This Is Where I Leave You

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This Is Where I Leave You

R

2014

1h 43m

Comedy

Drama

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45%

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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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Critics Consensus

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Wendi E

@WendiWrite Oct 16, 2026

Clever humor and excellent acting.

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Hurt C

@RT20806173 Oct 9, 2026

This movie gets more hate than it deserves. Re-watching in 2026 for the first time since it came out. A+ casting, the story was real, I have 6 siblings and an out there mom so I relate hard to the messiness and different personalities, and the age difference of the younger sibling and how they interact when all together. I've seen tons of movies and I would not lump this in with the other movies in the 46% ratings.

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stewart M

@estew Oct 3, 2026

This is a movie where I loved all the characters and the A list stars who play them. There are few cringe worthy scenes but for the most part I felt most of the scenes were heart felt and real.

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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

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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.

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BLAKE T

@Pop_Corny May 26, 2026

Not a single moment in this movie worth watching.

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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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