In Good CompanyMovie Reviews

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Avg. Critic Score: 66 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
14 Iffy for 14+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    Chicago Tribune | Allison Benedikt

    Grace and Quaid imbue what could have been caricatures--with heart, intelligence and great comic timing. Read full review

  • 88
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Fresh comic thinking spices up this smart cookie of a satire from director-writer Paul Weitz (About a Boy). He makes it sexually provocative and subversively hilarious. Read full review

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The denouement of the movie is as preposterously happy as a children's fairy tale. But the moral is ageless. Read full review

  • 75
    New York Daily News | Jami Bernard

    An amusing and unusually compassionate look at today's corporate culture. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe Stein

    A richly satisfying and darkly funny movie. Read full review

  • 75
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    Gives Dennis Quaid one of his best screen showcases. Read full review

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    While Weitz's story is diverting, the performances cut deeper than the film. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    Weitz gives all his actors room to shine. Read full review

  • 70
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    How, then, does "In Good Company" turn out for the better in spite of itself? No mystery at all. Whatever the fate of old media, or new media, for that matter, winning performances are here to stay. Read full review

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    Cheerful and easy to watch but surprisingly inept in the telling. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+ A so-so script but great performances.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this film has some explicit sexual references and situations for a PG-13, though there's no nudity. Characters use strong language, drink, and smoke. Some viewers may be disturbed by the economic upheavals and lay-offs.
  • Families can talk about some of their own experiences in the workplace with difficult supervisors or pressure to meet aggressive financial goals. Some family members may want to learn a little bit more about the pressures that create opportunities for those, like Teddy K, to exploit employees and investors for their own benefit.
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Not an issue
What to watch for
  • violence false0 Violence: Tense and emotional scenes, money worries.
  • sex false3 Sexy stuff: Sexual references and situations.
  • language false3 Language: Some strong language.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Drinking, including drinking too much.
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