The Internship
Two displaced salesmen use charm, teamwork, and hard-won life experience to compete for a place in Silicon Valley’s coveted digital workforce.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- sincere
- lazy sunday
- feel good movie night
What critics said
Critics found the leads’ easygoing chemistry appealing but considered the film formulaic, overlong, and excessively promotional toward Google.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Billy and Nick lose their sales careers because of technological change and seek relevance through a Google internship.
Google is depicted as a coveted technology workplace with an unusually youthful, amenity-rich campus culture.
The older salesmen must work alongside elite college students whose technical expertise initially leaves them at a disadvantage.
The central competition tests whether Billy and Nick can transform their interpersonal skills into a new technology-era career.
Films like The Internship, and why
Office Space
shares an upbeat workplace comedy structure, mismatched adult protagonists, and fish out of water humor
Wedding Crashers
shares buddy comedy chemistry, career disruption, and a competition-driven reinvention story
The Social Network
shares technology-centered workplace satire, youthful corporate culture, and aspirational comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Shawn Levy
- Release Date
- 2013-06-07
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (4584)
Cast
- Vince Vaughn
- Owen Wilson
- Rose Byrne
- Aasif Mandvi
- Max Minghella
- Josh Brener
- Dylan O'Brien
- Tiya Sircar
- Tobit Raphael
- Josh Gad
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Internship about?
- Two displaced salesmen use charm, teamwork, and hard-won life experience to compete for a place in Silicon Valley’s coveted digital workforce.
- What is The Internship like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Internship as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Internship violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Internship.
- What did critics think of The Internship?
- Critics found the leads’ easygoing chemistry appealing but considered the film formulaic, overlong, and excessively promotional toward Google.
- Which films are like The Internship?
- Films with a similar feel include Office Space, Wedding Crashers, and The Social Network.
- How long is The Internship?
- The Internship runs 119 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Internship?
- In United States, The Internship is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home.
