Book Club
Seen it?2018 | 104 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 10 times its budget, but middling reviews (54% on Rotten Tomatoes) held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Always Be My Maybe or When Harry Met Sally..., start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Four lifelong friends decide that their lives could change by becoming nasty and reading Fifty Shades of Grey in their monthly book club to get inspiration on how to handle sexual pleasure at an elderly age.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
54% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$104 million worldwide on a $10 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 193K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bill Holderman
- Diane KeatonDiane
- Jane FondaVivian
- Candice BergenSharon
- Mary SteenburgenCarol
- Andy GarciaMitchell
- Craig T. NelsonBruce
- Don JohnsonArthur
- Ed Begley Jr.Tom
- Richard DreyfussGeorge
- Wallace ShawnDr. Derek