From DreamWorks Pictures comes People Like Us, a drama/comedy about family, inspired by true events, starring Chris Pine as Sam, 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 startling secret that turns his entire world upside down: He has a 30-year-old sister Frankie whom he never knew about (Elizabeth Banks). As their relationship develops, Sam is forced to rethink everything he thought he knew about his family-and re-examine his own life choices in the process. -- (C) Dreamworks
Movie Title : People Like Us
Release Date : Jun 29, 2012 Wide Genre Movie :Drama,Comedy
Mpaa Rating : PG-13 Actors :Chris Pine,Elizabeth Banks,Michael Hall D'Addario,Michelle Pfeiffer,Olivia Wilde,Mark Duplass,Sara Mornell,Philip Baker Hall,Dean Chekvala,Barbara Eve Harris,David Burrus,Joseph Wise,Devin Brochu,Gabriela Milla,Abhi Sinha,Jon Favreau,Rob Brownstein,Christiann Castellanos,Darren O'Hare,Maximilian Osinski Visitor Ranting & Critics For People Like Us
User Ranting Movie People Like Us : 3.6
User Count Like for People Like Us : 30,162
Critics Ranting For People Like Us : 5.7
Critics Percentage For People Like Us : 55 %
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TagLine People Like Us George Simmons was prepared to die, but then a funny thing happened.
Review For Movie People Like Us
It seems ridiculous to dance around plot details when the movie allows the audience to get ahead of the story and to stay there as events laboriously unfold.
Joe Morgenstern-Wall Street Journal It's encouraging to see a wielder of studio heft test his mettle with the all-too-human. In a season of superheroes and their nemeses, Kurtzman takes on characters hurting, hoping, trying to rise to the occasion of family.
Lisa Kennedy-Denver Post People Like Us seems to have been devised for audiences who want to experience an entire year's worth of soap opera complications in a single sitting.
Peter Rainer-Christian Science Monitor Some of the strongest writing in any movie so far this year.
Richard Roeper-Richard Roeper.com A good payoff, but the middle drags.
Laremy Legel-Film.com What they've really done is stitch together a decade's worth of Katherine Heigl/Jennifer Aniston/Kate Hudson romantic comedies, and then cut out all the romance and most of the comedy.
Stephen Whitty-Newark Star-Ledger these kind of movies push the buttons so hard and so shamelessly that they become annoying
Kevin Carr-7M Pictures Alex Kurtzman taps his family tree for enough sap to start a treacle factory.
Al Alexander-The Patriot Ledger ( ... ) the cinematography offers domestic drama pleasures in its own right. Thank you for caring, Salvatore Totino (Cinderella Man / Any Given Sunday).
Graham Young-Birmingham Mail There's an intriguing true story buried inside this overly structured drama, and by playing by simplistic screenwriting rules the filmmakers make everything trite and predictable.
Rich Cline-Contactmusic.com People like me who prefer subtlety just won't like People Like Us.
Alex Zane-Sun Online Kurtzman directs with a heavy hand and huge earnestness, but it boils down to trite platitudes about fatherhood and family.
Christopher Tookey-Daily Mail [UK] Nothing Like Us would have been more accurate.
Mike McCahill-Guardian [UK] Chris Pine's alpha obnoxiousness, even when deliberate, goes a long way to render this prodigal-son drama unappetising.
Tim Robey-Daily Telegraph Engaging, enjoyable and unabashedly sentimental drama, enlivened by a strong script and tremendous performances from a superb cast.
Matthew Turner-ViewLondon People like you may enjoy it.
Tim Evans-Sky Movies The ending is not only clever, but it will have an emotional kick, too, in all but the hardest of hearts.
Graham Young-Birmingham Post Banks makes a feisty soccer-mom, Wilde has nothing to do but look frostily on, and Pine smoulders pointlessly at everyone he meets, completely failing to suggest anything but complete vapidity.
Eddie Harrison-The List No gimmicks, quirks or high-concept premise: this is one of those rare, quietly engaging films that is simply about ordinary people trying to relate to each other.
Stella Papamichael-Digital Spy Fans of Pine's eyebrows will enjoy all the bushy furrowing, but otherwise, there are more important things to cry about.
Ken McIntyre-Total Film Certain elements of the plot are uneven but a number of captivating performances and an intriguing premise elevate People Like Us above standard drama fare.
Ben Kendrick-ScreenRant People Like Us is well-meaning and features good performances, but the story is a mess of contrivances and dumb narrative decisions that fail to hold any interest.
Jonathan Lack-We Got This Covered People Like Us wasn't made for me. If it was made for you, you'll probably like it, if you don't spend the entire running time waiting for two siblings to make out.
William Bibbiani-CraveOnline An affectionate drama marked and buoyed by engaging performances. The movie's apex of catharsis is a genuinely nice payoff, but the home stretch it takes to get there bends a bit too much toward convenience.
Brent Simon-Screen International ... rises above its Lifetime-channel trappings ...
Jim Lane-Sacramento News & Review Examines the costs of broken, fatherless relationships in subtle but direct ways. Yet it is not a downer of a movie, nor is it superficially cheery. A great cast helps.
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Movie Overview For People Like Us
Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.
TagLine People Like Us George Simmons was prepared to die, but then a funny thing happened.