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While We're Young

2015
Comedy, Drama
1h 37m
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Rated 03 Aug 2015
81
68th
Fucking nailed it, this guy did. Baumbach has a gift for the little things and subtle touches that can elevate familiar material into something "more". Almost strained my neck from wincing at the number of character ticks that I share with the two male leads. Vinyl collection? Check. "Let's just not know!" self-righteous pontificating? Check. Distrust of anyone under 65? Check. I too have contemplated buying a dopey looking fedora, but lack the guts to pull the trigger on that one.
Rated 30 Jul 2015
70
52nd
Stiller and Watts meet the most irritating hipster-y couple (a term I hate, but it fits here), which allows Baumbach to examine a generational divide. However, he goes deeper, and the main thrust of the film seems to be the concept of authenticity, especially as it relates to documentary film making. While authenticity and sincerity are valued, to what degree are they actually obtainable? Uh, by the way, this film is slightly better than I expected. Does that matter to you, Criticker user?
Rated 17 Apr 2015
60
28th
Dysfunctional uneven fiction about making a dysfunctional boring documentary--with some nice highlights in spots.
Rated 23 Jul 2015
30
5th
Every hipster-angst aspect that made Frances Ha way less abrasively hip-and-cool than expected might have triggered the worst of Baumbach in this one. While We're Young wants so desperately to frame this debate between generations -- the empty, left-oriented documentary filmmakers in crisis and the authentic, young-with-old-souls hipsters -- that the film actually feels like a review of itself, full of self-important remarks and references. A Woody Allen film made by a Pitchfork writer.
Rated 11 May 2016
72
59th
I don't completely get the message of the film. It's on one hand about authenticity in filmmaking and life but then telling you to not live outside of your comfort zone(unless the end is some sort of sardonic irony?) But it's an interesting journey. Just wanting to feel what I felt when watching Greenberg from Baumbach.
Rated 27 Jun 2015
7
70th
"What's the opposite of 'the world's your oyster'?"
Rated 25 Jun 2015
66
63rd
Begins rather well when it's all about characters and not about plot. The last 20 minutes are rather bad.
Rated 18 May 2016
72
81st
Baumbach has made several movies about intergenerational relations, and several about the effects of digital technology on those relations. He is one of the only filmmakers to genuinely pursue these questions, and this is one of his best attempts. In some way also a remake of sorts of the Woody Allen/Alan Alda subplot of CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS.
Rated 26 May 2015
55
39th
Some of Baumbach's observations are funny and spot-on, and Naomi Watts is as great as always, but unfortunately the film is too self-consciously trying to be off-beat, while it actually becomes wholly conventional in the final act. So overall, it's so-so.
Rated 13 Jul 2015
58
60th
I really liked how the film started: all the observations about Generation X'ers vs. hipsters, but then I felt that it lost something when Adam Driver's character's real motivations were revealed. Still, it's a solid film even if it's not on the same level as Baumbach's best efforts like Frances Ha or Squid and the Whale. He is really becoming this generation's Woody Allen, cranking up quality films on rapid pace.
Rated 05 Apr 2015
80
79th
a beautifully directed and acted comedy about one of the main problematics of our age. where do we position ourselves in this hyper-dynamic and fragmented world? in the league of perseverance and perfection, or adaptation and openness?
Rated 27 Nov 2015
41
21st
A little too easy and the last third is a mess. Baumbach is better than this.
Rated 01 May 2015
83
68th
Baumbach's fascination w/ young hipsters is brought to cinematic life & examined here and although he, thankfully, continues to avoid providing easy answers to any of his characters' problems, I have to wonder if any of this kind of intelligent & careful filmmaking adds up to anything worth mulling over for much longer than it takes to write a movie review. He does dare to voice his distrust of the young, but there's a general lack of passion that makes the thoughtful unforgettable.
Rated 05 Apr 2015
85
59th
It's absolutely lovely. A simple but often hilarious and insightful film, featuring a series of great understated comedic performances (my man Charles Grodin!) and a light-on-its-feet directorial touch that's really satisfying. The film's structure and plotting is a bit strange for something like this (if anything, the film has too many ideas), but it doesn't distract from its overall impact, in my opinion.
Rated 04 Mar 2016
47
64th
#16#, exp3, rw4, story, actresses!
Rated 05 Feb 2017
60
60th
Golden Years.
Rated 24 Apr 2016
65
62nd
While We're Young feels like two distinct films. The first, a punishing glimpse into the lives of thoroughly irritating people. The second, a grand plot that involves betrayal, integrity and documentary film making. Both tied together by the concept of youth and growing out of it. Personally, I prefered the second half. Stiller, Watts and Driver are great; and while I didn't enjoy (or relate to) the film that much, I appreciated it and its final scene.
