Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- cynical
- date night
- girls night
What critics said
Critics found the film frank and often funny, with strong comic performances, but considered its reverse-rom-com premise insufficiently inventive and its cynicism emotionally thin.
What sets it apart
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Nat and Josh are already married when their compatibility problems and outside temptations become the central dramatic question.
The film places marital tension, sexual temptation, in-law conflict, and uncomfortable behavior inside a frank adult-comedy register.
Nat's disciplined marketing career and Josh's carefree temperament repeatedly create friction within their marriage.
Nat is tempted by client Guy while Josh reconnects with former girlfriend Chloe, each representing a seemingly better match.
Films like I Give It a Year, and why
Bridesmaids
shares an adult romantic comedy premise built around relationship incompatibility, frank sexual humor, and cynical observations about marriage
Man Up
combines romantic entanglements, mismatched partners, sharp British humor, and socially awkward comedy
The Break-Up
explores marriage, temptation, and emotional incompatibility through witty but uncomfortable relationship comedy
Your Friends & Neighbors
features a troubled couple, infidelity pressures, and an unsentimental romantic comedy tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Dan Mazer
- Release Date
- 2013-02-08
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (814)
Cast
- Rose Byrne
- Rafe Spall
- Simon Baker
- Anna Faris
- Stephen Merchant
- Minnie Driver
- Jason Flemyng
- Jane Asher
- Terence Harvey
- Nigel Planer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads, Magnolia Selects 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 I Give It a Year about?
- A mismatched newlywed couple confronts marital doubt, outside temptation, and the uncomfortable gap between romantic chemistry and lasting compatibility.
- What is I Give It a Year like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Give It a Year as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is I Give It a Year violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in I Give It a Year.
- What did critics think of I Give It a Year?
- Critics found the film frank and often funny, with strong comic performances, but considered its reverse-rom-com premise insufficiently inventive and its cynicism emotionally thin.
- Which films are like I Give It a Year?
- Films with a similar feel include Bridesmaids, Man Up, The Break-Up, and Your Friends & Neighbors.
- How long is I Give It a Year?
- I Give It a Year runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Give It a Year?
- In United States, I Give It a Year streams on Netflix, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel.
