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This Is Where I Leave You

This Is Where I Leave You

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20146.61h 43m

Overview

When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.

Directed by Shawn Levy
Written by Jonathan Tropper
Produced by Paula Weinstein, Shawn Levy, Jeffrey Levine
Box OfficeBudget: $19.8MRevenue: $41.3M

Top Cast

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman

Judd Altman

Tina Fey

Tina Fey

Wendy Altman

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Hillary Altman

Adam Driver

Adam Driver

Phillip Altman

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Penny Moore

Corey Stoll

Corey Stoll

Paul Altman

Kathryn Hahn

Kathryn Hahn

Annie Altman

Connie Britton

Connie Britton

Tracy Sullivan

Timothy Olyphant

Timothy Olyphant

Horry Callen

Abigail Spencer

Abigail Spencer

Quinn Altman

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookfuneraldeath of fatherdysfunctional familyman childfamilymourninggrievingmelodramatichetrosexualityhetrosexismhetrosexual relationship

About This Is Where I Leave You

This Is Where I Leave You is a drama, comedy film released in 2014 exploring themes of based on novel or book, funeral, death of father, dysfunctional family, man child, family. Directed by Shawn Levy, it stars Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda. When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.

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