Jeff Who Lives at Home

Jeff, Who Lives at Home is an indie comedy film starring Jason Segel and Ed Helms, directed and written by Jay and Mark Duplass and co-starring Judy Greer and Susan Sarandon. The film is about two brothers, Jeff and Pat ; the former is a 30-year-old still living in his parents' basement, while the latter struggles with a failing marriage. The film premiered on September 14, 2011 at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and then saw a limited release in USA and Canada on March 16, 2012, after having been pushed back from the original date of March 2. The film grossed $840,000 in its... opening weekend. As of May 13, 2012, the film has grossed $4,244,155, in the United States and Canada. The film received generally positive reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a positive "fresh" rating of 76%, based on 107 reviews and an average rating of 6.8/10, with the critical consensus saying, "Sweet, funny, and flawed, Jeff, Who Lives at Home finds the Duplass brothers moving into the mainstream with their signature quirky charm intact" . It also has a score of 60 on Metacritic based on 33 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
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