SummaryThe discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend.
Directed By:Joe Swanberg
Written By:Jake Johnson, Joe Swanberg
Digging for Fire
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Generally Favorable
69
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5.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
69
73% Positive
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Feb 1, 2015
100
The movie delivers a bewitching dissection of happiness and unhappiness in love. Digging for Fire is a promising peek into the future of Swanberg, and one that only signals more to come.
Aug 17, 2015
88
Reminiscent of Woody Allen's great, under-sung Manhattan Murder Mystery, it utilizes a pulp conceit as a shorthand for the regrets that bubble up in a marriage.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.1
42% Positive
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Oct 14, 2017
8
My love for director Joe Swanberg and actor Jake Johnson intensifies with this movie about a couple that lost their mojo, and they're gifted with a weekend without each other.
Feb 1, 2017
7
Another chill Swanberg movie, where likable, real characters talk about life's problems, or talk around them (it's not mumblecore anymore I guess). This one is driven by maybe his most straight-forward storyline yet; ostensibly it's about re-kindling a marriage through both a literal and figurative "Digging For Fire." A great cast, character-driven humor (who knew Orlando Bloom would be a fit in something like this?) and a coked up Sam Rockwell -- would someone please give this man a seriously great role? I liked it quite a bit, like I like most of Swanberg's stuff, but I'm still waiting for that breakthrough experience from him. The kind of humanity and minor profundity of Linklater or someone like that.
Aug 21, 2015
75
Digging for Fire wants to talk about serious topics and it wants to do so in a humorous light-hearted way. It succeeds.
Aug 18, 2015
70
Digging for Fire affably drifts by, bolstered by some strong set pieces.
Aug 27, 2015
63
Digging for Fire is a pleasant escape — an attractively shot, gracefully edited and, finally, emotionally satisfying mystery about the nature of marriage itself.
Aug 19, 2015
58
What starts off as a promising indie about a couple (Jake Johnson and Rosemarie DeWitt) trying to balance their own needs versus their partner’s quickly goes south in director Joe Swanberg’s latest meditation on aging-hipster malaise.
Aug 20, 2015
50
The actors save it, periodically, from itself, simply by setting a natural tone and finding some truth in an extended sketch.
Nov 9, 2015
3
Metaphor-metaphor-metaphor This movie has a surprising amount of well-known actors in it; however, the movie left me wanting more. It is short, and they try and cram a-lot of meaning and understanding into the film without really resolving anything except for the last five minutes. I do not recommend this movie unless you use it for background noise while you surf the Internet or clean the house.
