This Is Happening

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This Is Happening

Released Oct 2, 2015

1h 24m

Comedy

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When their eccentric grandmother (Cloris Leachman) runs away from home, a man (James Wolk) and his drug-dealing sister (Mickey Sumner) embark on a road trip to find her and recover the marijuana stashed in the trunk of her car.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Combining the most clichd tropes of dysfunctional family comedies and wacky road movies, Ryan Jaffe's debut feature manages to squander the talents of several notable actors.

Oct 7, 2015

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

"This Is Happening" operates at such a negligible pace it barely qualifies as a moving picture.

Oct 2, 2015

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Tom Long

Detroit News

"This is Happening" leans too much on ungrounded comic antics for the performers to be completely successful, but they give it their all.

Rated: C

Sep 25, 2015

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

A stale script and sluggish pace makes This Is Happening a forgettable occurrence.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 20, 2019

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

If anything, Cloris Leachman is the film's saving grace, and could be reason enough to watch the film.

Nov 9, 2018

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Steve Erickson

L.A. Weekly

The film is entertaining but overly broad, and if it evokes Alex Ross Perry in some respects, it stays far away from his deep misanthropy.

Feb 15, 2018

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Touching. Loved the end scene at the tennis court.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Excellent movie. It was filmed in 11 days. I laughed till I cried. It is wonderful to see strong leading roles for senior actresses. Cloris is 89 years old when the film was made.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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When their eccentric grandmother (Cloris Leachman) runs away from home, a man (James Wolk) and his drug-dealing sister (Mickey Sumner) embark on a road trip to find her and recover the marijuana stashed in the trunk of her car.

Director: Ryan Jaffe
Producer: Scott Einziger, Ryan Jaffe, Lisa Barrett McGuire, Matthew F. Weinberg
Screenwriter: Ryan Jaffe
Distributor: Seed&Spark, Paladin
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2016
Runtime: 1h 24m

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