The Joneses

Name: The Joneses
Genre: Drama
Released: April 16, 2010
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Amber Heard, David Duchovny, Demi Moore

2010

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Roadside Attractions | Release Date: April 16, 2010 | R

Starring: Amber Heard, David Duchovny, Demi Moore

Summary: The Joneses are rich, beautiful and seem to be the perfect family. There's only one slight problem. They’re not actually a family, but a team of stealth marketers which moves into upscale communities in order to hook the neighbors on all its wonderful toys. Try to keep up. (Roadside Attractions)

Director: Derrick Borte

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 96 min

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Marc Mohan

The Joneses turns out to be a smart little comedy that tosses some sharp little darts at our consumer-driven culture. Read full review

Rex Reed

Surprising, inventive and crisply, merrily written and directed by Derrick Borte, The Joneses is a brisk, captivating entertainment. Think Ozzie and Harriet on speed. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

A sharp sendup of suburban conformity and American materialism, The Joneses does burn through its credit by the end. But it's flashy enough to catch our eye, and keep our interest nearly all the way through. Read full review

Empire Helen O'Hara

A meta-satire that doesn't quite come off. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

What could have been a biting black comedy taking product placement to the logical extreme instead is so obviously predictable that even a savvy cast led by David Duchovny and Demi Moore can't sell it. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Either this is a tragic family or a satirical one, and the film seems uncertain which way to jump. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Slick as a pig and reeking of phony sympathy for recession-wracked consumers, The Joneses is a black comedy about stealth marketing made by a filmmaker who's evidently much too close to the subject to bite the hand that feeds him. Read full review

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LeoTs3181983

Apr 16, 2011

If you liked Last Chance Harvey,you'll love The Joneses. It has that same dramdy touch that Last Chance Harvey does. It's one of Demi Moore's best movies. Don't miss it.

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DarrenY

Apr 18, 2010

So on the one hand, it had somewhat one-dimensional characters, and there's a point in the movie where I felt that the plot became predictable. But on the other hand, I thought that the satire in this movie was so sharp and biting that I'll be remembering the message of this movie So on the one hand, it had somewhat one-dimensional characters, and there's a point in the movie where I felt that the plot became predictable. But on the other hand, I thought that the satire in this movie was so sharp and biting that I'll be remembering the message of this movie for a long time. I really enjoyed the meta-commentary inherent in the concept of the movie. And I can see that Hollywood would be afraid of further characterization (I would have enjoyed perhaps another hour of exploring the different facets of the main characters) at the risk of turning away mainstream viewers more interested in a popcorn flick than a deep movie. Summary: If you enjoyed the Truman Show, and Thank You For Smoking, I bet you'll enjoy this (admittedly flawed) parable of modern consumerism.… Expand

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DaniMet

Nov 26, 2022

The movie does a wonderful job critiquing the world's present consumerism and capitalism even as it contains its own share of clichés. It also features captivating and memorable performances from, at least, Amber Heard and Demi Moore while delivering entertaining comedic moments fromThe movie does a wonderful job critiquing the world's present consumerism and capitalism even as it contains its own share of clichés. It also features captivating and memorable performances from, at least, Amber Heard and Demi Moore while delivering entertaining comedic moments from beginning to end. That said, there were two shortcomings that I found in the movie which include its poor gender and racial representations. For instance, the women characters in the movie are portrayed negatively as being destructively ruled by their own desires while the White men in it are cast as martyrs and moral heroes. Despite this, I'd recommend the movie to most people who are looking for a fun movie that'll leave them with some important lessons to think about.… Expand

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Cheryl

Oct 13, 2010

Unexpectedly good. Somewhat predictable, but interesting. Definitely a thought provoking look at our need to 'keep up with the joneses'. I agree with 'Darren Y' 'somewhat one-dimensional characters', but overall more than worth my $1.00 at Redbox.

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MorriBey

Jun 6, 2011

David Duchovny is excellent in this movie. Its a good movie but I cant help feeling that the studios saw a movie that was too dark ( which it scratched towards the latter part of the movie ) and polished it off. The result has changed what could have been a dark movie into an enjoyableDavid Duchovny is excellent in this movie. Its a good movie but I cant help feeling that the studios saw a movie that was too dark ( which it scratched towards the latter part of the movie ) and polished it off. The result has changed what could have been a dark movie into an enjoyable Sunday afternoon movie. The ending kills off any notion of it being alternative. I liked it, just felt that there was something else there which was unfortunately sidelined.… Expand

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Diezmartinez

Aug 22, 2010

La premisa de la opera prima del exdirector de comerciales Derrick Borte es interesante -una familia falsa se muda a unos suburbios pudientes de Estados Unidos para provocar la envidia consumista de los vecinos- pero su realizaciÃ³n es timorata e inconsecuente.La premisa de la opera prima del exdirector de comerciales Derrick Borte es interesante -una familia falsa se muda a unos suburbios pudientes de Estados Unidos para provocar la envidia consumista de los vecinos- pero su realizaciÃ³n es timorata e inconsecuente. LÃ¡stima por el reparto, encabezado por Demi Moore y David Duchovny.… Expand

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Erik_Imsen

Feb 4, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Joneses, or how to come up with a great idea and be unable to do anything with it. Why? Lazy writing. What started out to be a great satire, dark and cynical, turns out to be a soft romantic comedy in between Duchovny and Moore, with all the other characters being solely here as extras (what was the point of the son's coming out again?!?!??! And the daughter's love story with a married guy?!?!?). And once again, Hollywood couldn't help but make a cheesy happy ending with the two ending together, and the movie ends on a let's-not-piss-our-audience-off-this-is-entertainment-goddam-it note, that clearly states that over consumption and credit card debt should in no way be blamed on irresponsible consumers behavior (let's not insult our audience please) but only on those mean and evil marketing guys who mess up with our brains and make us wanna get always more stuff. The film almost feels as if Derrick Borte started writing it with pure intentions and then some advertising executive stormed into his office and made him write the second and third act of the script with a gun to his head.… Expand

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