And So It Goes

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And So It Goes

PG-13

2014

1h 34m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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Nobody likes real-estate agent Oren Little (Michael Douglas), and he prefers it that way. He's deliberately mean to anyone who crosses his path and wants nothing more than to sell one final house and retire. Oren's life turns upside-down when his estranged son drops off a granddaughter (Sterling Jerins) he didn't know existed. Oren has no idea how to take care of a child, so he pawns the girl off on his neighbor, Leah (Diane Keaton) -- but he learns how to open his heart eventually.

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Critics Consensus

And So It Goes aims for comedy, but with two talented stars stuck in a half-hearted effort from a once-mighty filmmaker, it ends in unintentional tragedy.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

08/11/2014

3/5

Douglas and Keaton do just as well with the romantic angle, mostly because he's so adept at dispelling any whiff of mawkishness. Oren's essential orneriness remains, no matter what, and the film turns out to be a lot of fun because of him.

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David Stratton

At the Movies (Australia)

08/08/2014

2.5/5

Whatever happened to Rob Reiner?... [He] seems utterly disengaged as he ploddingly assembles a film whose potential is never realised.

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Joe McGovern

Entertainment Weekly

07/25/2014

C-

[A] depressingly monotonous Rob Reiner-directed comedy starring Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton.

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Ankit Ojha

Cinema Elite

07/26/2024

1.5/5

From the perspective of technical craft, nothing really seems out of place. None of it seems to help the frustratingly uninspired narrative, however, turning “And So It Goes” into a largely inoffensive but depressingly fruitless viewing experience.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

02/01/2021

2/5

About as interesting as a Blue Plate Special when it could be, considering the talent involved, as richly textured as a fine, aged wine.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/02/2020

1.0/4.0

And So It Goes is a tone deaf As Good As It Gets wannabe.

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Belle P

@Belle.P Jul 9

Cute but predictable. Main character was perfect though.

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Elisabeth D

@Gammy7 Jul 1

I thought this was a very touching film about loss, love, and growing older.

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Ted B.

@Movieaddicted May 26

2.5 stars; Cute, heartwarming, and all of those other 'Hallmark' endearing qualities. The comedy aspect of the plot would be funny if it wasn't so predictable. The best thing about this movie was that Douglas/Keaton didn't try to be a Tracy/Hepburn.

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Andrea J

@RT61308607 May 23

The world is full of drama, bad news, violence, etc. To watch this movie is a breath of sweetness, a simple smile, and hope that life doesn't end when you reach your older days.

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labeskimo T

@RT44915827 May 17

This movie is so WEIRD... There's a scene with the grandfather saying how the 10yo girl would make a good wife someday..... There's another scene where a teddy bear is humped by a dog, then the next scene the little girl is hugging it in the backseat of grandpa car... Grandma touched it too, very weird & creepy movie!! Not even finished with it. Agree with the other review about such a hard watch in 2026... If I could rate it negative stars, I would... The only redeeming quality of the movie is Diane Keaton!

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Alison L.

@RT06291657 May 17

Uncomfortable to watch in 2026.

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Synopsis

Nobody likes real-estate agent Oren Little (Michael Douglas), and he prefers it that way. He's deliberately mean to anyone who crosses his path and wants nothing more than to sell one final house and retire. Oren's life turns upside-down when his estranged son drops off a granddaughter (Sterling Jerins) he didn't know existed. Oren has no idea how to take care of a child, so he pawns the girl off on his neighbor, Leah (Diane Keaton) -- but he learns how to open his heart eventually.

Director: Rob Reiner
Producer: Rob Reiner, Alan Greisman, Mark Damon
Screenwriter: Mark Andrus
Distributor: Clarius Entertainment
Production Co: Castle Rock Entertainment, Rob Reiner/Alan Greisman, Foresight Unlimited
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual References|Drug Elements)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 25, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.2M
Runtime: 1h 34m

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