Overview
A whimsical tale of love and self-discovery unfolds when a lawyer's life takes an unexpected turn after a wealthy client's bizarre request.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- exuberant
- lazy sunday
- comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the high-concept body-swap premise effective because Carl Reiner's direction and the precise comic teamwork of Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin make it consistently engaging.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Roger Cobb and Edwina Cutwater remain connected in one body, allowing Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin to externalize their conflict through movement and timing.
A dissatisfied working lawyer and a wealthy dying heiress are forced to experience one another's circumstances while confronting class privilege and unrealized ambition.
Roger's partnership ambitions and relationship with Peggy conflict with his desire to make music and live less conventionally.
The film's central body-sharing situation depends on coordinated physical comedy and the precise comic timing praised by critics.
Films like All of Me, and why
Heaven Can Wait
high-concept body-swap comedy driven by physical performance and romantic transformation
Big
fantastical identity exchange blended with romance, comedy, and questions of personal fulfillment
The Man with Two Brains
1980s fantasy comedy using an impossible premise to explore relationships and adult dissatisfaction
Chances Are
warm, accessible romantic fantasy comedy centered on personal change
Movie Details
- Director
- Carl Reiner
- Release Date
- 1984-09-21
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (392)
Cast
- Steve Martin
- Lily Tomlin
- Victoria Tennant
- Madolyn Smith Osborne
- Richard Libertini
- Dana Elcar
- Jason Bernard
- Selma Diamond
- Eric Christmas
- Gailard Sartain
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- 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 All of Me about?
- A dissatisfied Los Angeles lawyer and a dying heiress are trapped in an impossible shared-body partnership that turns class anxiety, romance, and self-discovery into exuberant farce.
- What is All of Me like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of All of Me as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is All of Me violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in All of Me.
- What did critics think of All of Me?
- Critics broadly found the high-concept body-swap premise effective because Carl Reiner's direction and the precise comic teamwork of Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin make it consistently engaging.
- Which films are like All of Me?
- Films with a similar feel include Heaven Can Wait, Big, The Man with Two Brains, and Chances Are.
- How long is All of Me?
- All of Me runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch All of Me?
- In United States, All of Me streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
