C’mon C’mon (2021)
87%RT Audience Score: 78%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
13 wins & 50 nominations total
The sweet chemistry between Joaquin Phoenix and Woody Norman is complemented by writer-director Mike Mills’ empathetic work, helping C’mon C’mon transcend its familiar trappings.
C’mon C’mon is like a warm hug from your favorite grandparent, but in movie form. Joaquin Phoenix delivers a quietly powerful performance as Johnny, a man unexpectedly thrust into the role of caregiver for his young nephew. The film explores themes of family, regret, and the beauty of everyday moments. It’s a reminder to slow down and appreciate the people in our lives, even when things get tough. Plus, the black and white cinematography is stunning. Overall, C’mon C’mon is a must-see for anyone who loves a good, heartfelt story.
Production Company(ies)
Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios,
Distributor
A24
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Wilshire Grand Center – 900 Wilshire Boulevard, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language
Year of Release
2021
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Color:Color
Black and White -
Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.66 : 1
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Runtime:1h 48m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 19, 2021 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 23, 2021
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Joaquin Phoenix, Woody Norman, Gaby Hoffmann, Scoot McNairy, Jaboukie Young-White, Elaine Kagan, Sarah Klein, directed by Mike Mills, written by Mike Mills, drama, R rating, box office gross $1.5M, reviewed by Guy Lodge, Jake Wilson, Jo Livingstone, Jason Bailey, Clarisse Loughrey, Wendy Ide, Jeffrey Overstreet, Sarah Ward, Erick Estrada, Andrea G Bermejo, Alfonso Flores-Durón y Martínez, Milagros Amondaray, Andrea Longacre-White, Lila Yacoub, Chelsea Barnard, produced by Andrea Longacre-White, Lila Yacoub, Chelsea Barnard, Dolby Digital, A24
Worldwide gross: $4,262,969
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $4,636,434
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,201
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 505,609
US/Canada gross: $1,863,674
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $2,026,944
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,031
US/Canada opening weekend: $134,447
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $146,225
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,794
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Gaby Hoffmann – Viv
Woody Norman – Jesse
Scoot McNairy – Paul
Jaboukie Young-White – Fernando
Elaine Kagan – Sarah Klein
Mike Mills – Director/Writer
Andrea Longacre-White – Producer
Lila Yacoub – Producer
Chelsea Barnard – Producer
Director(s)
Mike Mills
Writer(s)
Mike Mills
Producer(s)
Andrea Longacre-White, Lila Yacoub, Chelsea Barnard
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
13 wins & 50 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (202) | Top Critics (48) | Fresh (189) | Rotten (13)
Quietly, shamblingly human after the spectacular derangement of Joker, [Phoenix] plays Johnny with an inconsistent complicated history of care and affection woven into his slouchy body language and muted line readings.
June 1, 2022
Guy Lodge
Film of the Week
TOP CRITIC
It’s as if the film’s real purpose were to reassure an educated, progressive audience, full of worries about themselves and the world, that their lives are in some basic sense OK.
February 23, 2022 | Rating: 2/5
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
C’mon C’mon is awash with regret-over badly tended sibling relationships, undealt-with mommy issues, but also the satisfaction of everyday caretaking, the hope implicit in all those lunches made and dishes done.
January 8, 2022
Jo Livingstone
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
What we have here is basically a 2020s riff on ‘Kramer vs. Kramer,’ the modern man, unexpectedly pressed into child-rearing, and finding something of himself in the process.
December 28, 2021
Jason Bailey
Crooked Marquee
TOP CRITIC
C’mon C’mon is a great big bear hug wrapped in celluloid.
December 6, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Clarisse Loughrey
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
This is a movie about listening – really listening – to what other people have to say.
December 4, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
What kind of art do I believe can make a significant difference? … Art that loves the world. I want to see art that invites us to see human beings through eyes of love. … In 2021, C’mon C’mon was the film that best fulfilled this description for me.
June 30, 2022 | Rating: A
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
Phoenix is all gentle care, quiet understanding and rippling melancholy as Johnny. All naturalism and attentiveness as well, he’s also firmly at his best, no matter what’s inscribed on his Academy Award.
June 25, 2022
Sarah Ward
Concrete Playground
In lesser hands, the movie would be a string of vapid aspirational phrases that sound nice but lack any kind of substance. [Full review in Spanish]
June 7, 2022
Erick Estrada
Cinegarage
In brilliant black and white and with careful sound design, the director makes very subtle use of flashback to compose this exciting story of family reconciliation.
[Full review in Spanish]
June 6, 2022
Andrea G. Bermejo
Cinemanía (Spain)
A discreetly reflective film, taciturn, varnished with charm, and sprinkled with tender humor. [Full review in Spanish]
May 20, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
Alfonso Flores-Durón y Martínez
En Filme
The beauty of C’Mon C’Mon stems from that want to keep moving, and how everything that fits into that kind of suspended time is absorbed. [Full review in Spanish]
May 19, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Milagros Amondaray
La Nación (Argentina)…
Plot
Johnny and his young nephew Jesse form a transformative bond when they are unexpectedly brought together in C’mon C’mon, a touching drama about the connections between adults and children.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels praises Joaquin Phoenix’s “inconsistent complicated history of care and affection woven into his slouchy body language and muted line readings” in C’mon C’mon.
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