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Hugh Laurie
as David

Catherine Keener
as Paige

Oliver Platt
as Terry

Allison Janney
as Cathy

Alia Shawkat
as Vanessa

Adam Brody
as Toby

Leighton Meester
as Nina

Sam Rosen
as Ethan

Aya Cash
as Maya

Hoon Lee
as Henry Chart

Tim Guinee
as Roger

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• Aug 15, 2016

  Entertaining but ultimately somewhat flat comedy about a middle aged guy dating his best friend's daughter. There are some funny moments, especially when the film dares to be a little naughty, which isn't too often. It doesn't help that the ending has to follow the conventions of Hollywood comedies and that big age differences can never work out. A wasted opportunity to be somewhat different. The cast works, though.
  Jens S Super Reviewer
• Nov 11, 2014

  In "The Oranges," David(Hugh Laurie) & Paige(Catherine Keener) and Terry(Oliver Platt) & Cathy(Allison Janney) are a pair of close knit middle aged couples living across the street from each other in suburban New Jersey. So much so, that David and Terry jog together every morning and they all celebrate the holidays together, even as Terry and Cathy's daughter Nina(Leighton Meester) cannot make it home in time. That holds true until her scumbag of a fiance, Ethan(Sam Rosen), cheats on her. And when she does come home, she warms up romantically to David while his daughter Vanessa(Alia Shawkat) seethes in her room and at work. While maybe not looking like much on the surface, "The Oranges" succeeds by a being a comically perceptive movie about suburbia that is aided by an excellent cast, especially Hugh Laurie who underplays magnificiently. The movie is kind towards its flawed characters and even handed in showing that suburbia can be a comfortable place to be while also a trap of sorts. For example, Tina who at least has a life of her own makes some huge mistakes in the movie but is at an age where she can recover and learn from them whereas Vanessa does nothing more than just complain in retail purgatory.
  Walter M Super Reviewer
• Jun 28, 2014

  I'm surprised at the bad reviews. I enjoyed this. Storyline is a bit iffy with younger girl falling for her father's best friend, who also happens to be married, but it's really well done and the cast are excellent. It's a drama, but there is a kind of black humour to it, and it's kind of a Xmas movie too, which I didn't expect.
  Nicki M Super Reviewer
• Nov 01, 2013

  Sex. Betrayal. Scandal. Make yourself at home. Very good movie I liked it! Although this film does not have a complicated plot or much depth, I thought it was fun and found myself smiling all the way through. If you are looking for a simple and amusing film this is the one for you. The story observes many real life feelings and situations even if it does cross over into the surreal sometimes. It doesn't have the scripted feeling that so many comedies seem to fall into and keeps a jovial feeling without leaving you cringing. I thought Hugh Laurie was brilliant as House and I have wanted to see him in other things but was put off by the rating on this film. It is never going to be an epic but it is fantastic for what it is. A true feel good movie if you are in the mood for a dose of reality and can put aside some skepticism. The enduring friendship between the Walling and Ostroff families is tested when Nina, the prodigal Ostroff daughter, returns home for the holidays after a five-year absence and enters into an affair with David, head of the Walling family.
  Manu G Super Reviewer

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