Director: Noah Baumbach
Writer: Noah Baumbach, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Starring: Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Koby Rouviere, Sydney Rouviere
Released: July 22, 2010
Rating: (MA)
Runtime: 107 minutes
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Story: Meet Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller): a dysfunctional 40-year-old at a crossroads in his life. Roger wants to 'do nothing' for a while, so he agrees to housesit for his younger and more successful brother, giving him a free place to stay in L.A. While in town, he tries to reconnect with his old friends and band mates but times have changed, and old friends aren't necessarily still best friends. Greenberg starts spending time with his brother's personal assistant Florence (Great Gerwig), an aspiring singer and herself something of a lost soul too. During a series of embarrassingly awkward romantic encounters, we sense that perhaps even someone as irascible as Greenberg may have found somebody who is prepared to appreciate him for himself - if he would only stop critiquing Florence's techniques in bed. Over the course of several weeks, we watch an uncertain and wonderfully vulnerable courtship play out, and learn how funny, and terribly unpredictable, love in the modern world can be.
Cast:
Greta Gerwig Florence Marr
Koby Rouviere Greenberg Boy
Sydney Rouviere Greenberg Girl
Chris Messina Phillip Greenberg
Susan Traylor Carol Greenberg
Merritt Wever Gina
Emily Lacy Gallery Band Member
Aaron Wrinkle Gallery Band Member
Heather Lockie Gallery Band Member
Chris Coy Guy at Gallery
Ben Stiller Roger Greenberg
Zach Chassler Marlon
Mina Badie Peggy
Rhys Ifans Ivan Schrank
Blair Tefkin Megan