SummaryThe Joneses are rich, beautiful and seem to be the perfect family. There's only one slight problem. They’re not actually a family, but a team of stealth marketers which moves into upscale communities in order to hook the neighbors on all its wonderful toys. Try to keep up. (Roadside Attractions)
Directed By:Derrick Borte
Written By:Randy T. Dinzler, Derrick Borte
The Joneses
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Mixed or Average
55
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Generally Favorable
6.7
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
55
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3% Negative
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83
The Joneses turns out to be a smart little comedy that tosses some sharp little darts at our consumer-driven culture.
75
The Joneses manages a deft blend of the sexy, the sad and the silly. And Borte doles out his secrets and surprises in ways that make it easy to keep up with these Joneses.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
59% Positive
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35% Mixed
12 Ratings
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6% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Apr 16, 2011
10
If you liked Last Chance Harvey,you'll love The Joneses. It has that same dramdy touch that Last Chance Harvey does. It's one of Demi Moore's best movies. Don't miss it.
Nov 26, 2022
8
The movie does a wonderful job critiquing the world's present consumerism and capitalism even as it contains its own share of clichés. It also features captivating and memorable performances from, at least, Amber Heard and Demi Moore while delivering entertaining comedic moments from beginning to end. That said, there were two shortcomings that I found in the movie which include its poor gender and racial representations. For instance, the women characters in the movie are portrayed negatively as being destructively ruled by their own desires while the White men in it are cast as martyrs and moral heroes. Despite this, I'd recommend the movie to most people who are looking for a fun movie that'll leave them with some important lessons to think about.
63
The spoof of consumerism scores some predictable points, but the tidy ending is a sell-out to the ultimate marketing machine: Hollywood.
60
Borte supports his jewel of a story idea with dead-on casting, stunning images and product placement that's intentionally heavy-handed.
50
As the shills reveal their souls, the movie turns into an exercise in the very phoniness it initially set out to expose. And since you’ve already paid for the ticket, you might end up feeling cheated.
50
Either this is a tragic family or a satirical one, and the film seems uncertain which way to jump.
38
Slick as a pig and reeking of phony sympathy for recession-wracked consumers, The Joneses is a black comedy about stealth marketing made by a filmmaker who's evidently much too close to the subject to bite the hand that feeds him.
Apr 29, 2016
7
Well, the good looking neighbors with the expensive toys, how do they do it? This movie provides one possible answer to that question. And since we're trying to keep up with the Kardashians, there might be more truth to this movie than we imagine.
Aug 24, 2012
7
This was a surprisingly enjoyable film. I had never heard of the film before I saw it on TV but the premise intrigued me so I took a chance. Mulder acted extremely well, Amber Heard probably gave her best performance and as per usual Gary Cole was phenomenal. The storyline was fantastic and had it been paced ever so slightly quicker I think I would have given this a 9. I felt it waned ever so slightly in the middle. Still, more than worth a view and I would definitely recommend it!
Jun 6, 2011
6
David Duchovny is excellent in this movie. Its a good movie but I cant help feeling that the studios saw a movie that was too dark ( which it scratched towards the latter part of the movie ) and polished it off. The result has changed what could have been a dark movie into an enjoyable Sunday afternoon movie. The ending kills off any notion of it being alternative. I liked it, just felt that there was something else there which was unfortunately sidelined.
Aug 22, 2010
6
La premisa de la opera prima del exdirector de comerciales Derrick Borte es interesante -una familia falsa se muda a unos suburbios pudientes de Estados Unidos para provocar la envidia consumista de los vecinos- pero su realización es timorata e inconsecuente. Lástima por el reparto, encabezado por Demi Moore y David Duchovny.
Nov 20, 2016
5
I'm not really sure how I ended up watching this film late last night. It has an interesting premise and has probably caused me to look at my relationships and by extension the world, differently. However, as a story it's generic with little on its mind.
Production Company:
- Echo Lake Entertainment
- Premiere Picture
- The Joneses
Release Date:Apr 16, 2010
Duration:1 h 36 m
Rating:R
Tagline:They're not just living the American dream, they're selling it.
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Awards
Deauville Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
