About Alex

About Alex

By Jesse Zwick

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 2014-08-08
  • Advisory Rating: R
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Director: Jesse Zwick
  • Production Company: Footprint Features
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 9.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
6.1/10
6.1
From 145 Ratings

Description

Seven college friends reunite over a three-day weekend after one of them attempts suicide. When the friends get together to keep an eye on Alex, the weekend that ensues will renew old crushes and resentments, shine light on bad decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink as the group tries to speculate when the simple life of their college years turned so muddy and complex. Sometimes irreverent, sometimes poetic, and always moving, About Alex is a searingly honest look at the changing nature of adult friendship in the social media generation.

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  • Yes.

    5
    By ReFreak94
    Jason Ritter. Enough said.
  • WellDone!

    5
    By Marv1000
    This Cast, Is The Best Cast I'v Seen For Any Movie! This Is A Great Remake Of THE BIG CHILL!
  • love.

    5
    By loyclty
    this isn't a comedy, but it's my favorite movie. i can't even count how many times i have watched it. all the actors/actresses are so amazing.
  • The Little Chill

    3
    By Hideaway Hillbilly
    This was a good idea gone wrong. My college friends and I were haunted by Alex’s loss of hope in the Big Chill. We worried that we might face the same crisis where life after college erodes our idealism and dreams. This new version version’s good idea was keeping Alex in the story. It went over the cliff when his loss of hope comes from not getting a reply to social media messages.
  • Loved it.

    5
    By aehop
    Great movie and amazing actors.
  • Rip off

    1
    By Nihontojo
    Bad acting, where each actor takes turns freaking out and overacting. None of it connects and is just a rip off of about ten way better movie.
  • Some things never change

    4
    By andermusik
    Every generation needs this movie. It's not my generation, but I was touched by it. Charming characters and authentic performances. It doesn't tread any new ground on human nature, but I didn't expect or need it. It delivers. Recommended!
  • Fantastic performance by all involved

    5
    By guitarsavant876
    Although I agree with other reviews in that this is "falsely advertised as a comedy"; that theme has been a trend since 2008 in the indie comedy and drama genre. This movie is full of fantastic performances from every single cast member, and remains one of my favorites in recent years. Jason Ritter's performance is incredible, as well as all of his cast mates (Max Greenfield is as entertaining as he has proven to always be) and while the story has several depressing scenes and storylines, it wraps together to deliver a truly reflective film that represents what I believe to be an accurate look at the relationship of college friends years after graduating. A must see in my opinion... plus the expected flawless execution from Aubrey Plaza, so you know.... Definitely watch it.
  • TERRIBLE

    1
    By Miadad
    Just a slow boring boring movie. Don't rent or especially buy this one.
  • Compared to Big Chill, are you kidding me?

    2
    By Olive Wilder
    Well, I fell asleep nearly half way through the movie. There is no comedy in this at all. The cast was quite confusing—they barely had their characters defined. Blame it on the script for that! I didn’t know who was who half the time—they just blended in together—except Maggie Grace got it. It looked like this one did this over there and the other had a conversation on the porch and the other went out for a walk—and later they had coffee—but the entire script between each character was so BLAND! The Big Chill was way way way better! It would have been cool if they actually did it better but the blew it!

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