People Like Us

2012 - ENGLISH - MOVIE

Comedy Drama

Workaholic and sleazy businessman Sam is extremely reluctant to leave New York and go to his father s funeral. When he finally arrives, it becomes apparent that his mother and girlfriend are disappointed in him for running away whenever times get too emotional. Soon afterwards, he discovers that his father was sleeping around with another woman, and that Sam actually has a half-sister whom he never knew existed. His father has willed her $150,000 and has left Sam with the task of getting it to her. Frankie is a bartender also wrapped up in work just like her half-brother, and she has had a bad past and has now been left with the job of being a single parent to her troublemaker son, Josh. Josh is eleven years old but curses like a sailor and constantly makes fart jokes and sex jokes, making him popular with the bad kid crowd at school, although behind the act, Josh is depressed and lonely. Now Sam has to find a way to fix the past and reunite his mom, nephew and half-sister together at last, but it won t be easy. Written by GasmaskProductionsBooks People Like Us is a 2012 American English-language Comedy Drama film starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michael Hall D addario, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mark Duplass and Jon Morgan Woodward. DreamWorks Pictures in association with Reliance Entertainment and K/O Paper Products. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Roberto Orci, Bobby Cohen, Clayton Townsend and Alex Kurtzman. People Like Us is written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jody Lambert and it is directed by Alex Kurtzman. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. People Like Us was released on 29th June 2012 and takes a screen time of 114 minutes. People Like Us was made on a budget of $16 million and at the box office it grossed only $12 million. Cinematography was done by Salvatore Totino and editing by Robert Leighton. The music was composed by Ar Rahman along with A. R. Rahman.
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dramatic domestic emotional sentimental resilient
  • Jini Score
    8.6/10
  • Critics Score
    51%
  • Rating
    7.0/10
  • Jini Score
    8.6%
  • Critics Score
    51
  • Rating
    7.0
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Release Date29 JUN 2012
Budget$ 16 MILLION
Language

English, Spanish

Genre

Comedy , Drama

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People Like Us Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

55.85%

Positive Review Rating : 51%

51%
    • Keith Phipps

      The film does have its charms, but getting to them means seeing past a Buick sized contrivance. ( Read More )
    • Justin Chang

      Genuine emotions barely win out over soapy complications in People Like Us. ( Read More )
    • But for all its emotional and familial kerfuffles, People Like Us is an honorable misfire good intentions and all. ( Read More )
    • However, theres a fundamental flaw in People Like Us that I cant get past: the general plot. ( Read More )
    • Owen Gleiberman

      Pine and Banks are just good enough to suggest that in an honest movie, they would have been even better. ( Read More )
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