Overview
In a quirky urban setting, a group of misfits navigates the absurdities of life and relationships.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- warm
- lazy sunday
- comfort viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Andy struggles to hold a job or maintain relationships while navigating shared-apartment life.
Andy lives with two unusual roommates, and the quartet repeatedly works through bizarre trials together.
The stories unfold around the Mission Hill area of the fictional city of Cosmopolis.
The quartet's bizarre conflicts are tempered by their gradual effort to get along and support one another.
Films like Mission Hill, and why
The Simpsons
adult animated comedy centered on eccentric roommates, urban misadventures, and affectionate dysfunctional relationships
Daria
stylized adult animation using workplace frustration, social satire, and absurd ensemble humor
Home Movies
irreverent animated comedy about young adults, family friction, and precarious everyday life
Movie Details
- Directors
- Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein
- Release Date
- 1999-09-21
- Runtime
- 290 min
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Brian Posehn
- Wallace Langham
Common questions
- What is Mission Hill about?
- An irreverent adult animated ensemble comedy about an aspiring cartoonist, eccentric roommates, and the younger brother who disrupts their precarious urban routine.
- What is Mission Hill like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mission Hill as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mission Hill violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Mission Hill as mild.
- Which films are like Mission Hill?
- Films with a similar feel include The Simpsons, Daria, and Home Movies.
- How long is Mission Hill?
- Mission Hill runs 290 minutes.
