Please Give

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Please Give

R,

2010,

1h 30m,

Comedy/

Drama

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86%

139 Reviews

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64%

10,000+ Ratings

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86%

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139 Reviews

64%

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10,000+ Ratings

Kate (Catherine Keener) and her husband Alex (Oliver Platt) are wealthy New Yorkers who prowl estate sales and make a tidy profit reselling items they bought cheaply. They buy the apartment next door and plan to remodel just as soon as its current occupant, a cranky old woman, dies. Kate is troubled by the way she and her husband earn a living, and tries to assuage her guilt by befriending her tenant and the woman's granddaughters, but her overtures lead to unexpected consequences.

Critics Consensus

Nicole Holofcener's newest might seem slight in places, but its rendering of complex characters in a conflicted economic landscape is varied, natural, and touching all the same.

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Alyx Vesey

Bitch Media

Jan 11, 2021

Though some may argue that the film doesn't fully challenge white female privilege (or tire of Kate's crying), it's to the film's credit that it uses this as character detail and tries to mine humor and social commentary from it.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 11, 2017

A-

Funny at times, Please Give is a surprisingly heartwarming coming-of-age film for six adults all passing through different stages of heir life.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Jul 6, 2010

3.5/5

A stroll with these characters is a refreshing break from from the usual film exercises.

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

May 7, 2024

3/5

For a 90 minute, short story type of film, Please Give starts to feel too baggy...

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jul 14, 2022

Formless and complicated. [Full review in Spanish]

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 20, 2020

3.5/4.0

About the people who give, the people who don't give and how we finally manage to connect with one another.

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Theodore S

May 10, 2017

Really good with multiple story lines and strong characters intertwining and trying to get through life.

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Synopsis

Kate (Catherine Keener) and her husband Alex (Oliver Platt) are wealthy New Yorkers who prowl estate sales and make a tidy profit reselling items they bought cheaply. They buy the apartment next door and plan to remodel just as soon as its current occupant, a cranky old woman, dies. Kate is troubled by the way she and her husband earn a living, and tries to assuage her guilt by befriending her tenant and the woman's granddaughters, but her overtures lead to unexpected consequences.

Director: Nicole Holofcener
Producer: Anthony Bregman
Screenwriter: Nicole Holofcener
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Likely Story
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 30, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.0M
Runtime: 1h 30m

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