Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- awkward
- urbane
- lazy sunday
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the romantic comedy-drama poorly conceived, unfunny, and weakened by its unappealing privileged protagonist.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Conrad is forty, over-educated, under-employed, and dependent on his family's hotel fortune while performing adult sophistication.
Conrad hides both his relationship with Beatrice and the collapse of his bank balance as debt accumulates.
The Upper West Side, hotel fortune, allowance, and sudden eviction frame Conrad's sheltered elite background.
The film derives its comedy from Conrad's elaborate charade, romantic opportunism, and inability to recognize the limits of inherited charm.
Films like The Longest Week, and why
The Heartbreak Kid
shares a romantic comedy framework centered on affluent, immature adults, social performance, and self-serving charm
Metropolitan
shares an upper-class Manhattan setting, brittle relationship comedy, and protagonists whose privilege complicates romance
Greenberg
shares an emotionally immature adult protagonist, romantic entanglements, and awkward comedy-drama about personal responsibility
How Do You Know
shares a stylish urban romantic comedy tone, class anxiety, and a self-involved man forced toward adulthood
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Glanz
- Release Date
- 2014-09-05
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (318)
Cast
- Jason Bateman
- Olivia Wilde
- Billy Crudup
- Jenny Slate
- Tony Roberts
- Barry Primus
- Laura Clery
- William Abadie
- Stephen Temperly
- Alexandra Neil
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
- 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 The Longest Week about?
- A pampered Manhattan heir's romantic schemes unravel when divorce, eviction, and debt force him to confront adulthood.
- What is The Longest Week like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Longest Week as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Longest Week violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Longest Week.
- What did critics think of The Longest Week?
- Critics broadly found the romantic comedy-drama poorly conceived, unfunny, and weakened by its unappealing privileged protagonist.
- Which films are like The Longest Week?
- Films with a similar feel include The Heartbreak Kid, Metropolitan, Greenberg, and How Do You Know.
- How long is The Longest Week?
- The Longest Week runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Longest Week?
- In United States, The Longest Week streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus.
