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Two marriages and four lives are brought to a crossroads by infidelity in this drama, based on a pair of short stories by author Andre Dubus. Jack (Mark Ruffalo) is a college professor whose marriage ... read more read more...to Terry (Laura Dern) has been going through a rough patch. Beyond the tensions over Terry's failings as a mother and housekeeper, Jack is deeply infatuated with Edith (Naomi Watts), the beautiful wife of his best friend, Hank (Peter Krause), a fellow professor and struggling poet. As it happens, Edith is also attracted to Jack, and they soon begin an affair that Edith is certain will soon be found out. Hank, meanwhile, is a man with a flexible attitude about his own fidelity, and he falls into a relationship with Terry. Before long, all four parties learn about the infidelity of their spouses and friends, with differing reactions; Terry becomes desperate to save her marriage, Jack decides he's in love with Edith, but neither couple is willing to divorce. We Don't Live Here Anymore received its world premiere at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, where it was honored with the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: John Curran

Release Date: August 13, 2004

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  • blkbomb
    August 10, 2011
    blkbomb
    Terry Linden: You gotta admit... even adultery has morality to it. 

    "Ordinary Lives. Extraordinary Emotions."

    Never have I watched a movie and been this turned off by the mere thought of it. We Don't Live Here Anymore is such a pretentious movie about two couples who cheat on e... read moreach other. I will say I like Naomi Watts and Mark Ruffalo as actors but their characters along with Laura Dern(I don't care what anyone says; she's a horrible actress) and Peter Krause's characters are so selfish and and completely unlikable. I thought for a second that Dern's character was going to be decent, but that isn't the case either.

    Basically by the hour mark I wanted all four characters to be shot. I didn't care how their marriages or affairs turned out; I just wanted the slow, melodramatic music to stop and the movie to end. It's a movie I really wish I wouldn't have watched and I don't say that too often. 

    I never want to think about this movie again, but Dern's unbelievable crying fits are engraved into my brain. How can anyone enjoy watching her act? The "I don't care, fuck anyone you want" story gets old after about 10 minutes. Then all we are left with is the talents of Watts and Ruffalo, which in my opinion is the reason this is almost watchable.
  • fb619846742
    June 18, 2011
    fb619846742
    A competently acted but predictable and formulaic melodrama centering around two couples who become sexually intertwined. The film's inability to give us a reason to care about any of the characters involved is its major downfall, since if we don't care whatsoever about any of th... read moreese four miserable individuals, why would we want to learn about them? As said, the acting is superb, especially Ruffalo and Dern, but Krause's character gets left behind big time, and the kids that are treasured so much by the characters as well as the story in general get next to no development, which isn't good when you consider the film's emotionally heavy climax. A forgettable drama that needed more development and a story brave enough to take risks.
  • itsjustme2004
    April 10, 2011
    itsjustme2004
    Quite depressing movie about two married couples having affairs with each other. Veeeery slow. Not a bad movie, but definitely not one that I would recommend to anyone.
  • jennifxu
    July 13, 2009
    jennifxu
    It was a nice try, but the story is too time-worn to be interesting, the dialogue too stiff to be engaging, and the actors too removed to be sympathetic for. What a shame, too, because I absolutely LOVE Naomi Watts and Laura Dern.
  • Redlats
    February 10, 2008
    Redlats
    It is a depressing movie about decaying marriages. Two couples who are best friends with each other find attention in the other couple's spouse.
  • danperry17
    December 8, 2007
    danperry17
    This film, like In the Bedroom in 2001, takes an Andre Dubus short story and makes it into one intense movie. The acting in this movie is outstanding, and the stakes are high in every scene. Expecting a quasi-Rom-Com, we got a Rom-Dram (thanks for that one, Sid!), but it's well w... read moreorth the watch. The ending doesn't make a ton of sense, but as with most anti-domestic bliss movies, it really doesn't have to... these movies deal with the day-to-day, and for most of us, that means we can't just "get" closure; we just ride on.
  • deano
    January 3, 2007
    deano
    Dull drama about two couples. Too bad I couldn't see Naomi Watt in full-nudity scene. (Disappointed it has no English substitles)
  • fb20312798
    August 2, 2010
    fb20312798
    There are some really great performances here, but the whole situation seems forced on them. Its also seems so neat and clean, as if the director and screenwriter were just going through a checklist. Real human emotions are far more messy than this.
  • Nutterjr
    December 13, 2007
    Nutterjr
    A movie as empty as its title. A lot of good acting is going on, but there's nobody home.
  • robfearon
    November 7, 2010
    robfearon
    Artful and, in the end, sad.

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Critic Reviews

Jay Boyar
October 1, 2004
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel

We Don't Live Here Anymore is, you might say, a movie for adults who are, perhaps, a smidge too impressed with being adults. Full Review

Andrew Sarris
September 9, 2004
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

I was fully absorbed in the characters and their casually outrageous behavior. Full Review

Joe Baltake
September 3, 2004
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

A terribly slim, pretentious movie that wallows in the monotonous, far-from- fascinating angst of its self-involved characters. Full Review

Bill Muller
September 2, 2004
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic

Watts manages to make her Edith seem genuinely remorseful about her actions but unable to stop, and Ruffalo puts a believable hint of guilt in Jack's face that he carries through the film. Full Review

Tom Long
August 27, 2004
Tom Long, Detroit News

Earnest, overbearing and fully depressing, We Don't Live Here Anymore features a quartet of fine performances that are somewhat undermined by the numbing, one-note tone of the entire enterprise.

Lisa Kennedy
August 27, 2004
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

Painful, powerful adaptation of two of Andre Dubus' beautifully frank stories. Full Review

Robert Denerstein
August 27, 2004
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News

Curran shows us characters whose lives have gone stale but doesn't provide sufficient payoff to justify the suffering.

Terry Lawson
August 27, 2004
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

It's an honest, revealing and provocative look at the sort of people we think we know, but in reality, rarely do. Full Review

Eric Harrison
August 26, 2004
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle

Dramatically slack, the story isn't driven by plot so much as by the slow revelation of character. Full Review

Chris Vognar
August 26, 2004
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News

An intricate drama that derives tragedy from emotional indifference, immaturity and fatigue, qualities that have spelled doom for more than a few marriages. Full Review

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