Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- bittersweet
- lazy sunday
- couples night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an engaging, commercially successful ensemble comedy-drama, though its observations could feel obvious.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The three couples reunite across spring, summer, autumn, and winter vacations, with each trip revealing another stage of their relationships.
The vacations expose marital, parental, and personal crises affecting the middle-aged couples.
The established vacation group must absorb the disruption and emotional consequences of a divorce.
The couples' repeated vacations provide comfortable settings where marital and friendship tensions surface.
Films like The Four Seasons, and why
Husbands and Wives
shared mature relationship drama, friendship tensions, and conversational comedy among affluent adults
The Ice Storm
shared ensemble romantic comedy, marital complications, and bittersweet middle-age introspection
Leisure Seeker
shared vacation-centered relationship comedy with couples confronting emotional dissatisfaction
Movie Details
- Director
- Alan Alda
- Release Date
- 1981-05-22
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (75)
Cast
- Alan Alda
- Carol Burnett
- Len Cariou
- Sandy Dennis
- Rita Moreno
- Jack Weston
- Bess Armstrong
- Elizabeth Alda
- Beatrice Alda
- Robert Hitt
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Four Seasons about?
- Three longtime couples use their seasonal vacations to preserve friendship while confronting divorce, marriage, and the uneasy transitions of middle age.
- What is The Four Seasons like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Four Seasons as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Four Seasons violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Four Seasons.
- What did critics think of The Four Seasons?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an engaging, commercially successful ensemble comedy-drama, though its observations could feel obvious.
- Which films are like The Four Seasons?
- Films with a similar feel include Husbands and Wives, The Ice Storm, and Leisure Seeker.
- How long is The Four Seasons?
- The Four Seasons runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Four Seasons?
- In United States, The Four Seasons is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
