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Name: Greenberg
Released: 2008-3-14
Cast: Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brie Larson

Greenberg

R
1h 47m
2008

76%

age 18+

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Roger Greenberg (Stiller) is single, fortyish and deliberately doing nothing. In search of a place to restart his life, he agrees to housesit for his brother in LA and tries to reconnect with his former bandmate (Rhys Ifans) and successful ex-girlfriend (Jennifer Jason Leigh). But old friends aren't necessarily still best friends, and Greenberg soon finds himself forging a connection with his brother's personal assistant, Florence (Greta Gerwig). Despite his best attempts not to be drawn in, Greenberg comes to realize that he may at last have found a reason to be happy. Critics rave, “Greenberg has a soul, a heart and a sense of humor.” (Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com)

Director:

Noah Baumbach

Producer:

Scott Rudin, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Writer:

Noah Baumbach

Cast:

Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brie Larson, Juno Temple, Chris Messina

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

76%

Critics Consensus: Greenberg's title character is harder to like than most, but Ben Stiller's nuanced performance and a darkly funny script help take the misanthropic edge off.

Reviews

NME

Stuart McGurk

Baumbach specialises in autobiographical films which are beautiful, tragic and often horribly uncomfortable, and any filmmaker who can squeeze that much emotion out of his audience deserves his due. It's just that it's not that much fun to actually watch.

May 19, 2021

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TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

Stiller manages to somehow turn Greenberg, the man, into a sympathetic man-child.

September 9, 2020

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Charleston City Paper

Felicia Feaster

It is a painful, funny, truthful read on our own times and a peculiar and distressing moment that often happens at 30 or 40 or 50.

Although the film sometimes drags (especially for one with a 90 minute run time), Baumbach and Stiller both score a mutual coup with Greenberg.

On balance, I found my feelings for Greenberg running hot and cold, as if I was being been infected by the protagonist's jagged mood swings. A good sign, I guess. But that's the thing about a misanthropic movie...

July 23, 2019

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Common Sense Media

age 18+

Common Sense Says

Unhealthy relationship is focus of darkly funny adult drama.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this darkly comedic drama is not meant for kids. Director Noah Baumbach, as in his other films, stakes his film firmly in messy, sometimes caustic, emotional terrain -- one character has just been discharged from a mental hospital, another gets an abortion -- that may be too mature for most teens. The film's protagonist (Ben Stiller) is a malcontent who rails against injustices small and large -- especially small. Swearing (everything from “asshole” to “dick” to “f--k”) and insults are part of his usual patter. His love interest endures continuous emotional battering, and comes back for more. There’s also a fairly graphic oral sex scene, and a scene where an adult does cocaine with college students.