Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- wistful
- gentle
- lazy sunday
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the performances appealing but judged the screenplay formulaic, contrived, and emotionally half-hearted.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Oren and Leah are elderly widows whose loneliness develops into a new romantic connection.
Oren rejects his neighbors and resists caring for Sarah before her presence helps reopen his capacity for kindness.
The central relationship grows between adjacent homes as Oren, Leah, and Sarah form a surrogate family.
Sarah’s unexpected stay with Oren becomes the spark for his emotional and relational change.
Films like And So It Goes, and why
Something's Gotta Give
shared later-life romance, grief, and warm comedy centered on emotionally guarded older characters
It Could Happen to You
shared mature romance, domestic comedy, and performers whose chemistry carries a familiar relationship story
Hope Springs
shared bittersweet romantic comedy, personal bereavement, and renewed emotional openness
Movie Details
- Director
- Rob Reiner
- Release Date
- 2014-07-10
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (497)
Cast
- Michael Douglas
- Diane Keaton
- Sterling Jerins
- Paloma Guzmán
- Frances Sternhagen
- Frankie Valli
- Andy Karl
- Meryl Jones Williams
- David Aaron Baker
- Sawyer Simpkins
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is And So It Goes about?
- A prickly widower and a grieving singer find unexpected tenderness when his granddaughter brings them together.
- What is And So It Goes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of And So It Goes as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is And So It Goes violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in And So It Goes as mild.
- What did critics think of And So It Goes?
- Critics broadly found the performances appealing but judged the screenplay formulaic, contrived, and emotionally half-hearted.
- Which films are like And So It Goes?
- Films with a similar feel include Something's Gotta Give, It Could Happen to You, and Hope Springs.
- How long is And So It Goes?
- And So It Goes runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch And So It Goes?
- In United States, And So It Goes streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
