Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- moody
- melancholic
- intimate
- quiet evening
- adult drama night
What critics said
Critics found the film overly moody and grim but broadly agreed that its four principal performances make the intimate adultery drama compelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jack, Terry, Hank, and Edith repeatedly move between marriage, friendship, and affairs with an unsettling everyday familiarity.
The town is glimpsed indirectly while houses, wooded paths, railroad tracks, streams, and the old steel bridge recur as intimate landmarks.
The four principals are closely observed as both betrayers and wounded partners, with no simple moral alignment.
The lush Pacific Northwest surrounds the characters' homes, work, affairs, and family routines while the broader community remains nearly invisible.
Films like We Don't Live Here Anymore, and why
Closer
shared focus on adulterous relationships, emotional volatility, and intimate adult drama
Revolutionary Road
shared domestic realism, marital infidelity, and psychologically observant performances
The Ice Storm
shared bleak romantic drama, troubled marriages, and restrained emotional tension
Little Children
shared adult relationship conflict, moral ambiguity, and naturalistic ensemble acting
Movie Details
- Director
- John Curran
- Release Date
- 2004-08-13
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (124)
Cast
- Mark Ruffalo
- Laura Dern
- Peter Krause
- Naomi Watts
- Sam Charles
- Ginger Page
- Jennifer Mawhinney
- Jennifer Bishop
- Amber Rothwell
- Meg Roe
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- 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 We Don't Live Here Anymore about?
- Two married couples in the wooded Pacific Northwest drift through overlapping affairs that strain friendship, family, and the fragile routines of domestic life.
- What is We Don't Live Here Anymore like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of We Don't Live Here Anymore as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is We Don't Live Here Anymore violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in We Don't Live Here Anymore.
- What did critics think of We Don't Live Here Anymore?
- Critics found the film overly moody and grim but broadly agreed that its four principal performances make the intimate adultery drama compelling.
- Which films are like We Don't Live Here Anymore?
- Films with a similar feel include Closer, Revolutionary Road, The Ice Storm, and Little Children.
- How long is We Don't Live Here Anymore?
- We Don't Live Here Anymore runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch We Don't Live Here Anymore?
- In United States, We Don't Live Here Anymore streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
