Are You Here
After a father's death and a revealing inheritance, two aimless friends and a fractured family are forced to reconsider what a meaningful adult life looks like.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- melancholic
- lazy sunday
- casual movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found that the film squandered its considerable talent with a flat, bland, and underwritten comedy-drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ben lives on a friend's couch while Steve maintains a superficial professional and personal life, making immaturity central to their conflicts.
The reading of Ben's father's will drives the characters into disputes over purpose, wealth, and family expectations.
Angela's age-peer relationship with Ben and Steve, along with her hippie identity, destabilizes their expectations about family and adulthood.
Steve is a moderately successful weather reporter whose superficial lifestyle is challenged by grief, friendship, and family upheaval.
Films like Are You Here, and why
The Hangover
adult friendship comedy built around aimlessness, emotional immaturity, and reassessing life direction
The Royal Tenenbaums
witty but flawed comedy about family conflict, inheritance, and emotionally stunted adults
The Descendants
adult comedy-drama combining friendship, grief, family dysfunction, and personal reinvention
This Is Where I Leave You
ensemble comedy-drama about privileged adults confronting shallow lifestyles and relationship failures
Movie Details
- Director
- Matthew Weiner
- Release Date
- 2013-09-07
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (308)
Cast
- Owen Wilson
- Zach Galifianakis
- Amy Poehler
- Laura Ramsey
- Lauren Lapkus
- Jenna Fischer
- Jason Davis
- Joel Gretsch
- Alana de la Garza
- Greg Cromer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy 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 Are You Here about?
- After a father's death and a revealing inheritance, two aimless friends and a fractured family are forced to reconsider what a meaningful adult life looks like.
- What is Are You Here like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Are You Here as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Are You Here violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Are You Here.
- What did critics think of Are You Here?
- Critics broadly found that the film squandered its considerable talent with a flat, bland, and underwritten comedy-drama.
- Which films are like Are You Here?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hangover, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Descendants, and This Is Where I Leave You.
- How long is Are You Here?
- Are You Here runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch Are You Here?
- In United States, Are You Here streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
