Review of Mistress America (2015) by Paul E — 10 Oct 2015

One of the funniest movies of the year and among them is Baumbach's first movie of the year, While We're Young.

This review of Mistress America (2015) was written by Paul E on 10 Oct 2015.

Mistress America has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Mistress America (2015) Movie Reviews (328)
Mistress America (2015) Critic Reviews (151)
Mistress America (2015) User Reviews (177)

More Reviews of Mistress America

Review of Mistress America (2015)

By Eve Tushnet (62) for The American Conservative (16) on 06 Aug 2018

I loved Kirke and Gerwig's megadramatic line readings. Everything they do is underlined…

Read Review

Review of Mistress America (2015)

By Roshan P (75) on 15 May 2016

Greta is definitely the intellectual's Alicia Silverstone. Movie is quirky and funny (but funny peculiar, not haha)…

Read Review

Review of Mistress America (2015)

By Kathy Fennessy (88) for The Stranger (Seattle, WA) (891) on 20 Aug 2017

Even if [Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's] latest project together feels like an afterthought when compared to Greenberg and Frances Ha, it's…

Read Review

Review of Mistress America (2015)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 25 Nov 2021

This is a film that might either bore and/or irritate you or that you like, for its understated optimism and laidback side to it…

Read Review

Review of Mistress America (2015)

By Jluis_001 (2,242) on 06 Sep 2017

I don't know how to catalog this film, it is a comedy, but also has its part of psychological neurosis, it is true that there are more characters,…

Read Review

Review of Mistress America (2015)

By Farah R (1,015) on 31 Aug 2016

Not sure if anyone in this movie was supposed to have good qualities but I still felt something after watching it…

Read Review

Review of Mistress America (2015)

By Amheretojudge (1,029) on 06 Feb 2018

Your tragedy is your armor…

Read Review

Review of Mistress America (2015)

By Aditya M (389) on 29 Aug 2018

I like Greta Gerwig. I didnt like her in this though…

Read Review

Review of Mistress America (2015)

By Nickthecritick (243) on 03 Nov 2021

Tracy Fishko, a college freshman, has moved to New York City and left behind a deceased father and a mother who is about to remarry…

Read Review

Review of Mistress America (2015)

By David 'Mad Dog' Bradley (480) for Adelaide Review (243) on 09 Aug 2016

Gerwig brings Baumbach's film to life, but she's matched here by Kirke (a scene-stealer from Gone Girl)…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Jawbreaker (1999)

By Dennis Lim (218) for Village Voice (8,525) on 05 Jul 2009

Stein's script is slack and tin-eared, too feeble to pass for satire, and inadequate even by lazy-pastiche standards…

Read Review

Review of Whatever Works (2009)

By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 25 Jun 2014

This toxic, contemptuous, unforgivably unfunny bagatelle finds Allen at his most misanthropically one-note…

Read Review

Review of Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 19 Feb 2016

Josie and the Pussycats are not dumber than the Spice Girls, but they're as dumb as the Spice Girls, which is dumb enough…

Read Review

Review of (500) Days of Summer (2009)

By Georgeugh (1) on 07 Jan 2010

Fans of this movie: you know that subtle nagging feeling that tells you that everything about this movie is just plain wrong - follow it and…

Read Review

Review of Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009)

By Perri Nemiroff (375) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 13 Aug 2010

For two types of people, those with softcore porn addictions and teenagers who really think college is how it's portrayed in the movies…

Read Review

Review of The World of Henry Orient (1964)

By Daniel M (2,592) on 16 Jun 2012

If you had to pick one film which sums up everything wrong with 1960s comedies, your first choice would have to be The Millionairess…

Read Review

Review of Woman of the Year (1942)

By Stephannie R (2) on 05 Sep 2007

Looking back, this movie seems like the work of a male with a deep sense of paranoia from the feminist revolution. unpleasent to watch…

Read Review

Review of Love at First Bite (1979)

By Carlos I (1,309) on 16 Feb 2017

Yikes. That was painfully unfunny. The string of corny one-liners that don't land at all are almost cringeworthy…

Read Review

Review of The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

By Steven M (1,153) on 10 Oct 2015

Trite and boring. Another waste of time from Doc Neil Simon. I will never understand his appeal…

Read Review

Review of That Darn Cat! (1965)

By Bosley Crowther (448) for The New York Times (9,847) on 20 Nov 1998

The color is good and Bobby Darin warbles a song at the start that may be amusing to humans but would probably fill Felix with disgust…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

71%170 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Mistress America

2015

67%328 Reviews

Yeelen

1987

68%16 Reviews

Queen of the Damned

2002

56%585 Reviews

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

2022

70%40 Reviews

Das Boot

1981

83%664 Reviews

The Hunger Games

2012

72%1,154 Reviews

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

72%51 Reviews

Sadma

1983

83%18 Reviews

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

24%421 Reviews