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Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
With his large bod, soft features, and air of goofy sweetness, Jason Segel is a natural fit for Jeff, Who Lives at Home, a goofy, sweet comedy.
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Rolling Stone Peter Travers
The funny, touching and vital Jeff, Who Lives at Home reaffirms your faith in Jay and Mark Duplass. Their films hit you where you live.
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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
The Duplass brothers keep making miniatures that contain universes. They seem to be casual, but they're dead serious. They seem to be stumbling around finding stories by accident, but their movies are thematically rigorous. They seem to be presenting matters of little consequence, but the stakes are always huge and life-changing.
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USA Today Scott Bowles
Sarandon is worth leaving home for, even if Jeff won't.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Nothing in this quiet, quirky comedy from the brothers Duplass comes close to Jeff's inspired, bong-fueled deconstruction of "Signs," but it gives us a good idea of where this guy is coming from.
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NPR Ian Buckwalter
Both Jeff and the film have a way of sneaking up on you.
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The Hollywood Reporter
A short and sweet outing pairing the Duplass brothers with mismatched screen siblings Jason Segel and Ed Helms, Jeff Who Lives at Home pulls back from the comedy of Cyrus in favor of character-defining vignettes and moments of grace.
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Movieline Stephanie Zacharek
At what point do we stop applauding the Duplass brothers for their gumption and stick-to-itiveness and admit that, maybe, their storytelling just isn't so hot? Or that their characters sometimes seem more like groovy-cute constructs than believable people?
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Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
Surprisingly, though, most of the material avoids the treacle zone, while Jason Segel, as the man-child in residence, gives a performance that I can only describe as gravely affecting.
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New York Daily News Joe Neumaier
The whole movie is about piecing together broken parts. It may not always come together, but what it makes, if you look at it the right way, is endearing.
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Los Angeles Times Betsy Sharkey
The writing-directing brothers are usually interested in the small stuff of everyday, but perhaps they've gone a little too small here.
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