Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- frantic
- lazy sunday
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the talented cast and solid source material undermined by weak execution, with John Cleese often singled out as the main redeeming feature.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Henry and Nancy encounter successive travel, hotel, and urban obstacles during their New York visit.
The married couple from outside New York is repeatedly overwhelmed by the city and its institutions.
The job trip prompts Henry and Nancy to reevaluate their relationship and lives.
Trains, streets, hotels, and other New York locations become successive sites of comic adversity.
Films like The Out-of-Towners, and why
The Out-of-Towners
shared married-couple comedy, urban misadventures, and escalating situational chaos
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
shared fish-out-of-water humor, romantic partnership, and New York travel calamities
The Odd Couple II
shared marital comedy, mismatched couple dynamics, and broad romantic misadventure
Date Night
shared screwball tone, relationship stress, and comedy built from cascading bad luck
Movie Details
- Director
- Sam Weisman
- Release Date
- 1999-04-02
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (267)
Cast
- Steve Martin
- Goldie Hawn
- Mark McKinney
- John Cleese
- Joe Grifasi
- Gregory Jbara
- Josh Mostel
- Cynthia Nixon
- Ernie Sabella
- Jack McGee
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- 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 The Out-of-Towners about?
- A long-married Ohio couple’s New York job trip spirals into a lively chain of comic setbacks that tests their partnership.
- What is The Out-of-Towners like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Out-of-Towners as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Out-of-Towners violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Out-of-Towners.
- What did critics think of The Out-of-Towners?
- Critics broadly found the talented cast and solid source material undermined by weak execution, with John Cleese often singled out as the main redeeming feature.
- Which films are like The Out-of-Towners?
- Films with a similar feel include The Out-of-Towners, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, The Odd Couple II, and Date Night.
- How long is The Out-of-Towners?
- The Out-of-Towners runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Out-of-Towners?
- In United States, The Out-of-Towners is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
