They Came Together
A wildly self-aware New York romance turns every familiar meet-cute, breakup, and reconciliation cliché into an affectionate absurdist joke.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- absurdist
- date night
- comedy night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film messy and overclever, but agreed that Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd's chemistry carries much of its romantic-comedy satire.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joel and Molly explicitly describe their relationship as a corny romantic comedy, while their account performs and mocks its clichés.
The couple narrates how they met, but the framing conversation raises doubt about whether the climactic romantic-comedy payoff actually happened.
The review excerpt specifically highlights the film's random humor, and the plot foregrounds crazy characters who fail to choose sensible paths.
Joel and Molly's relationship is discussed over dinner with friends in New York City, using the city's romantic-comedy milieu as comic material.
Films like They Came Together, and why
The Baxter
self-aware romantic comedy satire with exaggerated genre clichés and oddball humor
Wet Hot American Summer
irreverent, absurd ensemble comedy shaped by the performers and writers behind cult romantic-comedy parody
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
meta romantic comedy that playfully dismantles familiar relationship conventions
Not Another Teen Movie
broad romantic comedy parody driven by heightened characters and affectionate genre mockery
Movie Details
- Director
- David Wain
- Release Date
- 2014-06-27
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (462)
Cast
- Paul Rudd
- Amy Poehler
- Bill Hader
- Ellie Kemper
- Cobie Smulders
- Noureen DeWulf
- Jason Mantzoukas
- Michael Ian Black
- Michaela Watkins
- Randall Park
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sundance Now, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is They Came Together about?
- A wildly self-aware New York romance turns every familiar meet-cute, breakup, and reconciliation cliché into an affectionate absurdist joke.
- What is They Came Together like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of They Came Together as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is They Came Together violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in They Came Together.
- What did critics think of They Came Together?
- Critics generally found the film messy and overclever, but agreed that Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd's chemistry carries much of its romantic-comedy satire.
- Which films are like They Came Together?
- Films with a similar feel include The Baxter, Wet Hot American Summer, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, and Not Another Teen Movie.
- How long is They Came Together?
- They Came Together runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch They Came Together?
- In United States, They Came Together streams on Sundance Now, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
