This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

When their father passes away, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens.

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writers:

Jonathan Tropper (screenplay), Jonathan Tropper (novel)

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Bateman	...	Judd Altman
Tina Fey	...	Wendy Altman
Jane Fonda	...	Hillary Altman
Adam Driver	...	Phillip Altman
Rose Byrne	...	Penny Moore
Corey Stoll	...	Paul Altman
Kathryn Hahn	...	Annie Altman
Connie Britton	...	Tracy Sullivan
Timothy Olyphant	...	Horry Callen
Dax Shepard	...	Wade Beaufort
Debra Monk	...	Linda Callen
Abigail Spencer	...	Quinn Altman
Ben Schwartz	...	Rabbi Charles Grodner (aka Boner)
Aaron Lazar	...	Barry Weissman
Cade Lappin	...	Cole

Storyline

When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. Confronting their history and the frayed states of their relationships among the people who know and love them best, they ultimately reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways amid the chaos, humor, heartache and redemption that only families can provide-driving us insane even as they remind us of our truest, and often best, selves.

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Plot Keywords:

man child | brother sister relationship | childhood home | sibling | vomiting | 

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Taglines:

Welcome Home. Get Uncomfortable.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sieben verdammt lange Tage

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$19,800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,558,149 (USA) (19 September 2014)

Gross:

$34,290,142 (USA) (28 November 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

21 Laps Entertainment, Spring Creek Productions, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stars Rose Byrne, Debra Monk, and Timothy Olyphant were all in Damages (2007). Rose Byrne as one of the main characters, Ellen Parsons. Debra Monk player her mother Deniece Parsons in 12 episodes. Timothy Olyphant played Ellen's love interest, Wes Krulik in 15 episodes.

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Goofs

When Judd gets knocked out fixing the circuit breaker, his hair is wet. Yet when his mother wakes him up, his hair is dry.

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Quotes

Linda Callen: It would be a terrible mistake to go through life thinking that people are the sum total of what you see.

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Connections

Features Adventure Time (2010)

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Soundtracks

How Do U Want It
Written by Bruce Fisher, Johnny J (as Johnny Lee Jackson), Leon Ware, Quincy Jones, Stan Richards (as Stanley Richardson) and Tupac Shakur
Performed by Tupac Shakur
Courtesy of Death Row Records
All rights administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Contains a sample of "Body Heat"
Performed by Quincy Jones
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Not Boring because of the Chemistry between the actors.

Not much to tell about this movie. Really.

The premise, you've seen it a million times. The members of a family (I let you to judge if it is unconventional or not) are get together in their hometown because of a funeral.

Movies like this could be comedies, dramas, even thrillers. Most of the times though, is about reconciliation between the members of the family, and re-ignition of old flames from their childhood.

This is most definitely a comedy. There are some dilemmas to deal with, and a few emotional surprises but, although strong, are presented in a fun way.

And there is a lot of fun in this movies, mainly because of the chemistry of some experienced TV actors who can play roles like these in their sleep. Despite some forced clichés the movie is easy to watch. Not boring at all.

Jane Fonda looks surprisingly good for her 77 years (she was also in The Newsroom recently). Maybe there is message there for a healthy way of living for the rest of us! Overall: Not Boring. Starts well and continues like that until the very end. Check it out.