Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- uncomfortable
- absurdist
- indie movie night
- dark comedy night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film unusual and emotionally complicated, with Kristen Wiig's transfixing central performance compensating for uneven stretches.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alice uses her lottery fortune to turn intimate experiences, relationships, and personal rituals into televised material.
The film balances absurd talk-show behavior with touching and disturbing consequences of Alice's borderline personality disorder.
Alice commissions her own talk show and stages elaborate segments to make her identity visible to a mass audience.
After winning the lottery, Alice finances a show through struggling television producers and dictates its content and presentation.
Films like Welcome to Me, and why
The Skeleton Twins
shared offbeat dark comedy, unstable protagonist, and uncomfortable emotional humor
Young Adult
shared eccentric female lead, identity performance, and poignant absurdist comedy
The King of Comedy
shared uncomfortable social satire, psychological volatility, and unconventional central performance
Ingrid Goes West
shared boundary-pushing comedy drama about personal dysfunction and public performance
Movie Details
- Director
- Shira Piven
- Release Date
- 2015-05-01
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (347)
Cast
- Kristen Wiig
- James Marsden
- Linda Cardellini
- Wes Bentley
- Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Alan Tudyk
- Tim Robbins
- Joan Cusack
- Thomas Mann
- Rose Abdoo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Welcome to Me about?
- A lottery millionaire turns her private life into an outrageous talk show, forcing everyone around her to confront the cost of unfiltered self-expression.
- What is Welcome to Me like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Welcome to Me as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Welcome to Me violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Welcome to Me.
- What did critics think of Welcome to Me?
- Critics generally found the film unusual and emotionally complicated, with Kristen Wiig's transfixing central performance compensating for uneven stretches.
- Which films are like Welcome to Me?
- Films with a similar feel include The Skeleton Twins, Young Adult, The King of Comedy, and Ingrid Goes West.
- How long is Welcome to Me?
- Welcome to Me runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Welcome to Me?
- In United States, Welcome to Me streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
