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While We're Young

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Middle-aged filmmaker Josh Srebnick (Ben Stiller) and his wife, Cornelia (Naomi Watts), are happily married, but stuck in a rut. So, when free-spirited couple Jamie (Adam Driver) and Darby (Amanda Seyfried) enter their lives, it's like a breath of fresh air -- especially for Josh, who pines for a youth he wishes he had. Soon, Josh and Cornelia are ditching friends their own age to hang out with the hipsters -- but whether the friendship can endure despite a 20-year age gap remains to be seen.
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Poignant and piercingly honest, While We're Young finds writer-director Noah Baumbach delivering some of his funniest lines through some of his most relatable characters.

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Noel Murray Nashville Scene Ultimately, this film is about two well-meaning people coming to grips with who they actually are versus who they've always thought they were supposed to be. And when it's on a roll, While We're Young is hilarious. Aug 4, 2016 Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire It's a very funny movie, and a beautifully cast one May 28, 2016 Full Review Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com The film asks thought-provoking questions about modern technology, friendship and even documentaries that will likely cause deep discussions afterward. Rated: A- Apr 17, 2015 Full Review Rolando Gallego EscribiendoCine Noah Baumbach makes While We're Young an expression of contemporary city life... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Jan 17, 2024 Full Review Jordan Brooks Vague Visages A plethora of likable characters and tidy wrap-ups diminish the artistic potential of While We’re Young, as Baumbach doesn’t compromise the film’s abilities as a general crowdpleaser. Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies “While We’re Young” gives its audience things to ponder and to chew on while also being deftly funny and unflinchingly human. It just can’t quite see its strengths through till the end. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 21, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ola G Middle-aged couple Josh (Ben Stiller) and Cornelia Srebnick (Naomi Watts) are filmmakers living in a shaky marriage in New York City. Josh has spent the last 10 years struggling on the post-production of his documentary film about leftist intellectual Ira Mandelstam while not letting his producer wife help him with the project. After finishing a lecture at the college where he teaches, Josh is approached by Jamie (Adam Driver) and Darby Massey (Amanda Seyfried), a young millennial couple who invite him and Cornelia out to dinner. Jamie claims to be a fan of Josh's work and the works of his accomplished documentary filmmaker father-in-law, Leslie Breitbart (Charles Grodin). Josh is immediately awestruck by Jamie and Darby's non-conservative outlook on life as he and Cornelia begin spending more and more time with them, joining in on their bohemian lifestyle... Rotten Tomatoes consensus is "Poignant and piercingly honest, While We're Young finds writer-director Noah Baumbach delivering some of his funniest lines through some of his most relatable characters." Peter Debruge of Variety wrote: "Though While We’re Young is primarily a comedy—and a very funny one at that, managing to be both blisteringly of-the-moment and classically zany in the same breath—Baumbach has bitten off several serious topics, for which laughter serves as the most agreeable way to engage." Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote: "If While We’re Young hadn’t gone quite so broad at the finish line, it would be a contender for my favorite movie of the still-young year." Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "mostly engaging but only fitfully inspired serio-comedy." (Via Wikipedia) Noah Baumbach continues to deliver kitchen sink realism and "While We're Young" points to that stagnant feeling you might end up in during your middle age, the feeling of being stuck in your everyday, and life just moves on but you are not really moving along with it. And then this moment of clarity check emerges and you jump on it to see where it leads. Then again it might not lead to what you thought... With that said there's clear touchpoints in the film that you can recognise yourself in. The ensemble cast of Stiller, Watts, Driver and Seyfried are all great, but at the same time it feels like all of them always seems to play the same character. Particularly Ben Stiller... "While We're Young" engages, but it also carries this flatlined feeling with no real highs. It's a bit blend and a bit boring to be honest. But, still worth a watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/10/24 Full Review Horror fan 4 This was a very good movie. Funny was Adam driver and Ben stiller. Tim Treakle Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Chris Caine L I’ve never wanted to write a review before. This movie started out interesting but shifting into a movie about betrayal and generational divides was a betrayal to itself. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Will A Some funny moments, but I thought there would be more of a plot twist or revelation, but the movie fizzles out. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Alec B Sometimes the dialogue is a little too obvious, especially when Baumbach's already made his point quite clear. However, he is still able to find all those great little awkward gems of humor and like his last film he seems to be finding more positivity in his characters. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/13/23 Full Review Gareth v While not Noah Baumbach's finest work, it has his tell tale fingerprints all over it and that can only be a positive thing. The performances of all the actors involved makes this movie worth seeing for that reason alone. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Middle-aged filmmaker Josh Srebnick (Ben Stiller) and his wife, Cornelia (Naomi Watts), are happily married, but stuck in a rut. So, when free-spirited couple Jamie (Adam Driver) and Darby (Amanda Seyfried) enter their lives, it's like a breath of fresh air -- especially for Josh, who pines for a youth he wishes he had. Soon, Josh and Cornelia are ditching friends their own age to hang out with the hipsters -- but whether the friendship can endure despite a 20-year age gap remains to be seen.
Director
Noah Baumbach
Producer
Scott Rudin, Noah Baumbach, Lila Yacoub, Eli Bush
Screenwriter
Noah Baumbach
Distributor
A24
Production Co
IACF Films
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 10, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.6M
Runtime
1h 34m
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