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Will Henry (Jemaine Clement) is a graphic novelist and a professor in NYC. At his adorable twin girls' fifth birthday party, Will's life is turned upside down when he walks in on the mother of his children, and longtime girlfriend, Charlie, (Stephanie Allynne) with their friend Gary (Michael Chernus). One year later, Will is still alone and trying to put his life back together. He finds unexpected challenges when his talented student Kat (Jessica Williams) tries to set Will up with her accomplished mother Diane (Regina Hall). In this thoughtful comedy, Will is forced to navigate the unknown landscape of single fatherhood and dating in New York City, while remaining an inspiration for his students and coming to terms with himself both as a father and an artist.

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Strouse has made a smart, genial film here that sees a modern family through modern turmoil. --The Film Stage

Light laughs, heartwarming moments, and a slightly snarky commentary make up the majority of James C. Strouse's adorable People, Places, Things. --Sound on Sight

Product details

MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Strouse, James C.
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 34 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ October 6, 2015
Actors ‏ : ‎ Clement, Jemaine, Hall, Regina, Williams, Jessica, Allynne, Stephanie, Chernus, Michael
Studio ‏ : ‎ Our Alchemy LLC
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ZGPMB2E
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Kenya B

Too Short Of A Film

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2018

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I am a fan of Regina Hall and think that every role she is in, she always has this spark and magic that she brings to the character. So it is hard for me to not watch a film with her in it all the way through even if its bad.
I saw the preview for this film and decided that I would rent it. I had no clue that I could see it on Netflix but glad that I made the rental purchase. I was not familiar with the rest of the cast but the chemistry between Jeremy and Regina is adorable, and the movie as a whole is excellent. I will say that the preview painted her role as a bigger one in this film, but I'm glad that I didn't let that discourage me from watching this film in its entirety.
The only issue I had with this film is how short it is. I was expecting more with the ending, but I liked the movie, and I have watched it a couple of times along with adding it to my favorites on Netflix. I have already recommended it to a friend of mine to view. I don't want to spoil the ending, but I do think there were a couple of ways that they could have added 5 minutes to wrap the ending up better but the way that it ended, left enough ambiguity to where you can imagine what it will be.

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good

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024

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This is such a beautiful movie. Being a fan of Flight of the ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2015

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This is such a beautiful movie. Being a fan of Flight of the Conchords, I obviously was very excited to see Jemaine Clement flex his acting chops on something other than a comedy. I was not disappointed! There was still that classic awkwardness that came through, which just seems to be a part of him, I guess. But he did such a fabulous job of portraying an incredibly sad man that the awkwardness just seemed like it was what made Will Henry Will Henry. I loved the communication between Will and Diane. In fact, every character in the story seemed to have a good idea of who they were except for Charlie. I felt like she was the most chaotic character and everyone sort of revolved around her wants and desires. The use of Will's drawings to explain complex emotions was brilliant. Great movie, sad but quirky. I really recommend it. It was a very real look at how an artist processes their emotions.

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TwoCentsTomlinson

People Places Things

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019

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Great movie with couples' drama that is both funny and serious. Jermaine Clement is terrific. I've liked him since the Flight of the Conchords days. Well done. But there was one thing that bothered me no end when the movie wrapped up. ***Semi-spoiler: He was far too kind to his ex-partner when she misleads him into thinking they were getting back together and he preemptively dumps his new love interest. Although the last scene does imply he's not giving up on that new love interest.*** People Places Things is warm-hearted good entertainment. Wouldn't watch it with young kids.

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Jillian M

Jemaine Clement was wonderful - this movie is fantastic.

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2015

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This movie is a fantastic funny/sad watch. Jemaine Clement does a fabulous job with the serious role, but still has some wonderful funny quips, of course. The girls in this movie are absolutely adorable. The film gets a little confused, it seems, with the mother character. The whole movie we as an audience are being told to hate her and her decisions, and then there is a weird moment (well acted, mind you) where it's like we are to have sympathy for her. It was a bit odd. I think it was trying to portray reality: no one is all the bad guy or all the good guy. There are two sides to every story and people have faults. Overall, it did portray that, and that's what matters. While I was a bit confused with things like that, in general I absolutely adored this movie. Five stars from me.

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mzm3

Not sure how I feel.

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2017

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Jemaine Clement was quite charming in this role especially with his girls! The only part of the movie I felt fell short was the relationship aspect for Will and Diane. Diane was stern then she would be soft then she would be critizing then she would be swept off her feet I felt she was not put together right. Diane was kind of all over the place. The character of Kat was great! They cast that role just right and the girls were adorable. Charlie was VERY hard to watch what a weasle.

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errin spelling

No one told her she had to be a mother

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2019

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She will do the same thing to the next man and leave him also. Jemaine Clement is an actor and has gone on to make movies, something The Guardian newspaper has blatantly overlooked:How strange a twenty year old has said the stars are old and have done nothing since flight of the concords. And they are not old. what a silly thing to say.She is very wrong. The twins are cute and so is this film. you will enjoy, this light movie.

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2015

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I really enjoyed this movie. So many movies are heavy, dark, and depressing, or outlandish, vulgar and loud and it leaves me craving something light and more down to earth. I thought this movie was cute and sweet, and pretty light hearted. I didn’t think all the characters were one hundred percent believable (especially Charlie), but no one was ridiculous enough to turn me off of the movie. The movie has a pretty simple story which I like and I thought it was well paced, although I think some people might think it was a little slow. I loved all the dry humor. Overall I thought this movie was very sweet, had a lot of funny movies, and left me feeling good.

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