Thanks for Sharing
Lionsgate | Release Date: September 20, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
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14
Mixed:
21
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 19, 2013
It’s surprisingly wise, funny and affecting, thanks in part to a sensitive script, and in part to a strong ensemble cast. Read full review
80
Village VoiceInkoo KangSep 17, 2013
A winsome mix of funny, harrowing, and smart, it's most commendable for making characters who are addicted to bad behavior—and who refuse to blame themselves for it—somehow exceedingly sympathetic. Read full review
80
Time OutSam AdamsSep 17, 2013
What makes things different is the way Blumberg strikes an assured balance between dour downward spirals and “work the program” uplift, gifting these flawed people with both a sense of hope and the knowledge that it will never be enough. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerSep 20, 2013
It’s a major performance (Ruffalo) in a minor movie. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperSep 19, 2013
It’s a tribute to the script by Stuart Blumberg and Matt Winston, the directorial aplomb of Blumberg and the genuine performances of the cast that most of the time, we care about these people, we believe their problems are real and we want them to get the help they so desperately need. Read full review
75
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallSep 18, 2013
The movie has its heart and humor in the right place, and there's no "Shame" in that. Read full review
75
IndieWireJason AndersonJun 28, 2013
Though Blumberg treats the topic with admirable frankness, the film’s insights would’ve had more impact if he wasn’t so quick to hop to the next storyline whenever matters get especially thorny. Read full review
72
NPRTrey GrahamSep 20, 2013
And yet: Thanks for Sharing is such a relaxed, good-humored movie that it's tough to complain about its tendency to ... well, overshare. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinSep 22, 2013
Thanks for Sharing is never quite crazy or funny enough to transcend its “disease-of-month” template. The title turns out to not be ironic — a mixed blessing. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrSep 19, 2013
See Steve McQueen’s “Shame” (2011) if you want a sense of how destructive this sickness can be to the soul. See Thanks for Sharing if you want to know what people can do about it. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversSep 19, 2013
Thanks for Sharing is all over the place trying to find a tone, but it knows where its heart is. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaSep 19, 2013
Ultimately, it's the romance that feels forced and phony, not the group meetings, the confessions, the anguished moments alone. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsSep 19, 2013
Although the characters are three-dimensional, the simultaneous crises and last-act resolutions are a little too neat for a movie about the messiness of life. Read full review
63
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreSep 17, 2013
Thanks for Sharing is a bit of a head-snapper in its tone changes, stumbling into flippancy. The light moments are appreciated, but they do tend to undercut the sobriety of it all. Read full review
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