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Home Again

Home Again

Comedy · Drama · Romance · 2017

Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.

Movie details

Home Again

“Starting over is not for beginners.”

2017 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 37m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Hallie Meyers-Shyer

Written by

Hallie Meyers-Shyer

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Alice Kinney

Nat Wolff

Nat Wolff

Teddy Dorsey

Jon Rudnitsky

Jon Rudnitsky

George Appleton

Pico Alexander

Pico Alexander

Harry Dorsey

Lake Bell

Lake Bell

Zoey Bell

Reid Scott

Reid Scott

Justin Miller

Dolly Wells

Dolly Wells

Tracy

Court is in session

Put Home Again 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.