Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pine and Michelle Pfeiffer star in this drama about a businessman tasked with delivering $150,000 of his...
Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pine and Michelle Pfeiffer star in this drama about a businessman tasked with delivering $150,000 of his deceased father's fortune to a sister he's never met.
"Sam (Pine), is a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, whose latest deal collapses on the day he learns that his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home, where he must put his father’s estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. In the course of fulfilling his father’s last wishes, Sam uncovers a secret: he has a 30-year-old sister Frankie whom he never knew about (Banks)." (Official Synopsis)
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53 %119 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
62 %31,961 reviewsAudience score rating
"Genuine emotions barely win out over soapy complications in People Like Us."
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Variety
Variety"Fans of Pine's eyebrows will enjoy all the bushy furrowing, but otherwise, there are more important things to cry about."
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Total Film
Total Film"Alex Kurtzman's debut feature can emotionally manipulate you before the narrative house of cards collapses and things go from sweet-and-sour to full-on NutraSweet."
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Time Out
Time Out"The performances, especially Ms. Banks's Frankie and Ms. Pfeiffer's Lillian, partly compensate for the holes in a story whose timing is hard to swallow."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"I like smart movies about smart people, and enjoy it when most of the facts are on the table and we can contemplate them together."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Has a persuasive emotional pull at its heart that's hard to deny."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterPeople Like Us | Details
- Runtime
- 109
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
