Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- darkly comic
- volatile
- group movie night
- italian cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The anniversary reunion exposes hidden resentments, infidelity, and strained relationships among the relatives.
Stormy weather strands the family on the island, turning the villa into a pressure cooker for their conflicts.
Screaming matches, mismatched couples, divorced parents, and family quarrels drive the film's darkly comic energy.
The grandparents' fiftieth wedding anniversary provides the occasion for the family's apparent idyll to collapse.
Films like There's No Place Like Home, and why
The Big Chill
shared large-family ensemble, domestic secrets, darkly comic quarrels, and emotionally volatile reunions
August: Osage County
shared claustrophobic family gathering, escalating interpersonal conflict, infidelity, and comedy-drama tonal shifts
The Best of Youth
shared italian ensemble storytelling, romantic entanglements, family secrets, and bittersweet comic observation
Movie Details
- Director
- Gabriele Muccino
- Release Date
- 2018-02-14
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (745)
Cast
- Stefano Accorsi
- Carolina Crescentini
- Elena Cucci
- Tea Falco
- Pierfrancesco Favino
- Claudia Gerini
- Massimo Ghini
- Sabrina Impacciatore
- Gianfelice Imparato
- Ivano Marescotti
Common questions
- What is There's No Place Like Home about?
- A storm-trapped Italian family reunion turns a golden wedding anniversary into a darkly comic reckoning with secrets, resentment, and fragile relationships.
- What is There's No Place Like Home like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of There's No Place Like Home as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is There's No Place Like Home violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in There's No Place Like Home.
- Which films are like There's No Place Like Home?
- Films with a similar feel include The Big Chill, August: Osage County, and The Best of Youth.
- How long is There's No Place Like Home?
- There's No Place Like Home runs 103 minutes.
