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6.3 stars out of 10 (8 votes)  -  login or register to rate this film

Synopsis

James is a frustrated and underappreciated Chicago actor who lives with his mother and has only really wanted three things in life: someone to love him, a great part, and to lose weight. Unfortunately, he is 0 for 3. His girlfriend dumps him, he loses the title roles in a remake of Paddy Chayefsky's Marty to teen idol Aaron Carter, and he sneaks out of an Overeaters Anonymous meeting only to wind up at an ice cream parlor. There, he meets Beth, who quickly wins his heart but will this cause James more problems than it solves? Or has he finally found someone to eat cheese with?

Film Information

• Genre: Comedy / Romance
• Director: Jeff Garlin
• Written By: Jeff Garlin
• Starring: Jeff Garlin, Sarah Silverman, Elle Fanning, Dan Castellaneta, Gina Gershon, Bonnie Hunt, Richard Kind, and Amy Sedaris
• Running Time: 80 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: R
• Language: English
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Reviews

"A wry movie that, packed with his well-known friends and scored intermittently to bouncy accordion music, plays like a softer episode of"

   - Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly

"Garlin's movie is beautiful in its own way. It also suggests that David's show would still be brilliant without the aggravation. I'm not saying that David should renounce misanthropy. But maybe he could curb less of Garlin's apparent enthusiasm for people."

   - Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

"If you're a Chicagoan, if you have just a smidgen of interest in the city's arts scene and if you've been around a while, there's no way to be objective about I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With."

   - Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune

"It is a minor movie, but a big-time minor movie...If there is such a thing as a must-see three-star movie, here it is."

   - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"May be one of the wisest studies of urban loneliness since Paddy Chayefsky's"

   - Ella Taylor, Village Voice

Showtimes

• Wednesday, November 7th
  9:15 pm
• Thursday, November 8th
  7:00 pm
• Friday, November 9th
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Saturday, November 10th
  4:30 pm, 9:15 pm
• Sunday, November 11th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Monday, November 12th
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Tuesday, November 13th
  9:15 pm