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Don't Think Twice

Don't Think Twice

Comedy · Drama · 2016

An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

Movie details

Don't Think Twice

“The spotlight's not for everyone.”

2016 Comedy · Drama 1h 32m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.7 / 10

18.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

98 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

83 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

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

An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

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 Don't Think Twice?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Mike Birbiglia

Written by

Mike Birbiglia

Keegan-Michael Key

Keegan-Michael Key

Jack

Gillian Jacobs

Gillian Jacobs

Samantha

Chris Gethard

Chris Gethard

Bill

Kate Micucci

Kate Micucci

Allison

Tami Sagher

Tami Sagher

Lindsay

Mike Birbiglia

Mike Birbiglia

Miles

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Lou

Court is in session

Put Don't Think Twice 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.