Keenly observed and laced with humor, Larry Gross' narrative has the kind of emotional power that derives from accumulation of detail and realistic dialogue.
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We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)
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Reviews Counted:122
Fresh:79
Rotten:43
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: A potent portrait of two couples with broken marriages.
Theatrical Release:Aug 13, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $1,904,214
Synopsis: Based on two works by Andre Dubus, WE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE is a sexy and provocative drama about married life and its discontents. Keenly observed, the film charts the amorous affair of a... [More]
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Naomi Watts, Peter Krause, Laura Dern
Director: John Curran
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Reviews for We Don't Live Here Anymore
Dubus, anticipating the dreaded Raymond Carver, is only concerned with the interiority of the characters. It's solipsism once removed; and in this film, it's that times four.
11/02/04
Occasionally difficult to watch, but always gripping, and full of hard, painful truths, this is adult film making at its very best.
10/24/04
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10/23/04
Great performances and candid dialogue don’t make up all the essence of a great film. The actual story itself is where the film falls flat.
10/20/04
They never lived anywhere: the protagonists of this drama of marital stalemate embody a widespread social institution without ever reminding us of Earth as we know it.
10/19/04
Portrays domestic discord with a squirmy accuracy that's a workable substitute for conceptual freshness.
10/01/04
We Don't Live Here Anymore is, you might say, a movie for adults who are, perhaps, a smidge too impressed with being adults.
10/01/04
held together by the remarkably vivid and varied performances of Ruffalo, Dern, Watts and Krause, each of whom gets his or her share of juicy moments and sharp dialogue.
09/24/04
If one line can sum up a story, it’s when Edith tells Jack, “Even adultery has a morality to it.”...this is a good, tight script telling an involving story
09/19/04
Nothing more than a series of scenes set in darkened rooms in which grownups argue with and lie to each other. It is a Lifetime movie, only with a better cast.
09/18/04
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? gets in bed with Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice....The moody, muted finale doesn’t leave the characters, it simply abandons them.
09/16/04
A bracingly mature look at the messiness of matrimony.
09/13/04
Uncompromising in its depiction of two marriages beyond hope.
09/11/04
The film's subtler truths seep through in scenes where one of the adults spends time with their children, who are more aware of what's going on than any of the grown-ups.
09/10/04
I was fully absorbed in the characters and their casually outrageous behavior.
09/09/04
Top CriticWe Don’t Live Here Anymore is a thoughtful but dreary examination of narcissism, disconnection, and emotional dishonesty.
09/08/04
This cautionary tale for adults might be a little close to the bone, perhaps, for some audience members, but it's a sincere and finely-wrought ensemble piece.
09/07/04
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09/05/04
An intriguing and often gripping character study.
09/05/04
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