Welcome to Me

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Welcome to Me

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Released May 1, 2015

1h 26m

Comedy

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A mentally unbalanced lottery winner (Kristen Wiig) goes off her medication, buys a talk show and uses it as a platform to broadcast her bizarre opinions on a wide variety of topics.

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Critics Consensus

A transfixing central performance by Kristen Wiig performance holds Welcome to Me together and compensates for its uneven stretches.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

While she doesn't really humanize Alice, Wiig delivers an impressive blend of awkwardness, humor and pathos that elevates the story, even though it isn't enough to mask its flaws.

Rated: D+

Sep 1, 2017

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Wiig's depiction of a woman whose stories are apt to end with the declaration "then I went off my meds" is as disquieting as it is scarily accurate.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 28, 2016

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Whatever the state of your mental health, you'll want to follow Alice down the rabbit hole.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 27, 2016

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

It's that really well planned gag or stunt that can't match the real thing because it's been too manufactured to where the unpredictability is taken away or feels forced.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 26, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Wiig delivers a sensational performance in a film that deserves comparisons to uneasily funny titles like The King of Comedy and Being There, and perhaps like those films, it will only improve with age, reassessment, and time for clarity.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 21, 2022

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Olly Richards

NME (New Musical Express)

Ultimately, it's like Alice herself: confused by what it wants to be.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 8, 2021

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Audience Member

This is a special movie. If you don't get it, you've likely had a very boring and easy life. If you do get it, you are correct, it IS great. It mixes humor with horrifying emotional pain in a way that I found very honest and very true. I certainly understand why so many people don't get it- they are the same type of people who tend to struggle at understanding anything that goes far beyond the surface layer, where things are never black and white, good and bad. There is so much grey here and it is wonderful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/01/25

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My primary objection is that this is promoted as a comedy/drama. The comedic elements that occasionally appear do not in any way raise it to the level of comedy. While it dutifully follows the predictable three act structure, there's not enough there to make me care, not about Alice, nor any of the other characters. It does manage to drive home with a sledghammer Alice's dysfunction and elicits a few smirks at her expense. That's just not enough to be compelling either for comedic or dramatic satisfaction. If the intention was to show us someone who is hard to root for then mission accomplished. If the intention was to leave us with the message "life goes on", mission accomplished. I didn't need to spend an hour and a half of my life to know that. I'm a big fan of Kristin Wiig. In spite of her immense talent, I just don't enjoy her in these dramatic roles.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

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john b

You have to love quirky, off beat movies to like this one. I loved it. So surprising and funny. Even the theme song for Alice's crazy talk show made me laugh.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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Bronwyn D

I'm not sure who I'm more Mad at: Me, for sitting thru the Whole Thing- OR, All the Good Actors, for agreeing to participate in the movie... Even after what the Main Character does at the end, as beautiful as it was, unfortunately did not redeem the ridiculousness of this film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/20/24

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Darcy F

This movie is brilliant. A hidden gem of a comedic masterpiece. The audience score on this is out to lunch. If you have half a brain you will love this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/27/24

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Casey O

It's a very authentic portrayal of a mental health struggle that manages to be funny at the same time. A strong commentary on our culture's relationship to mental health struggles and our willingness to be entertained/cheer on someone's downward spiral.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Synopsis

A mentally unbalanced lottery winner (Kristen Wiig) goes off her medication, buys a talk show and uses it as a platform to broadcast her bizarre opinions on a wide variety of topics.

Director: Shira Piven
Producer: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Jessica Elbaum, Aaron L. Gilbert, Kristen Wiig, Marina Grasic
Screenwriter: Eliot Laurence
Distributor: Alchemy
Production Co: Gary Sanchez Productions, BRON Studios
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexual Content|Some Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $625.7K
Runtime: 1h 26m

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