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Yes Man

Yes Man

Comedy · Romance · 2008

Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere, signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything…and anything.

Movie details

Yes Man

“One word can change everything.”

2008 Comedy · Romance 1h 44m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.8 / 10

403.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

44 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

46 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere, signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything…and anything.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Yes Man?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Peyton Reed

Written by

Andrew Mogel · Jarrad Paul · Nicholas Stoller

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

Carl Allen

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Renee Allison

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

Peter

John Michael Higgins

John Michael Higgins

Nick

Rhys Darby

Rhys Darby

Norman

Danny Masterson

Danny Masterson

Rooney

Fionnula Flanagan

Fionnula Flanagan

Tillie

Court is in session

Put Yes Man on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.