The Internship

2013

The Internship

Critics Consensus

The Internship weighs down Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson's comic charisma with a formulaic script and padded running time that leans heavily on its stars' easygoing interplay.

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Movie Info

Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) are salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world. Trying to prove they are not obsolete, they defy the odds by talking their way into a coveted internship at Google, along with a battalion of brilliant college students. But, gaining entrance to this utopia is only half the battle. Now they must compete with a group of the nation's most elite, tech-savvy geniuses to prove that necessity really is the mother of re-invention. (c) Fox
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (for sexuality, some crude humor, partying and language)
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Directed By:
    Shawn Levy
  • Written By:
    Vince Vaughn, Jared Stern
  • In Theaters:
     wide
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  • Box Office:
    $44,400,000
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    20th Century Fox

Cast

Joanna Garcia
Owen Wilson
as Nick Campbell
Vince Vaughn
as Billy McMahon
Dylan O'Brien (II)
as Stuart
Aasif Mandvi
Max Minghella
as Graham
Josh Gad
as Headphones
Tiya Sircar
as Neha Patel
Rose Byrne
as Dana Sims
Josh Brener
as Lyle Spaulding
Tobit Raphael
as Yo-Yo Santos
Will Ferrell
as Kevin
Jessica Szohr
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Audience Reviews for The Internship

  • Jan 21, 2016
    Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson tone down their respective fast-talking and schlubby buddy routines as two middle-aged nobodies who land tech internships at Google based on sheer salesmanship. This mid-life crisis movie is actually rather uplifting in that good intentions and collaborative problem solving triumph over cutthroat post-college millennials who typify the adage "youth is wasted on the young."
    Alice S Super Reviewer
  • Aug 08, 2014
    Writing mean things about actors is not something I readily enjoy, or hop into when dissecting bad films, but I have to say that watching Vince Vaughan and Owen Wilson play the same two characters for the trillionth time makes my empathy wear thin. They meander through idiotic dialogue and formulaic scenes with the same cruddy performances that they've been turning out since "Wedding Crashers." I will say that the script has a fairly original concept, but in execution it's simply a ginormous advertisement for Google. Google is shown as this untouchable, unattainable place where dreams come true and intellectuals thrive, which feels so fake and unwarranted. It's about as ego stroking as the Jobs biopic, and just as subtle. Still, there is a little bit of that same Wilson-Vaughan charm embedded in this film, though it's difficult to see it through the needless strip club scene, the "quirks" of the side characters, and the pandering to Google. If there's anything positive to be said it would be that this film is very light, and the message is that you can attain anything if you work at it, even if you don't think you're smart enough.
    Spencer S Super Reviewer
  • May 03, 2014
    Some of the jokes actually hit their mark, but overall The Internship is so cliche-ridden and unimaginative that nobody wins. Not even Google.
    Sam B Super Reviewer
  • Jan 06, 2014
    Funny, funny stuff. It's been quite awhile since I have heartily laughed while watching a Vince Vaughn film...but this one did it for me. There is something that really works when Vaughn and Wilson do movies together. The chemistry just works so well, and is so engaging and interesting. This fun movie has a strong message about the advantages of being a bit older, and perhaps a little less techy. With experience comes knowledge, in my book. Plus, seeing the inside of a Google establishment (which in my dreams is accurate), was a whole lot of fun!!
    Cynthia S Super Reviewer
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