The Intern
A widowed retiree finds renewed purpose and an unexpected friendship when he joins a youthful Brooklyn fashion startup as a senior intern.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- sincere
- lazy sunday
- comfort viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film charming and entertaining, with strong performances and appealing supporting characters offset by a predictable screenplay and conflicted treatment of female ambition.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ben Whitaker moves from retirement boredom into a senior internship that restores his sense of usefulness and connection.
Ben's formal manners and accumulated experience meet Jules's fast-moving online fashion business in Brooklyn.
Ben becomes both Jules's nominal intern and an important source of practical wisdom and emotional support.
The online fashion company, Brooklyn offices, and affluent domestic interiors are presented with clean, inviting production design.
Films like The Intern, and why
The Devil Wears Prada
shares a warm workplace comedy tone, intergenerational friendship, and gently idealized professional setting
Something's Gotta Give
shares nancy meyers's witty, polished comedy-drama style, relationship-centered storytelling, and affluent contemporary milieu
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
shares themes of reinvention, aging, friendship, and finding purpose through a lightly comic fish out of water premise
Movie Details
- Director
- Nancy Meyers
- Release Date
- 2015-09-23
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (7515)
Cast
- Robert De Niro
- Anne Hathaway
- Rene Russo
- Anders Holm
- JoJo Kushner
- Andrew Rannells
- Adam Devine
- Zack Pearlman
- Jason Orley
- Christina Scherer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Philo
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Intern about?
- A widowed retiree finds renewed purpose and an unexpected friendship when he joins a youthful Brooklyn fashion startup as a senior intern.
- What is The Intern like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Intern as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Intern violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Intern.
- What did critics think of The Intern?
- Critics broadly found the film charming and entertaining, with strong performances and appealing supporting characters offset by a predictable screenplay and conflicted treatment of female ambition.
- Which films are like The Intern?
- Films with a similar feel include The Devil Wears Prada, Something's Gotta Give, and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
- How long is The Intern?
- The Intern runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Intern?
- In United States, The Intern streams on fuboTV, Philo.
