#22. Greenberg
Director/Writer: Noah Baumbach
Producers: Jennifer Jason Leigh and Scott Rudin
Distributor: Focus Features.
The Gist: Meet Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller): a dysfunctional 40-year-old at a crossroads in his life. Roger wants to “do nothing” for a while, so he agrees to housesit for his younger and more successful brother, giving him a free place to stay in L.A. While in town, he tries to reconnect with his old friends and band mates but times have changed, and old friends aren’t necessarily still best friends…(more)
Cast: Ben Stiller, Dave Franco, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Juno Temple, Chris Messina, Brie Larson, Merritt Wever, Mark Duplass and Greta Gerwig
Why is it on the list?: I have this sense of euphoria every time Baumbach presents us with a whole new batch of idiosyncratic characters and from the looks of the trailer, it’ll be interesting to see Reality Bites star and filmmaker Ben Stiller revisiting the Generation X life woes.
Release Date/Status?: A March 26th release.
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