The Intern
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70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
What critics thought
DivisiveNancy Meyers's workplace comedy landed in mixed territory with critics, who found the De Niro–Hathaway pairing more charming than the screenplay deserved. The central debate was less about quality than about who was doing the criticizing: one Guardian writer argued the film's poor reviews reflected the male dominance of film criticism rather than the film's actual merits for its intended audience. Audiences have been considerably warmer than critics.
“frothy, playful, homogeneous, routinely maddening and generally pretty irresistible”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
“With some genuinely insightful dialogue, a number of truly funny bits of physical business, and small scenes allowing us to get to know and like a half-dozen supporting players”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
Parents guide
- Violence
- none
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Cast & Crew
Nancy MeyersDirector
Robert De NiroBen Whitaker
Anne HathawayJules Ostin
Rene RussoFiona Farwell
Anders HolmMatt Ostin
JoJo KushnerPaige Ostin
Andrew RannellsCameron
Adam DevineJason
Zack PearlmanDavis
Jason OrleyLewis
Christina SchererBecky
Nat WolffJustin
Linda LavinPatty
Theodore ShapiroComposer
Stephen GoldblattCinematographyThe Intern
70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
What critics thought
DivisiveNancy Meyers's workplace comedy landed in mixed territory with critics, who found the De Niro–Hathaway pairing more charming than the screenplay deserved. The central debate was less about quality than about who was doing the criticizing: one Guardian writer argued the film's poor reviews reflected the male dominance of film criticism rather than the film's actual merits for its intended audience. Audiences have been considerably warmer than critics.
“frothy, playful, homogeneous, routinely maddening and generally pretty irresistible”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
“With some genuinely insightful dialogue, a number of truly funny bits of physical business, and small scenes allowing us to get to know and like a half-dozen supporting players”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
Parents guide
- Violence
- none
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Cast & Crew
Nancy MeyersDirectorRobert De NiroBen WhitakerAnne HathawayJules OstinRene RussoFiona FarwellAnders HolmMatt OstinJoJo KushnerPaige OstinAndrew RannellsCameronAdam DevineJasonZack PearlmanDavisJason OrleyLewisChristina SchererBeckyNat WolffJustinLinda LavinPattyTheodore ShapiroComposerStephen GoldblattCinematographyRent & Buy