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The Guilt Trip Reviews - Metacritic
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  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.

Directed By: Anne Fletcher

Written By: Dan Fogelman, Jason Conzelman

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 35 m

The Guilt Trip

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
50
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 82 User Ratings
6.3
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Summary An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.

Directed By: Anne Fletcher

Written By: Dan Fogelman, Jason Conzelman

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
50
31% Positive
9 Reviews
62% Mixed
18 Reviews
7% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
50
31% Positive
9 Reviews
62% Mixed
18 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews

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90
Dec 19, 2012
The Guilt Trip surprises by avoiding the obvious. It zigs when you expect it to zag. It's perceptive and thoughtful as it swerves around potholes that easily could have broken an axle.
By Randy Cordova FULL REVIEW
67
Dec 19, 2012
Though intermittently bathed in a halo of golden light and desired by at least one handsome, distinguished older man with a thing for mature women with healthy appetites, Streisand in The Guilt Trip is largely devoid of her famous vanity and narcissism.
By Nathan Rabin FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 82 User Ratings
6.3
46% Positive
38 Ratings
41% Mixed
34 Ratings
12% Negative
10 Ratings

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 82 User Ratings
6.3
46% Positive
38 Ratings
41% Mixed
34 Ratings
12% Negative
10 Ratings

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10
dtp
Jan 24, 2013
a very pleasant movie that for once felt very real, the acting was great and the movie was both touching and amusing, I don't really understand the negative reviews for this movie, but then maybe all that people want are violence and sex and in your face slapstick.
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10
gerard763
Dec 23, 2012
This movie is wonderful! It only came out 5 days ago, and i've seen it twice. So glad Babs is back on screen! She and Seth Rogen are the new comedy team of the decade! So warm and so real! Seth doesnt' have to resort to his usual over the top humor, and Streisand sort of classes him up! She's so good I cried about 4 times and THIS IS A COMEDY!!! A mother son movie that is so good for the holiday season....Welcome Back Barbra!!! Some amazing dramatic scenes too where Streisand acts her head off simply by movie a facial muscle or an eyelid....class in motion
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60
Dec 20, 2012
The film's feel-good message is undermined by its ultimate purpose: As a vindication of the rights of Jewish mothers to annoy their children as much as they please.
By Inkoo Kang FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 19, 2012
It's a one-joke movie, if "Jewish mothers are annoying" is a joke. But just as a film about boredom should not actually be boring, no movie should credibly simulate the experience of being stuck in a car with Barbra Streisand for eight days.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
42
Dec 23, 2012
Overall, there is a fundamental lack of excitement or energy; it's a 95-minute movie that feels twice as long as "The Hobbit."
By Drew Taylor FULL REVIEW
40
Dec 20, 2012
The pretext of the movie, which was directed in broadbrush-cartoon style by Anne Fletcher from a coarse-textured script by Dan Fogelman, is a road trip taken by mother, Joyce, and son, Andrew.
By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW
38
Dec 18, 2012
Audiences deserve a resounding "mea culpa" for the embarrassing dreck, masquerading as comedy, in The Guilt Trip.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
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10
howardbanister
Dec 21, 2012
I loved this movie! The chemistry between the two stars in so real. This movie reminds me of "The Family Stone" in tone. Barbra is wonderful. So great to have a funny, touching movie out for the holidays!
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Seyyoshi
Jul 31, 2014
The movie was very enjoyable and funny, the perfomance from Barbra and Seth. You must have had a moment just as Seth's character Andy were your mother has embarressed you in public. This movie portrays that well and manages to make it rather funny. It wasn't the funniest movie I have ever seen though I had a couple of laughs throughout. I also got surprised that I recently got to know that Barbra was 70 and as well as that I believe she was a perfect fit for this role, she did a incredible job with it if you ask me.
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6
MovieGuys
Oct 8, 2013
Amusing, but a little bit obvious at some parts. It is heartfelt and composed at places, but sometimes it tends to "veer off the road", to make a relevant reference. Streisand's performance is okay, and Rogen is his usual inconsiderate self, but you'll find yourself smiling at some point.
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3
JesseDillinger
Apr 25, 2023
I remember it being very cringe and unfunny. Which let's be honest it probably still is.
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3
KaptainHutchino
Dec 12, 2013
Even though the two main actors have great potential together, it just turns into a bad mixture of lame comedy and annoying Mum cliches. Definitely could have been better.
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Production Company Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Michaels Goldwyn, Broadway Video
Release Date Dec 19, 2012
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline Get ready for one mother of a road trip
Website www.guilttripmovie.com
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Awards

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• 1 Nomination

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