Rated 14 Jun 2015
75
40th
Somewhat touching, somewhat annoying movie about an unsuccessful documentarian's midlife crisis.
Rated 25 Nov 2017
77
64th
Baumbach continues to write dialogue that is incredibly personal and better than most of anything else out of Hollywood these days. The film, as a whole, is probably not about much more than its opening quotes, but it says so in a very entertaining way. I think watching this 10 years from now would devastate me.
Rated 31 Jan 2018
71
39th
Those hipsters though.
Rated 12 Sep 2014
80
54th
Noah Baumbach's latest comedy reminds me of a typical Woody Allen film. The four leads have great chemistry, and Adam Driver is a scene stealer. Easily the funniest film from Baumbach, but its conclusion didn't land right for me. The film works well as an examination of the differences between hipsters and their elders in finding success in a world that is becoming dominated by technology.
Rated 18 Feb 2016
13
69th
Star Rating: ★★★1/2
Rated 23 Jun 2015
70
25th
First of all it captures a very unhealthy way of admiring other people, by trying to become something you're not. Even thought its message is loud and clear, its overly predictable for not being really entertaining throughout.
Rated 23 Apr 2017
4
46th
fuck you noah, armond white was right
Rated 08 May 2015
70
47th
An entertaining exploration of generational identity that inexplicably manages to pit the young vs the old and forces its characters to discover truths that make little sense.
Rated 11 Jun 2015
58
54th
I never was much into Baumbach. Here, I said it. While We're Young is one of his lesser works, a white upper-middle class hipster story that explores the problem of generation gap in the 21st century, authenticity and arrested development. The usual American indie stuff. It's also a bit lighter than I expected from Baumbach after Frances Ha.
Rated 09 Mar 2016
70
19th
Alles beginnt mit einem niedlichen Baby in der Wiege. Im Hintergrund hören wir Bowies Golden Years. Das trifft recht gut Noah Baumbachs neuen Film, der zwischen zwei Polen schwankt: Der Weisheit des Alters und dem Optimismus der Jugend. Die Balance zwischen Ambition und Resignation... mehr auf cinegeek.de
Rated 08 Apr 2015
91
83rd
Perhaps Noah Baumbach's finest yet. The plot-heavy second half doesn't quite live up to the impeccably-observed first, but as a complete package this is still a remarkable film. full review @ Letterboxd
Rated 10 Apr 2017
62
18th
I feel as if I get older every time I see a Noah Baumbach film. I'm just not a fan. This was at least a better attempt than some of his other films. Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts were actually not a bad couple together. I liked Adam Driver a lot better than Amanda Seyfried, but I think my interest in her is waning. The movie has a cute premise. An older couple gets Youth-inized by a young couple. Instead of being cranky and not doing anything, they go to dance parties and create art...
Rated 13 Dec 2015
50
8th
So hipster is sickening!!!
Rated 10 Jul 2015
81
69th
Earlier, we ask: Are you a dog or a cat-person? Now we ask: Do you love or hate Adam Driver? In other news: Beautiful observations (The technology-montage!), clear idea of what to tell, great casting. Baumbach really found his craft. In other other news: It is surprisingly cheesy in its final.
Rated 23 Apr 2015
70
77th
While We're Young is a funny movie that makes a ton of observations about both adulthood and youth/hipster culture. Its ultimate conclusion might feel like a bit of a letdown, but that's life, isn't it? It's still quite humorous for most of its running time and its acting is solid.
Rated 07 Jan 2016
77
63rd
This is a good film. I really like the premise and the four leads are all good choices for the characters. The script is good and it has a few things that I did not see coming. Overall I would recommend this film.
Rated 07 Oct 2015
3
43rd
Saw the first half hour, enjoyed it, thought I had "figured out" the characters and the moral of the story, and took a break. Came back and thought I had turned on another movie. Still trying to figure out what I think of the second half...
Rated 18 Jun 2015
65
44th
Well written with real characters. This has confirmed two things for me, a) Ben Stiller is much more acceptable in (semi)serious roles, b) I am fine with being childless for the rest of my life, it just looks more fun, y'know?
Rated 30 Apr 2015
70
31st
After making one of my favorite movies of all time (Frances Ha) I'll admit I had higher than average expectations than most. The acting is good from everyone. I liked the cinematography well enough. Its just the script felt uneven, and the score felt completely out of place as if they had lifted it from The Grand Budapest Hotel. Nothing really ruined this for me. I guess I just didn't connect with it as much as others might.
