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While We're Young

  • 2014
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
52K
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Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts in While We're Young (2014)
A middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.
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A middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.A middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.A middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.

  • Director
    • Noah Baumbach
  • Writers
    • Noah Baumbach
    • Henrik Ibsen
    • Wallace Shawn
  • Stars
    • Ben Stiller
    • Naomi Watts
    • Adam Driver
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    52K
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    • Director
      • Noah Baumbach
    • Writers
      • Noah Baumbach
      • Henrik Ibsen
      • Wallace Shawn
    • Stars
      • Ben Stiller
      • Naomi Watts
      • Adam Driver
    • 136User reviews
    • 290Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Josh
    Naomi Watts
    Naomi Watts
    • Cornelia
    Adam Driver
    Adam Driver
    • Jamie
    Amanda Seyfried
    Amanda Seyfried
    • Darby
    Maria Dizzia
    Maria Dizzia
    • Marina
    Adam Horovitz
    Adam Horovitz
    • Fletcher
    Matthew Maher
    Matthew Maher
    • Tim
    • (as Matt Maher)
    Peter Yarrow
    Peter Yarrow
    • Ira Mandelstam
    Bonnie Kaufman
    • Ira's Wife
    Hector Otero
    • Frank
    Deborah Eisenberg
    Deborah Eisenberg
    • New School Woman
    Dree Hemingway
    Dree Hemingway
    • Tipper
    Matthew Shear
    Matthew Shear
    • Benny
    Annie Baker
    • Elise
    Quincy Tyler Bernstine
    Quincy Tyler Bernstine
    • Pepper
    James Manzello
    • Music Class Band
    Laura Hankin
    Laura Hankin
    • Music Class Band
    Stoddard Blackall
    • Music Class Band
    • Director
      • Noah Baumbach
    • Writers
      • Noah Baumbach
      • Henrik Ibsen
      • Wallace Shawn
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Amanda Seyfried remarked that at age 28, when she filmed the role, she actually found it a challenge to play Darby and that she related more to the older characters.
    • Quotes

      Josh: For the first time in my life I've stopped thinking of myself as a child imitating an adult.

      Cornelia: You feel that way too?

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Ben Stiller/Tim Gunn/Rixton (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Golden Years
      Written by David Bowie

      Lullaby performed by James Murphy

    User reviews136

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    7/10
    A Puzzling and Dissatisfying Third Act Cannot Derail this Charming Dram-Com
    Watching people realizing they're no longer young and hip naturally lends itself well to humor, drama, and self-examination, but the subject matter alone doesn't always naturally lend itself to a neatly formed story. The writer/director has to handle that part. Good thing this movie has Noah Baumbach.

    Baumbach brings a knowing touch to this film, always seeming to strike a fitting balance between humor, drama, and analysis, all without ever feeling heavy handed or condescending. He allows his characters to show viewers the dichotomy of a young, idealistic (Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried) juxtaposed against the aging couple (Ben Stiller and Naomi Watt) who have lost a bit of luster but are a bit in denial about their quasi-happiness.

    After the couples meet and become fast friends, it's the older couple who draws inspiration from the young. They slip right back into their own youthful beliefs about the world and how they should exist in it. Some of their thoughts are meaningful, while others are sappy and, well, juvenile. Despite recognizing the silliness of the young couple's lifestyle, like watching VHS tapes and listening to records just because, it's easy as a viewer to fall under their spell. Driver and Seyfried are effortlessly charming, and their exuberance and self-certainty make them appealing role models.

    The epiphany about how to live life that the young couple gives to the older one is a little too easy and convenient. Something must be off. Baumbach was simply reeling us in, making us listen more closely as he continues his story.

    This is where the most crucial part of the movie arrives, and it's the one Baumbach handles with less success. Just as the salient message of the movie should be coming into focus, the story instead veers swiftly towards a grumpy take on the ethics of documentary filmmaking.

    The third act is a little unsatisfying, but it is certainly not enough to erase what is on the whole an intelligent, humorous and enjoyable movie.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 17, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Khi Ta Còn Tre
    • Filming locations
      • Jackson Hole Restaurant, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(meal between Cornelia and Jamie with Josh arriving)
    • Production companies
      • IAC Films
      • Scott Rudin Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,587,485
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $227,688
      • Mar 29, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,117,839
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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