, Hahn, and Carter brought us right into their characters' world with brilliant acting and a heart wrenching storyline. It's a movie that doesn't give you what you want, but maybe what you need.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/23

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Michael N

Very good movie about real life with all it's challenges, rewards, disappointments... the acting and writing are first rate. If you like acting, actors, writing you will like this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/23/23

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Amy B

Excellent writing and acting. Relationships felt real, not over the top. Highly recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/14/23

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David C

It's a slow and simmering tale of such a difficult and emotive struggle, and it is done so well. PG is phenomenal, and I love how ‘balanced' the whole thing is - that it isn't solely sculpted from the empowered female perspective, but that it takes a considered approach, navigating the topic with as objective a stance as possible. This all shows brilliant directing and writing. It feels a little mundane at the end, however, which takes it down a notch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/22/23

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Tamara Jenkins

Director

Paul Giamatti

Richard

Kathryn Hahn

Rachel

Kayli Carter

Sadie

Molly Shannon

Cynthia

John Carroll Lynch

Charlie

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Private Life [is] such an affecting-and ultimately devastating-work.

Rated: 4/4

Oct 26, 2018

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Kayli Carter bridges the ache and absurdity and becomes the movie's salvation, just as her character, Sadie, tries to be.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 26, 2018

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Mara Reinstein

Us Weekly

This lived-in and often-hilarious drama is a richly rewarding experience -and features a whopper of a closing shot.

Oct 22, 2018

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Natasha Alvar

MovieBabble

This movie gives us a taste of everything, though thankfully resisting the urge to be too tragic and lament the woe that is womanhood.

Rated: A-

Mar 7, 2021

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

Jenkins ... is obviously capable and sensitive. Is there nothing she finds more pressing, perhaps more tragic and profound than the stories she has recounted so far?

Feb 11, 2021

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Scott Phillips

The Movie Isle

The film is filled with dark humor and rich emotion.

Jul 23, 2020

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Synopsis

A couple coping with infertility struggle to keep their marriage going as they navigate through the world of adoption and assisted reproduction.

Director: Tamara Jenkins
Screenwriter: Tamara Jenkins
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Likely Story
Rating: R (Language|Strong Sexual Content|Some Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 5, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 5, 2018
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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