Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
84%RT Audience Score: 84%
Awards & Nominations: 22 wins & 15 nominations
Miranda July’s debut feature is a charmingly offbeat and observant film about people looking for love
Me and You and Everyone We Know” is a quirky and heartwarming film that captures the essence of everyday life in a refreshingly un-ironic way. It’s like a warm hug on a cold day, with moments that will make you laugh out loud and others that will make your heart swell. Sure, some may find it a bit too precious, but for those who are willing to embrace its whimsy, it’s a true gem. Plus, who doesn’t love a movie that features socks on ears?
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
IFC Films
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Los Angeles, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for disturbing sexual content involving children, and for language
Year of Release
2005
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 30m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United Kingdom
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 17, 2005 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2011
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring John Hawkes, Miranda July, Miles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff, Carlie Westerman, Natasha Slayton, directed by Miranda July, written by Miranda July, Comedy, Drama, $3.9M box office, reviewed by Brandon Judell, David Ansen, Liz Beardsworth, Nev Pierce, Stanley Kauffmann, Roger Moore, Richard Propes, Matt Brunson, Micheal Compton, Mattie Lucas, Tom Dawson, R MPAA rating, produced by Gina Kwon, single dad, starving artist, cabbie, romance, divorce, emotionally damaged, adolescent, clumsy experiments, opposite sex, sound design, surround sound
Worldwide gross: $8,012,838
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $12,211,432
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,897
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,331,672
US/Canada gross: $3,885,134
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $5,920,879
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,759
US/Canada opening weekend: $30,801
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $46,940
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,235
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $800,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $1,219,187
Production budget ranking: 2,081
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $656,532
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $10,335,713
ROI to date (est.): 551%
ROI ranking: 232
Miranda July – Christine Jesperson
Miles Thompson – Peter Swersey
Brandon Ratcliff – Robby Swersey
Carlie Westerman – Sylvie
Natasha Slayton – Heather
Gina Kwon – Producer
Miranda July – Writer/Director
Director(s)
Miranda July
Writer(s)
Miranda July
Producer(s)
Gina Kwon
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
22 wins & 15 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (119) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (97) | Rotten (22)
A perfectly-realized vision: from the sound design to the acting to the direction. For a first film, I was astounded.
June 14, 2018
Brandon Judell
indieWire
TOP CRITIC
“Me and You” has a refreshingly unhysterical (but sometimes hysterically funny) take on what it’s like for kids to grow up in a world of Internet sex, broken families and precocious sexual curiosity.
March 14, 2018
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
July’s tender, original movie is a wonderfully uplifting experience.
August 19, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
Liz Beardsworth
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Click with it and there are elements to enjoy, but the title suggests a universal significance the film can’t supply.
August 16, 2005 | Rating: 2/5
Nev Pierce
BBC.com
TOP CRITIC
It seems quite possible that Me and You marks the arrival of an artist who may affect — disturbingly yet helpfully — films and audiences to come.
August 10, 2005
Stanley Kauffmann
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
Here’s a perfectly twee little romance all but smothered in a blanket of indie ‘edge.’
July 29, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
It’s a powerful, beautiful and often funny look at life as we truly live it in all its mundane moments and simple connections.
September 16, 2020 | Rating: 4.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
The sort of movie specifically designed to win awards at hipper-than-thou film festivals (and it did).
May 16, 2020 | Rating: 2/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Writer/director Miranda July’s exquisite romantic comedy is one of the most original and unique films of recent memory.
November 19, 2019 | Rating: A
Micheal Compton
Bowling Green Daily News
A refreshingly un-ironic slice of life, free from cynicism, with an infectiously upbeat outlook that lifts the spirits and makes the heart soar.
June 5, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
Mattie Lucas
The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)
Fittingly for a film with such an all-inclusive title, July finds something wondrous in peoples’ interactions in everyday life.
April 25, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Tom Dawson
The List
Much of this is far too precious – it’s mostly for adults who impulsively put socks on their ears, as a character does here.
August 18, 2011 | Rating: 2/4
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm…
Plot
Single dad Richard meets Christine, a struggling artist and cabbie, and they attempt to start a romance while Richard’s sons explore their own awkward experiments with the opposite sex in Me and You and Everyone We Know.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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