Greenberg (2010) on Netflix
Roger Greenberg, a forty-year-old carpenter from New York, arrives in Los Angeles to look after his brother's house. He cannot drive, so the family's assistant, Florence Marr, helps him.
- Netflix2.7/5
- IMDb6.1/1040,443 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes76%
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Plot summary
We like Florence: she's considerate, sweet, pretty, and terrific with kids and dogs. She's twenty-five, personal assistant to an L.A. family that's off on vacation. Her boss's brother comes in from New York City, fresh from a stay at an asylum, to take care of the house. He's Roger, a forty-year-old carpenter, gone from L.A. for fifteen years. He arrives, doesn't drive, and needs Florence's help, especially with the family's dog. He's also connecting with former band-mates - two men and one woman with whom he has a history. He over-analyzes, has a short fuse, and doesn't laugh at himself easily. As he navigates past and present, he's his own saboteur. And what of Florence? is Roger one more responsibility for her or something else?
Cast
- Zach Chassleras Marlon
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Greenberg (2010)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Ben Stiller said the script was so precisely written that there was hardly any improvisation on the shoot, and some sequences ran 4-6 pages like little plays.
- The film's soundtrack is the debut film score by James Murphy, co-founder of DFA Records and frontman of LCD Soundsystem, and it mixes his original compositions with songs by other artists.
