Digging for Fire
The chance for a young couple, Tim and Lee, to stay at a fancy home in the Hollywood Hills is complicated by Tim's (Jake Johnson) discovery of a bone and a rusty old gun in the yard. Tim is excited by the idea of a mystery, but Lee (Rosemarie Dewitt) doesn't want him to dig any further, preferring that he focus on the family taxes, which he promised to do weeks ago.
This disagreement sends them on separate and unexpected adventures over the course of a weekend, as Tim and his friends seek clues to the mystery while Lee searches for answers to the bigger questions of marriage and parenthood.
Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival.
"DIGGING FOR FIRE is a pleasant escape - an attractively shot, gracefully edited and, finally, emotionally satisfying mystery about the nature of marriage itself." - Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post
Running Time
84 mins
Year
2015
Kanopy ID
4314558
Filmmakers
Features
Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Jake Johnson, Jenny Slate, Mike Birbiglia, Orlando Bloom, Rosemarie DeWitt, Sam Rockwell
Languages
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Comments (10)
I suspect this movie will be lost on the very young. I found it a funny, charming and poignant reminder to stay open to the experiences we want to have, then go have them with the people we love, rather than simply lamenting that we don't have them any more.
boring
Great cast, very enjoyable. I love Joe Swanberg's movies and this didn't disappoint. I recommend it!
A quiet, conversational gem
Not good
...but not bad. Actually, quite enjoyable. The acting ensemble does their work with verve. Some great scenes. Directed with panache by Joe Swanberg, who also did "Drinking Buddies," which I highly recommend.
so bad couldnt watch more then five minutes and wasted a credit
insufferable
Stellar ensemble--I mean some real big names in the supporting cast and they've all got chemistry too. You can feel the love of process that Swanberg and Johnson must've brought to set.
Agree