This Is Where I Leave You is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Shawn Levy and starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard, and Jane Fonda. It is based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Jonathan Tropper, who also wrote the film s screenplay. This Is Where I Leave You tells the story of four grown siblings who are forced to return to their childhood home after their father passes away and live under the same roof for seven days, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes, and might-have beens. The film was released on September 19, 2014, and grossed $41.3 million against a $19.8 million production budget.

Plot

Judd Altman finds out his wife Quinn has been having an affair with his boss Wade for a year. After he moves out, his sister Wendy calls to tell him their father Mort has died.

The Altmans gather for the funeral at their mother s home where they reconnect with Wendy s ex-boyfriend Horry Callen, who suffered a brain injury years before, and his mother Linda. Wendy is unhappy because her workaholic husband Barry neglects her. Judd reunites with his older brother Paul and Paul s wife Annie, who had once been Judd s girlfriend. The youngest brother, Phillip, arrives late with his new, older girlfriend Tracy.

The Altmans mother Hilary tells her children their father, though an atheist, wanted them to sit shiva, presided over by the Altmans childhood friend, Rabbi Charles Boner Grodner. Wendy is the only one in the family who knows about Judd s marital problems. Judd also reunites with Penny Moore, a woman who had a crush on him in high school.

During a family gathering, Wendy drunkenly badgers Judd to tell the truth about Quinn. Phillip laments being seen as the family screw-up, while flirting with another woman in front of Tracy. Judd blurts out that Quinn was cheating on him and he plans to divorce her. Quinn shows up the next day and reveals she s pregnant with Judd s child. Phillip finds out about the pregnancy and reveals this to the family.

Judd spends the night with Penny, and then spends the day with her. Wendy visits Horry in his backyard, and expresses remorse over causing the accident that caused Horry s brain injury. The family goes to temple, where the brothers sneak out to smoke joints Judd found in his father s suit. Annie, upset that she and Paul haven t conceived, tries to seduce Judd in hopes that he will impregnate her, but he rejects her. A few days later, after Barry leaves for a conference, Wendy sleeps with Horry, with whom she is still in love.

Quinn calls Judd out of fear that she is having a miscarriage, and he admits to Penny that Quinn is pregnant. Judd gets to the hospital to be with Quinn where Wade also shows up. The baby, which is revealed to be a girl, survives. Judd and Wade get into a fight in the waiting room. When Philip and Wendy arrive, she punches Wade in the face, and Judd gets a group of young men who witnessed the confrontation to flip Wade’s car. As he leaves, Wade tells Judd he s not ready to be a step-dad and leaves Quinn. Judd informs her that even though their marriage is over and they cannot get back together, he will support her in raising their daughter when the baby is born.

The next day, Tracy talks with Judd and decides to break up with Phillip. Judd drives to Penny s to talk to her, but she won t listen. Later, Annie apologizes to Judd, tearfully confessing that she is frustrated that she can t get pregnant. Judd replies that she should focus on what she and Paul do have. Paul sees Judd hugging her and assumes Judd is hitting on her.

Paul attacks Judd as Tracy leaves Phillip, resulting in the three brothers fighting. Hilary silences everyone by kissing Linda passionately. She informs them that she and Linda are in love and that they had Mort s blessing. She admits the shiva was her idea, in order to come out to her children and get them to reconnect. The siblings are shocked, but see their mother is happy and accept it.

One night, when the power goes out in the basement, Judd attempts to fix the fusebox, only to receive an electric shock and be knocked out. He dreams of a childhood memory of falling off his bike and of Mort comforting him. Judd wakes up crying, finally mourning his father.

Judd apologizes to Penny for not being honest and promises to call her. Realizing that they’re in love with each other, Judd and Penny kiss passionately as they embrace. Wendy leaves with her two children, tearing up as she again leaves Horry. The brothers reconcile and Paul offers Phillip a job at their father s sporting goods store. Judd quietly slips out, steals Phillip s Porsche, and drives up the highway to Maine, where he had dreamed of going.

Cast

• Jason Bateman as Judd Altman, the middle boy of the four Altman siblings. He is married to Quinn, whom he recently caught cheating on him with his boss.
• Oakes Fegley as Young Judd
• Tina Fey as Wendy Altman, the second-oldest of the four siblings; she is a responsible mother who is married to Barry and has two kids. She is the ex-girlfriend of her childhood friend Horry.
• Jane Fonda as Hilary Altman, the widowed mother of Judd, Phillip, Wendy, and Paul. She is a celebrity psychologist and writer.
• Adam Driver as Phillip Altman, the youngest of the four siblings; the playboy of the family who thinks he is an entrepreneur.
• Rose Byrne as Penny Moore, who had a crush on Judd in high school. He claims that he did not date her at the time because she was just a kid.
• Corey Stoll as Paul Altman, the oldest of the four siblings; the no-nonsense brother who is responsible for the family business. He is married to Annie.
• Kathryn Hahn as Annie Altman, Paul s wife, and Judd s ex-girlfriend. She and Paul have been trying to conceive.
• Connie Britton as Tracy Sullivan, Phillip s girlfriend, and ex-therapist.
• Timothy Olyphant as Horry Callen, Wendy s ex-boyfriend, who lives with his mother across the street from the Altman family home due to a brain injury sustained from a car accident when he and Wendy were younger.
• Dax Shepard as Wade Beaufort, a shock jock radio personality and Judd s former boss.
• Debra Monk as Linda Callen, the Altmans neighbor, mother of Horry, and Hilary s best friend/romantic partner.
• Abigail Spencer as Quinn Altman, Judd s wife.
• Ben Schwartz as Rabbi Charles Boner Grodner, the town s young rabbi.