Rated 04 Nov 2017
50
23rd
Entertainment: 3.5/4 subtle humor. Spirituality: 1/3 "he's not evil... he's just young.". Sustainability: 0.5/3.
Rated 27 Dec 2015
60
36th
Hard for me to talk about this movie without spoiling things since I had a lot of problems with the third act after really liking everything that preceded it. Driver and Seyfried go from slightly heightened to ridiculous and unbelievable exaggerations that I really hope aren't meant to be surrogates for their age group. Stiller and Watts efforts to find their place as an aging couple who doesn't follow the say path as other similarly aged couples ends in too predictable a fashion.
Rated 05 Mar 2016
35
19th
Predictable drama, by no means a comedy.
Rated 02 Aug 2015
7
57th
Wasn't sure what to expect from this one, but managed to surprise me in more ways than one through its playfulness and undeniable sincerity; Particularly in its bang-on observations about how networking and smooth-talking your way into business will get you in, no matter how talentless or conceited one might be.
Rated 30 Jun 2015
73
67th
Funny and unusual; a fine entry from Baumbach.
Rated 02 Jul 2015
65
34th
Meh...I expected way more of this one. But at least the cast wasn't so bad.
Rated 24 Aug 2015
64
30th
All over the place. Didn t know what it was. Still fun though.
Rated 16 Aug 2015
82
69th
I found the plot "twist" the least compelling thing about the film, and frankly, something of a MacGuffin. Instead, I appreciated the warmth with which Baumbach seems to consider his characters--empathizing with them despite their many faults. This was something missing from some of his earlier work, but in this film (much like it did in Frances Ha) it allows the comedy to shine, and the struggle to carry more weight. Stiller's performance is quite good, while Grodin is a real treat.
Rated 06 Apr 2015
70
87th
An uncomfortably on-the-nose tiny drama
Rated 04 May 2015
65
20th
honestly not that bad
Rated 28 Jun 2015
52
46th
I am not a Stiller fan. Let us just start off with that. But While We're Young isn't half bad. And Stiller isn't as annoying as he always seems to be. At least the first half of the film is entertaining. The pace is right and the story is interesting. But halfway through it it changes. And so it became less. Nonetheless I rank it 52/100.
Rated 03 Aug 2015
5
43rd
You won't be recounting it long after an initial watch yet it's thoughtful and easy enough to go by.
Rated 29 Jul 2015
30
10th
I think Ben Stiller's days as a funny comedy actor has come to an end. This is his worst movie yet. It's not funny and it's not really a drama either. This was just painful to watch!
Rated 08 Sep 2016
6
44th
Entertaining, especially in the early scenes which were spot on, such as the baby music class. Wasn't quite so entertaining in the second half when it began philosophizing..
Rated 10 Sep 2015
75
66th
Has real third act problems where the plot gets needlessly over complicated, but otherwise a very observant and thoughtful comedy examining many facets of age and hipster culture.
Rated 25 Feb 2016
5
54th
Stiller's scenes with the gifted Adam Driver escalate into generational comic warfare of a high order. Baumbach touches a raw nerve.
Rated 30 Jun 2015
80
61st
Both timely and timeless, this is one of Baumbach's best. He seems to be getting better all the time and is definitely in some sort of Woody Allen-like period now--I can't wait to see what he does next.
Rated 26 Feb 2017
3
40th
Stundtals riktigt rolig, men jag finner de delar av filmen som fokuserar på filmskapande mindre intressanta. Jag hade föredragit en fördjupning i filmens övriga temata - medelålder, relationer och karriärsproblem - istället. Ett annat problem är Ben Stiller som är sig 100 procent lik från film till film och han ges tyvärr huvudrollen här, vilket är trist när så mycket bättre skådespelare finns till ha
Rated 16 Apr 2015
85
72nd
Nice to see a well written movie with a good script. I just wanted to shake Ben by the shoulders. That was the point though I got invested.
Rated 22 Jun 2015
71
70th
A film about midlife crisis and 'losing your edge' that either incidentally or by design feels just a little bit like Baumbach himself losing his edge, although that might be underselling it (in a certain way it's a thornier and more complex film than Frances Ha, if also undeniably the most conventionally plotted film Baumbach has made). Either way it's often up to his usual witty standards, and to it's credit a lot more than the commercial for millennial hipsterdom it initially appears to be.
Rated 10 Jul 2015
70
62nd
Cute and insightful movie about growing up and growing older. The story is told in a light and humorous way and even though the ending is kind of anti-climatic it worked for me.
