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The Intervention

2016Movie1 h 30 minR

61

DecentGoodWatch score

61

DecentGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Party vibe

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Feels like real life.
Makes you fall for them.

Not for scares, brutality or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 68Audiences 54GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer78%
Metascore57
IMDb6.0
User score5.3
Audience score49%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 24 countries, rent or buy in 54 more
+14
Released
2016
August 26, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
ComedyDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Directing · 2
Clea DuVall Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Allison Hughes Stroud Script Supervisor
Production · 6
David Bernon Executive Producer
Mel Eslyn Executive Producer
Sev Ohanian Producer
Sam Slater Producer
Paul Bernon Producer
Amey René Casting
Camera · 1
Polly Morgan Director of Photography
Editing · 2
Tamara Meem Editor
Andrew Francis Digital Colorist
Sound · 2
Sara Quin Original Music Composer
Rob Lowry Music Supervisor
Art · 1
Lanie Faith Marie Overton Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Alex Simone Costume Design

Tropes

Actor Allusionin 5,529 titlesCobie Smulders in a movie about interventions and her character is subjected to one? Frankly, all that's missing is the banner.The Alcoholicin 3,083 titlesAnnie is fairly quickly established as having a drinking problem, which blows their first attempt at having the intervention.All 11 tropes

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