Production

This is Where I Leave You began principal photography on May 13, 2013 in New York City. The home is located in Munsey Park on Long Island. The skating rink was in The Bellmores, New York. The synagogue interior and exterior scenes were actually shot at Congregation Kneses Tifereth Israel in Port Chester, New York. Approximately 40 members of the congregation played extras in the scenes.

Music

On October 9, 2013, Michael Giacchino was hired to score the film. On August 25, 2014, it was announced that WaterTower Music would release a soundtrack album for the film on September 16, 2014.

Track listing

This Is Where I Leave You: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

No.	Title	Length
1.	Fall at Your Feet (Performed by Saint Raymond)	4:03
2.	Blue Mind (Performed by Alexi Murdoch)	5:43
3.	Never Tear Us Apart (Performed by INXS)	3:02
4.	Time After Time (Performed by Cyndi Lauper)	4:01
5.	Reign of Love (Performed by Coldplay)	2:54
6.	The Ghost in You (Performed by The Psychedelic Furs)	4:17
7.	Through the Dark (Performed by Alexi Murdoch)	5:30
8.	Are You Ready (On Your Own) (Performed by Distant Cousins)	3:27

Additional music

• How Do U Want It by 2Pac
• Ruff Ryders Anthem by DMX
• Bitch Betta Have My Money by AMG
• Better Man by Pearl Jam

Marketing

On May 15, 2014 Entertainment Weekly revealed a still from the film featuring the whole cast. On May 28, 2014 the first trailer was released.

Release

This Is Where I Leave You grossed $34.3 million in North America and $6.7 million in other territories for a total gross of $41 million, against its budget of about $20 million.

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $11.6 million, finishing 3rd at the box office behind fellow new releases The Maze Runner ($32.5 million) and A Walk Among the Tombstones ($12.8 million).

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 44%, based on 167 reviews, with an average rating of 5.47/10. The site s consensus reads, This Is Where I Leave You has its moments, but given the amount of talent assembled onscreen, the rather pedestrian results can t help but feel like a letdown. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 44 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews . Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B+ on an A+ to F scale.

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray December 16, 2014.

