Men in the City
Several Berlin men confront romantic, family, and career upheavals while trying to define happiness on their own terms.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- sincere
- date night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics broadly found this bloke-led romantic comedy genuinely engaging and enjoyable, particularly as an ensemble of male relationship stories.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film follows Philipp, Niklas, Jerome, Günther, and Roland in an episodic daisy chain centered on masculinity and happiness.
Each protagonist faces a different crisis involving career, pregnancy, marriage, sensuality, loneliness, or family reconciliation.
The Fitnessworld gym connects multiple men whose romantic and family dilemmas reflect a wider search for direction.
Comic character contrasts are paired with vulnerable struggles for love, family, and a workable life design.
Films like Men in the City, and why
Love Actually
Shared ensemble romantic comedy structure, relationship anxieties, and warm exploration of adult self-definition.
He's Just Not That Into You
Shared interwoven romantic storylines, comic emotional misunderstandings, and focus on people searching for connection.
Men in the City 2
Shared German ensemble relationship comedy with contemporary urban characters negotiating love, commitment, and personal uncertainty.
Movie Details
- Director
- Simon Verhoeven
- Release Date
- 2009-09-09
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (151)
Cast
- Christian Ulmen
- Nadja Uhl
- Til Schweiger
- Wotan Wilke Möhring
- Florian David Fitz
- Maxim Mehmet
- Jana Pallaske
- Justus von Dohnányi
- Guido Föhrweißer
- Liane Forestieri
Common questions
- What is Men in the City about?
- Several Berlin men confront romantic, family, and career upheavals while trying to define happiness on their own terms.
- What is Men in the City like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Men in the City as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Men in the City violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Men in the City.
- What did critics think of Men in the City?
- Critics broadly found this bloke-led romantic comedy genuinely engaging and enjoyable, particularly as an ensemble of male relationship stories.
- Which films are like Men in the City?
- Films with a similar feel include Love Actually, He's Just Not That Into You, and Men in the City 2.
- How long is Men in the City?
- Men in the City runs 107 minutes.
