John Neisler Movies

Directing brothers Jay and Mark Duplass examine fate and family in the comedy Jeff, Who Lives at Home, starring Jason Segel as the title character, a slacker who still lives with his mother. He spends the vast majority of his time smoking pot and explaining how he's waiting to understand his own fate, using the film Signs as the model for how he takes in the world. His brother Pat (Ed Helms) is a salesman in a mid-life crisis having purchased a sweet new sports car over the objections of his wife (Judy Greer). After Jeff answers the phone and a voice demands to speak to "Kevin," the stoner believes this is the sign he's been waiting for. During the course of the day, Jeff and Pat will confront their issues with each other, while their long-suffering mother (Susan Sarandon) may find love for the first time since the death of her husband. The film played at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

The ongoing debate about illegal immigration and its impact on the job market is satirized in this comedy. A group of white-collar business executives are arriving for work at a gleaming office building when they're joined by some unexpected visitors -- a group of day laborers in a pickup truck. The Job marked the directorial debut of actor and comedian Jonathan Browning; it was screened in competition at the 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi