People Like Us
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: June 29, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
17
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
85
MovielineStephanie ZacharekJun 27, 2012
This is a straightforward family comedy-drama, a movie made for adults, and one that actually gives its actors – among them Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Pfeiffer and Philip Baker Hall – something to do. That's more of a rarity on today's landscape than it should be. Read full review
80
Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondJun 20, 2012
This film stands out as one of the year's best. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedJun 26, 2012
This is a rare feel-good treat that nudges the heartstrings and makes you feel optimistic about the human race. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesJun 28, 2012
The movie develops into a painful story of one generation inflicting its selfish compromises on the next. The three leads are uniformly excellent, and the strong supporting cast includes Mark Duplass and Philip Baker Hall. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyJun 15, 2012
As overcranked as it is -- the film is directed as if it were an action drama, with two or three times more cuts than necessary -- People Like Us has a persuasive emotional pull at its heart that's hard to deny. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianM. E. RussellJun 28, 2012
The movie is well-acted and a bit frustrating, but also a pleasant little surprise. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJun 28, 2012
It's the flaws that Kurtzman builds into People Like Us that make it interesting. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversJun 28, 2012
Pine is driven and touchingly vulnerable. And Banks, heartbreakingly good, nails every nuance in a raw wound of a role. Thanks to their teamwork, we believe we are watching people like us. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertJun 27, 2012
Sam and Frankie are certainly interesting enough that a film about them coming to grips with this hidden truth would have been justified. It also would probably have been harder to write than this one, so People Like Us marches on with a coy little smile, toying with Frankie and the audience. Read full review
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