Rated 19 Jan 2016
3
36th
when i'm done catching up with 2015 one of the first things i'll do is mow through the five baumbachs i haven't seen, 'cause i'm determined to get a handle on exactly what he's doing. his intentions seem to go from transparent to opaque on a scene by scene basis and seem frequently contradictory, plus i'm always reading reviews that are clearly misreading him (OR ARE THEY). it's fascinating and confusing and truly fucking annoying. consider all my baumbach ratings mutable for the time being.
Rated 12 Jun 2015
65
56th
He is evil
Rated 25 Jun 2015
50
38th
Didn't know who to root for here, everyone (except maybe Naomi Watts) is an idiot but I guess that's the point? Didn't enjoy it very much, the level of hipster in the younger characters is insufferable.
Rated 07 Apr 2018
86
91st
Noah Baumbach strikes gold with another incisive commentary on modern life in WHILE WE'RE YOUNG, a film that explores of the difference between experience and wisdom. Adam Driver is phenomenal as a dissembling hipster-type who upends the lives of a neurotic Gen X couple who realize that life still has plenty of lessons in store for them. Smart, funny, and knowing, the movie tells us that getting older is not always fun, but at least there's always something new to learn.
Rated 17 Apr 2015
80
78th
It's certainly a step down coming from the near masterpiece that was Frances Ha but it's no slouch, either. In fact, the film is often insightful and breezily funny with a satirical edge in its dissection of the anxieties of aging and the nature of authenticity.
Rated 22 Aug 2017
50
29th
The whole thing is off because Driver plays his character (who's supposed to be initially charming before being slowly revealed as a creepy user) as a creepy user from the beginning and none of the other characters notice at all. Also has an odd relationship with modern technology and becomes way too much about Stiller's character as it progresses.
Rated 11 Aug 2015
2
59th
Quite a witty comedy about different generations, yet it doesn't really succeed in what it tries to be. The script and direction simply aren't solid enough to make for a good film. I do like how the ever annoying hipsters are given the proverbial beating.
Rated 08 Oct 2015
40
7th
Yet another example of a mediocre American 'indie' director who harbours under the delusion that having an open ending and a non-manipulative, semi non-judgement take on his characters is enough to make a depthful film. It isn't. Woody Allen is a reference point here, and there is no doubt that his legacy of self absorption was a negative one on American cinema, but he can write great characters and situations that are infused with real moral complexity. Baumbauch is just kicking the tires.
Rated 31 Jul 2016
74
43rd
I'm honestly always pretty excited to see Ben Stiller in roles like he is here as Josh, and he most certainly did not disappoint in While We're Young. Neither did Naomi Watts (Cornelia), Adam Driver (Jamie), nor Amanda Seyfried (Darby) though. Noah Baumbach's script and direction build up to the waning moments of the film without anything extraordinary along the way but with a solid ending and commentary on both age and art.
Rated 18 Jan 2020
55
26th
Baumbach does what he always does, just less interesting. Stiller does what he always does, which has never been very interesting.
Rated 30 May 2020
50
14th
Truly strange one here. Baumbach is, I guess, trying to articulate the inversion of creative insecurity in relation to age, but the plot is so flimsy it couldn't even begin to bear its own message. A weird instance of feeling both over-developed and under-developed this is easily Baumbach's worst human study.
Rated 16 Jan 2020
80
81st
This one's a little unusual in Baumbach's filmography so far - where his characters' denial of being left behind are typically contrasted against the reality that shows them shit out of luck, here the denial is briefly indulged, a wild ride of 44 year old hipster Ben Stiller until it all inevitably comes crashing down. Need to think some more on where the filmmaking commentary factors into all this. Definitely one of his densest and most idiosyncratic works yet.
Rated 12 Dec 2020
82
55th
I didn't see that plot twist-which wasn't- coming and I adored the excellent commentary on film making and art. These really are different times, aye? The Baumbach's realization of this, I would like to believe, is what makes his movies rather unique and also to a degree a mirror to us all (and him?). The movie itself isn't as watchable and well written generally speaking, Noah has proven that he can do better, but it's still enjoyable. But it has Stiller, which is a deal breaker for some.Notme.
Rated 03 Feb 2021
2
31st
baumbach is plain bad.
Rated 06 Sep 2021
4
52nd
I Like it more than when I saw it first in theatres but I’m still struggling with what it’s exactly going for. Has a lot of his great charm (“I remember when this song was just bad”), but missing what a lot of his great films have. Feels like it wants to be more ambitious than it ends up ultimately being.

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