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This Is Where I Leave You

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When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother (Jane Fonda) and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.
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This Is Where I Leave You has its moments, but given the amount of talent assembled onscreen, the rather pedestrian results can't help but feel like a letdown.

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Jason Bailey Flavorwire Jun 18, 2016
It speaks volumes about the current shortage of this type of project that so many talented people were willing to attach themselves to a picture as subpar as this one. Go to Full Review Alissa Wilkinson Christianity Today Apr 13, 2016
1/4
We get set piece after set piece, character moment after character moment, with few of them doing more than letting characters talk about themselves and tell each other things that we're not yet sure we believe. Go to Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Oct 26, 2014
2/5
There are a few enjoyable moments, with Fey and Fonda making you wish they had a movie of their own, but sadly the narrative is more concerned with the boys, whose relationship crises are altogether more formulaic and less interesting. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Jul 29, 2022
2.5/4
Regardless of how formulaic these sitcom situations prove to be, and how everything conveniently works out for most of the characters, it's a mildly watchable, R-rated, dysfunctional family comedy. Go to Full Review Charlotte Harrison Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies Apr 13, 2021
[An] immensely underseen indie drama about four children returning home as adults when their father dies. This one is such a gem. Go to Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Feb 1, 2021
4/5
The cast comes together as a unit and even though the movie veers toward easy sentimentality when an edgier approach might have been more realistic, the players are the ties that bind the family and this movie together. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Derek O @RT29783419 Aug 1, 2026 The movie shows the complexities of life and families. I enjoyed Jason being the lead w/ some great actors. Needing a good cry - this will give it to you and convert it to a smile See more Eye C @ECinc Jul 5, 2026 This family dramedy was so fun to watch. The cast is amazing every single one of them does a wonderful work. Cringy, emotional and funny, all in one. See more BLAKE T @Pop_Corny May 26, 2026 Not a single moment in this movie worth watching. See more Tinker T @Tinker66 May 18, 2026 I love this movie. Such great casting, such a tale of chaotic love. In some ways it is a coming of age movie. Jason Bateman is a newly separated husband whos is both coming to terms with and experiencing spiritual growth. Its sentimental and funny and fueled by past regrets. Well worth watching. See more Yuri B. @RyuBlack May 10, 2026 OMG... definitely do not see that coming towards the end... the cast was rock solid... but that twist towards the end... Wowsers See more Ivan M @RT12069397 Apr 24, 2026 Me gustó, no es estelar pero está buena See more Read all reviews
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Shawn Levy

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Jason Bateman

Judd Altman

Tina Fey

Wendy Altman

Jane Fonda

Hilary Altman

Adam Driver

Phillip Altman

Rose Byrne

Penny Moore

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Synopsis When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother (Jane Fonda) and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.
Director
Shawn Levy
Producer
Paula Weinstein, Shawn Levy, Jeff Levine
Screenwriter
Jonathan Tropper
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Spring Creek Productions, 21 Laps Entertainment
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 19, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 14, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$34.3M
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, Datasat
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