People Like Us (2012)
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Critic Consensus: Though calculated and melodramatic, People Like Us benefits from a pair of solid leads and its rare screenplay that caters to adult filmgoers.
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Cast
as Frankie
as Sam
as Josh
as Lillian
as Hannah
as Ted
as Dr. Amanda
as Ike Rafferty
as Mrs. Haney
as Mrs. Haney
as Derek
as Danny
as Simon
as Lucy
as Manager
as Richards
as Sales VP Ben
as Secretary
as Telemarketer
as Telemarketer
as Attendant
as AA Group Leader
as AA Member
as AA Member
as AA Member
as AA Member
as AA Member
as AA Member
as AA Member
as AA Member
as Teacher
as Lab Teacher
as Nurse
as German Guy
as Lillian's Friend
as Lillian's Friend
as Lillian's Friend
as Waitress
as Receptionist
as Sleazy Bar Patron
as Taco Stand Worker
as LAX Flight Attendant
as Minister
as 70s Studio Tech
as 70s Studio Tech
as 70s Studio Tech
as 70s Studio Tech
as CD Narrator
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Critic Reviews for People Like Us
All Critics (116) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (62) | Rotten (54)
It seems ridiculous to dance around plot details when the movie allows the audience to get ahead of the story and to stay there as events laboriously unfold.
It's encouraging to see a wielder of studio heft test his mettle with the all-too-human. In a season of superheroes and their nemeses, Kurtzman takes on characters hurting, hoping, trying to rise to the occasion of family.
People Like Us seems to have been devised for audiences who want to experience an entire year's worth of soap opera complications in a single sitting.
Some of the strongest writing in any movie so far this year.
A good payoff, but the middle drags.
What they've really done is stitch together a decade's worth of Katherine Heigl/Jennifer Aniston/Kate Hudson romantic comedies, and then cut out all the romance and most of the comedy.
Audience Reviews for People Like Us
Starts off decently, but turns into sentimental, hard to believe fluff by the end.
Super Reviewer
An unapologetic chick flick with all the trimmings, but at least done with some intelligence, and with some respect for their audience. The story of how two families come to discover they've the same father is not overly convoluted, which is to say, simple, but the performances of the leads are committed enough to carry the day.
Super Reviewer
People Like Us was a good movie with a great cast. The story was really good. I loved that Sam started out self absorbed to by the end being so open and loving. His mother and father really did a number on him. She is where I think he got his selfish ways. The fact that she made her husband give up a relationship and any kind of connection with his daughter really made me dislike her. I loved Pine and Banks together on screen. They flowed well together making is very easy to believe they had a close connection. I think Michael Hall did a great job in this. He held his own with these actors. I look forward to see how he does in future films. The ending was really sweet. It couldn't have ended in an any better way. It is a great family drama. I will definitely be seeing this again.
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People Like Us Quotes
| Frankie: | He is survived by his wife and son. So it's official: I don't exist. |
| Sam: | Most doors in the world are closed, so if you find one that you want to get into, you damn well better have an interesting knock. |
| Josh: | "I blew up a pool today. Carol was pissed. Now I have to go to kid therapy and play with blocks until I cry." |
| Josh: | I blew up a pool today. Carol was pissed. Now I have to go to kid therapy and play with blocks until I cry. |
| Frankie: | The last thing I remember about my dad is the tail-lights as he drove away and I never thought what's wrong with him, I thought 'what's wrong with me that he would leave and never come back.' (paraphrased from memory) |
| Frankie: | The last thing I remember about my dad is the tail-lights as he drove away and I never thought what's wrong with him, I thought 'what's wrong with me that he would leave and never come back.' [paraphrased from memory] |
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