In a World... (2013)
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Reviews Counted: 100
Fresh: 91 | Rotten: 9
A funny, well-written screwball satire for film buffs, In a World... proves an auspicious beginning for writer, director, and star Lake Bell.
Average Rating: 7.8/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 26 | Rotten: 4
A funny, well-written screwball satire for film buffs, In a World... proves an auspicious beginning for writer, director, and star Lake Bell.
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Movie Info
Lake Bell ("Children's Hospital") stars in In a World..., a hilarious romantic comedy about a struggling vocal coach who strikes it big in the cutthroat world of movie-trailer voiceovers, only to find herself in direct competition with the industry's reigning king-her father. Written and directed by Bell, who won the Sundance 2013 Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for the script, In a World... also stars Fred Melamed (A Serious Man), Rob Corddry (Hot Tub Time Machine), Demetri Martin ("Important
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Michaela Watkins
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Demetri Martin
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Ken Marino
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Nick Offerman
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Alexandra Holden
Jamie -
Tig Notaro
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All Critics (100) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (91) | Rotten (9)
There's a difference between paying your dues and self-abasement, but you wouldn't know it from this overstuffed and joyless film.
Top CriticLike her character, Bell has made herself a contender in a male-dominated industry. And a damn funny one at that.
It's an exhilarating comic rush called In a World... and in it Lake Bell spins inspired lunacy around the subject of, among other things like family dysfunction, sexual healing and female empowerment, voiceovers.
A clever, likable comedy that sends up sexism, satirizes Hollywood, examines family ties and features a surprisingly tender romance at its core
An indie comedy as surprisingly tender and wise as it is deftly wise-cracking.
Lake Bell's In A World... desperately wants to be clever, and sometimes it is. But not as often as you hope it will be.
Lake a triple threat with "In a World..."
Bell's revelation is that females (even high-achieving ones) are surprisingly likely to use a voice that suggests they're an ickle-wickle pushover.
One of the most charming and delightful movies in a very long time.
The male-dominated world of voiceover artists is explored from a female perspective in this touching comedy from Lake Bell, who stars, writes and directs.
This painfully hilarious script playfully explores a little-known aspect of the movie business while touching on serious issues about competition between genders and generations.
In a World... is thankfully more endearing hangout movie than erratic sitcom, and it shows significant promise for future endeavours from its helmer.
It's good news for those who would rather not see funny women relegated to a world of pink-tinged pratfalls.
A film that's sweet and smart and funny about so many things in so many quietly surprising ways it feels like it's breaking the mould ...
This snappy treat tickles up belly laughs from the golden larynx of the entertainment industry, as it delves into the strangely competitive world of the voiceover artist.
There is great invention, fine writing and spirited direction on display here.
In a world... where the trailers for Hollywood blockbusters are only ever voiced by men who sound as though they gargle with gravel and molasses, a female vocal coach gets to challenge the status quo in Lake Bell's sharp, smart and genuinely funny comedy.
Savvy, screwball, feminist comedy gem.
Succeeds in making Hollywood look exactly as ridiculous as it actually is.
A fresh, funny slice-of-life, casually cutting in its feminism and utterly charming in its storytelling.
In a world where American comedies often die in ditches, pushed in by negative roadblocking (useless scripts, miscast stars), here is an affirmative mirth work, modestly cast, which actually makes you giggle
The plotting is a bit scattershot but it's quirky and good fun.
Well, it's engaging and eccentric, and Bell deserves her star turn.
It heralds the arrival of a fresh new voice on the filmmaking scene. That by itself makes it something you should see.
Bell, who showcases a rib-tickling array of silly accents, is someone we should be seeing and hearing from a lot more.
Audience Reviews for In a World...
It is almost strange to get that feeling where everything about a film you are watching clicks together. Regardless of how open I try to be when seeing a movie, sometimes you just don't expect certain films to hit you in a certain way. I like actress Lake Bell, who also served as writer, director, and producer on In A World, and was expecting a decent comedy out of her film, but I was really impressed with what I got. In A World is a very well put together comedy that has practically everything I would want to enjoy: fun characters, a smartly written script, some good laughs, an original story, and even a few themes for the film to hit upon. It has a sense of honesty to it as well, which is made all the better by the fact that I had a really good time while watching it and seemed to be acknowledging this fact to myself, while watching it. It is always nice to get a surprise such as this.
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