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Here Today

Here Today

Comedy · Drama · 2021

Veteran comedy writer Charlie Berns, who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality, befriends a talented young New York street singer Emma Payge. Together, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.

Movie details

Here Today

“You never know who's going to change your life.”

2021 Comedy · Drama 1h 57m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.7 / 10

6.3K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

46 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

40 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

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

Veteran comedy writer Charlie Berns, who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality, befriends a talented young New York street singer Emma Payge. Together, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.

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 Here Today?

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

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Nearby on the taste map.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Billy Crystal

Written by

Billy Crystal · Alan Zweibel

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Charlie Burnz

Tiffany Haddish

Tiffany Haddish

Emma Payge

Penn Badgley

Penn Badgley

Rex

Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti

Francine

Louisa Krause

Louisa Krause

Carrie

Dierdre Friel

Dierdre Friel

Marge

Alex Brightman

Alex Brightman

Justin

Court is in session

Put Here Today on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

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

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

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