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The Meyerowitz Stories

Original title: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
  • 20172017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
An intergenerational tale of adult siblings (Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, and Elizabeth Marvel) contending with the long shadow their strong-willed father (Dustin Hoffman) has cast over their lives.
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An estranged family gathers together in New York City for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.An estranged family gathers together in New York City for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.An estranged family gathers together in New York City for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
49K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,663
687
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Noah Baumbach
    • Writer
      • Noah Baumbach
    • Stars
      • Adam Sandler
      • Grace Van Patten
      • Dustin Hoffman
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Noah Baumbach
    • Writer
      • Noah Baumbach
    • Stars
      • Adam Sandler
      • Grace Van Patten
      • Dustin Hoffman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 163User reviews
    • 155Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 8 nominations

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    Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    Dustin Hoffman and Ben Stiller in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, and Elizabeth Marvel in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    Dustin Hoffman and Ben Stiller in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    Dustin Hoffman and Adam Sandler at an event for The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Noah Baumbach, and Adam Sandler at an event for The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    Emma Thompson, Noah Baumbach, and Adam Sandler at an event for The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    Dustin Hoffman and Lisa Gottsegen at an event for The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    Emma Thompson and Gaia Wise at an event for The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    Emma Thompson at an event for The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson at an event for The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)

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    Adam Sandler
    Adam Sandler
    • Danny
    Grace Van Patten
    Grace Van Patten
    • Eliza
    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Harold
    Elizabeth Marvel
    Elizabeth Marvel
    • Jean
    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Maureen
    Danny Flaherty
    Danny Flaherty
    • Marcus
    Adam David Thompson
    Adam David Thompson
    • Brian
    Ronald Peet
    Ronald Peet
    • James
    • (as Ronald Alexander Peet)
    Hannah Mitchell
    • MOMA Employee
    Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch
    • L.J. Shapiro
    Rebecca Miller
    Rebecca Miller
    • Loretta
    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Sigourney Weaver
    David Cromer
    David Cromer
    • Glenn Twitchell
    James Hamilton
    • MOMA Guest
    Josh Hamilton
    Josh Hamilton
    • Loretta's Friend
    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Matthew
    Adam Driver
    Adam Driver
    • Randy
    Matthew Shear
    Matthew Shear
    • Gabe
    • Director
      • Noah Baumbach
    • Writer
      • Noah Baumbach
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    • Trivia
      At the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller stated in a press conference that playing brothers in this movie was one of the best experiences they've ever had in their careers, as it allowed them to grow closer as friends than they ever have in the past.
    • Goofs
      While Danny is on the phone with Eliza (who is at Bard College), he states, "I might go stay at Jean's in Rochester for a while. I'll be closer to you...". The distance between Rochester and Bard College is actually significantly greater than New York City to Bard.
    • Quotes

      Danny: It was like walking barefoot through broken glass to get a milkshake. I loved the milkshake, but, you know, my feet were bleeding.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Adam Sandler & Dustin Hoffman/Miley Cyrus (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Head to Toe
      Written by Curtis Bedeau, Gerald Charles, Hugh Clarke, B-Fine (as Brian P. George), Bowlegged Lou, Paul A. George

      Performed by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (as Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam)

    User reviews163

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    Top review
    6/10
    Prett-ay, Prett-ay, Prett-ay... Meh.
    New York is the city of a million stories. "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" has a handful of them. (Cheesy opening? Yeah, but I'm owning it.)

    Writer/director Noah Baumbach's slice-of-life tale of a blended family whose patriarch is an aging retired college professor and artist named Harold (Dustin Hoffman) is one of those that has the feeling of what was intended to be a stage production turned into a feature film. With a lot of rapid-fire dialogue and not much movement within each of its scenes, it is a film that requires a commitment from its audience to stay with it and focus. It boasts an all-star cast including Adam Sandler, Elizabeth Marvel, and Ben Stiller as Harold's children, Emma Thompson as his current wife, Candice Bergen as one of his ex-wives (and Stiller's character's mother), Judd Hirsch as one of Harold's good friends and fellow artists, and appearances by Adam Driver, Sigourney Weaver, and more. Given all of this, I am still not willing to say that this is a great film by any stretch of my imagination.

    Told through the lenses of each of Harold's children, and even a segment with his granddaughter (and Sandler's character's daughter, played by newcomer Grace Van Patten), there is sophistication to the script (also done by Baumbach) that matches the upper-crust of New York that it represents which fits well. There are also some great performances here, especially when it comes to Stiller, Marvel, and Sandler. Yes, I said "Sandler". With the number of misses that he has tended to have in recent years, this performance as the oldest of the kids who still seems to be trying to find his way while taking care of the family he has left is one of his strongest dramatic turns that I have seen in his career. His chemistry with the other two is simply spot-on, and his work with Hoffman here (who is a pipe and a hat away from being the real-life interpretation of the sea captain on "The Simpsons") is nothing short of brilliant. Marvel as the disturbed daughter made me completely not see her character from "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and even moreso took me by surprise that she is who she is. Even the ancillary characters do a good job enhancing what is going on in the main story, so none of this are where my sticking points come in.

    For me, this just never really seemed to have that "wow" moment that takes a story like this to that next level. Granted, this was still better than Baumbach's previous disaster of a narrative in "Mistress America," but he is still chasing films like his lauded "Kicking and Screaming" and "The Squid and the Whale". As good as the performances are here, they just don't elevate a script when the mechanism to elevate it simply isn't there.

    Again, this is not the worst film of this year (any year where a Terrence Malick film exists will not have to worry about THAT), and at this point it is not even in my bottom half of 2017, but if you are looking for an entertaining film about family, aging, and questions we eventually don't want to face, I would suggest last year's "The Hollars," which is a much better and more entertaining version of that story.
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    • Release date
      • October 13, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
    • Filming locations
      • Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Netflix
      • IAC Films
      • Gilded Halfwing
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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