Year	2014
ReleaseDate	2014-09-19
RuntimeMins	103
RuntimeStr	1h 43min
Plot	After their father passes away, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens.
Awards	Awards, 1 nomination
Directors	Shawn Levy
Writers	Jonathan Tropper
Stars	Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda
Produced by	Jesse Ehrman, Jeff Levine, Shawn Levy, Mary McLaglen, Steven Mnuchin, James Packer, Jonathan Tropper, Paula Weinstein
Music by	Michael Giacchino
Cinematography by	Terry Stacey
Film Editing by	Dean Zimmerman
Casting By	Cindy Tolan
Production Design by	Ford Wheeler
Art Direction by	Henry Dunn
Set Decoration by	Chryss Hionis
Costume Design by	Susan Lyall
Makeup Department	Guy Bayo, Monique Benoit, Alan D Angerio, Christopher Fulton, David Kalahiki, Liliana Maggio, Matthew W. Mungle, Jenn Jorge Nelson, Koji Ohmura, Julie Teel, Arielle Toelke, Clinton Wayne, Jamie Hess
Production Management	Rand Geiger, Kate Kelly, Mary McLaglen, Kelley Smith-Wait
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Stephen Lee Davis, Vanessa Hoffman, Erika McGowan, Greg Staley
Art Department	Ted Altman, Diane Andazola, Wendy Bilton, Leonard John Bruno, Eric Bryant, Daniel Cocuzzo, Dominick Cocuzzo, Isaac Cohen, Brittany Cohn, Will Comacho, Tom Conway, Ian Crofts, Michael Curry Jr., Mandie DeMeskey, Liza Donatelli, Vincent Fellegara, Ray Fisher, Peter Gelfman, Kevin Herlihy, Michael Herlihy, James Hoff, T.J. Horan, Rumiko Ishii, Teddy Janicki, Janet Kalas, Erin O. Kay, Michael Winn Lewis, Richard Liebgold, Robin McAllister, Genevieve Nicholas, Reginald Polynice, Jeffrey Rehlaender, Malcolm Reid, Elicia Riggs, Judyta Rozycka, Amy Safhay, Diana Salzburg, Matthew Jeffrey Sama, Barret Schumacher, Valerie Scoppa-Misarti, Tim Smith, Elicia St.Pierre, Jeff Taisey, Charlotte Taylor, Bryan Tonkin, Daniel Tonkin, Irapaul Turner, Marisa Umsawasdi
Sound Department	Rick Chefalas, Marko A. Costanzo, Tanja Crouch, Bryan Dembinski, Jay Fisher, Kenton Jakub, Bobby Johanson, Erik Kaufmann, George A. Lara, Skip Lievsay, Danny Michael, Betsy Nagler, Igor Nikolic, Thomas J. O Connell, Guillermo Pena-Tapia, Brian Seagrave, Wyatt Sprague, Greg Steele, Gregg Swiatlowski, Caleb Townsend, Paul Urmson, Steven Visscher, Sarah Vorhees Wendel, Kerry Dean Williams, Ryan Young
Special Effects by	Steven Kirshoff, Roy Savoy
Visual Effects by	Mina Choe, Owen Holdren, Andrew Lewitin, Ken Locsmandi, Eroc Moralls, Devin Nasby, Yunsik Noh, Tricia Pifer, Basak Soumrany, Mani Trump, Chris Yi, Daniel Brimer, Chris B. Schnitzer
Stunts	G.A. Aguilar, Scott Burik, Blaise Corrigan, Stacy Courtney, Jeffrey Lee Gibson, Joseph Goss, Owen Holland, Jessica Renee Huot, Aaron Joshua, Josh Lakatos, Ian Mclaughlin, Victor Paguia, J.C. Robaina, Jeremy Sample, Adam Shippey, Aaron Vexler, Joe Nin Williams, Adam Wood
Camera and Electrical Department	Paul Jacob Bashour, Alan Blagg, Dave Bowers, Deborah Brozina, Michael J. Burke, Oliver Cary, Pedro Corcega, Marque DeWinter, Taylor Drake, Samuel G. Friedman, Adam Hall, Rob Harlow, Timothy Healy, Chris Hensel, Cornelia Klapper, Gabriel Kolodny, Clay Liversidge, William MacGhee, Christian May, Mike Electric Mervilde Jr., Jessica Miglio, John Nasta, Michael Nelson, Tod Olivieri, Joseph Paolini, Anwar Payne, Craig Pressgrove, Nicole Rivelli, Daniel Salk, Mark Schmidt, Emily Schuman, Ken Shibata, David Stern, Eve Strickman, Robert Vuolo, Steven Search
Casting Department	Adam Caldwell, Emily Frohnhoefer, Caitlin McKenna, Barbara McNamara
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Olivia Barrand, Trenee Clayton, Gerald Crawford, Ryane Disken-Cahill, Laura Downing, Kevin Draves, Lara Greene, Maeve Kelly, Alethea McElroy, Amy Ritchings
Editorial Department	Allie Ames, Matthew G. Carson, Casey Cichocki, Jeff Cornell, Louisa Forni, Chris Gennarelli, Karin Graziani, Fady Hadid, Anthony Halsema, Nicholas Hasson, Skip Kimball, Stacey Lee, Brandon Mattingly, Jason Modica, George Papuashvili, David Zimmerman
Location Management	Joe Guest, John Henry, Brianna R. Leone, Randy Manion, Brian C. Morgan, Eric Papa, Sascha Springer
Music Department	Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli, Vincent Cirilli, Andrea Datzman, George Doering, Mark Gasbarro, Tom Hardisty, Joel Iwataki, Carlton Kaller, Christopher Kaller, Mark LeVang, Alex Levy, Aaron Meyer, Cameron Patrick, Ryan Robinson, Tim Simonec, Andrew Synowiec, Booker White, Frank Macchia
Script and Continuity Department	Christine Gee
Transportation Department	Kahlil Bess, Steven R. Guglielmetti, Kevin Keefe, William McCleery, Wesley Petersen
Additional Crew	Heather Backlas, Luca Belloiu, Laura Lynn Berrios, Johnathan Bowling, Alison Bryan, Sam Carmichael, Felix Chen, Amy Cohn, Dax A. Cuesta, Mylan Dockery, Gary Ebron, Peter Farnsworth, Nora Graller Fitzpatrick, Alex Foley, Richard Franceschini, Kenneth Greenleaf, Tania Griffin, Ben Hauck, Myles Hewette, Paige Holtzman, Jonathan Hoover, Louie Inizio, April A. Janow, Alice Johnson, Debi Karolewski, Michael T. King, Yana Collins Lehman, Colleen Marshall, Dave Martina, Gary Martyn, Jonathan Edward Mazzei, Katie Miervaldis, Lauren O Brien, Timothy O Malley, Phillip Orozco, Natasha Parker, Christopher Patrikis, Alexandre Pochna, Kristen Portanova, Dina Reiner, Jarred Rodriguez, Keith W. Rodriguez, Ali Rossiter, Clayton Sauer, Kiel Servideo, Lora Sorrentino, Lindsey Spaulding, Regina Taufen, Sarah E. Walker, Nadisha Foster, Chris Lastrapes, Greg Silverman
Genres	Comedy, Drama
Companies	21 Laps Entertainment, Spring Creek Productions, Warner Bros.
Countries	USA
Languages	English, Hebrew
ContentRating	R
ImDbRating	6.6
ImDbRatingVotes	81161
MetacriticRating	44
Keywords	childhood home,loss of father,radio show host,breast implant,jewish family