Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- breezy
- girls night
- date night
What critics said
Critics generally found the veteran ensemble entertaining and charismatic, while judging the material and execution pedestrian.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The four longtime friends use the provocative book as a catalyst for renewed romantic confidence and intimacy.
Diane, Vivian, Sharon, and Carol each experience distinct romantic upheavals within the shared book-club framework.
The friends encourage one another to challenge mundane routines and embrace new possibilities.
Reading Fifty Shades of Grey directly prompts the friends' efforts to revitalize their romantic lives.
Films like Book Club, and why
Something's Gotta Give
Shared ensemble romantic comedy structure, mature relationships, female friendship, and warm self-reinvention themes.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Shared focus on older women, renewed romance, friendship, and breezy comedic treatment of later-life change.
It's Complicated
Shared mature romance, ensemble comedy, rekindled relationships, and affectionate treatment of emotional second chances.
The First Wives Club
Shared female friendship, romantic entanglements, and uplifting comedy about personal change in adulthood.
Movie Details
- Director
- Bill Holderman
- Release Date
- 2018-05-18
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (847)
Cast
- Diane Keaton
- Jane Fonda
- Candice Bergen
- Mary Steenburgen
- Andy Garcia
- Craig T. Nelson
- Don Johnson
- Ed Begley Jr.
- Richard Dreyfuss
- Wallace Shawn
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MGM Plus
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, 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 Book Club about?
- Four longtime friends turn a provocative bestseller into a playful challenge to routine, rediscovering romance and confidence in later life.
- What is Book Club like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Book Club as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Book Club violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Book Club.
- What did critics think of Book Club?
- Critics generally found the veteran ensemble entertaining and charismatic, while judging the material and execution pedestrian.
- Which films are like Book Club?
- Films with a similar feel include Something's Gotta Give, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, It's Complicated, and The First Wives Club.
- How long is Book Club?
- Book Club runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Book Club?
- In United States, Book Club streams on MGM Plus.
