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By Tom Shone (158) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 14 Oct 2018

Giamatti's face is a thing of pure comic beauty: staring off into the middle distance, frozen by the conflicting demands of etiquette and his…

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By Pablo A. Scholz (320) for Clarín (492) on 14 Oct 2018

It's a pleasure to see [Kathryn] Hahn, and especially the young [Kayli] Carter, who plays the most complex role in this melodrama that can't…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for The Playlist (3,871) on 13 Oct 2018

In the end, no, it probably doesn't matter that anybody with a Netflix password can watch the A-grade Private Life instead of having to schlep…

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By Kristen Lopez (178) for Spectrum Culture (164) on 13 Oct 2018

Private Life is an intimate drama we've seen before, but it leads to so many provocative questions about the individual versus the family…

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By Clayton Davis (240) for AwardsCircuit.com (450) on 11 Oct 2018

In the midst of a cleverly executed tale, is a career-best turn from the brilliant Kathryn Hahn…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 10 Oct 2018

It's good to have Jenkins back, and it's helpful that when she makes a film, it's always keenly observed and emotionally precise…

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By Dan Jackson (19) for Thrillist (209) on 09 Oct 2018

In its commitment to documenting the specificities of its characters' lives and their ongoing struggles, the film takes on a sprawling quality…

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By Daniel Jackson (26) for Thrillist (209) on 09 Oct 2018

In its commitment to documenting the specificities of its characters' lives and their ongoing struggles, the film takes on a sprawling quality…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 09 Oct 2018

When movies address fertility problems – something they rarely do in the first place – it’s usually with something less than the honesty…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for Crooked Marquee (120) on 09 Oct 2018

Seldom an all-out comedy, though it does have droll moments and scenes... Hahn, a comedy dynamo, gives a deeply felt dramatic performance…

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By Andrew Parker (194) for The Gate (178) on 09 Oct 2018

Anyone expecting a broad, witty comedy about a couple navigating sticky waters will immediately be floored and taken aback by what Jenkins…

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By Danielle Jackson (1) for Thrillist (209) on 09 Oct 2018

In its commitment to documenting the specificities of its characters' lives and their ongoing struggles, the film takes on a sprawling quality…

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By David N. Butterworth (570) for Movie Boeuf (266) on 08 Oct 2018

Tamara Jenkins needs to make more movies. Every time she does, something special happens…

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By Johnny Oleksinski (478) for New York Post (6,650) on 08 Oct 2018

Private Life gives us an intrusive and often funny look into a couple’s struggle to conceive…

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By David Fear (910) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 07 Oct 2018

What you ultimately get out this chronicle of people trying to get in the family way, and who end up experiencing their own sense of parenthood…

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By Anne Brodie (132) for What She Said (131) on 07 Oct 2018

Biting humour, big love and an understanding, compassionate view of human nature = touching…

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By Betty Jo Tucker (725) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 07 Oct 2018

Fine actors Kathryn Hahn and Paul Giamatti draw us into their characters' world of infertility suffering and hold us hostage throughout the…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 06 Oct 2018

There are a few ways that this story could proceed. To Jenkins' credit, she takes the most straightforward approach…

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By Joe Reid (103) for Decider (264) on 04 Oct 2018

It is, at its best, so warmly, recognizably human, with some great performances. It's adult indie drama done at its highest level…

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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 04 Oct 2018

An overdue and welcome directorial comeback…

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