Synopsis
Following the launch of her new novel, 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin is invited to speak at her alma mater by her mentor and former professor. After accepting the invitation, Kate finds herself deeply enmeshed in the lives of an eccentric group of college students.
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Cast
- Gillian JacobsKate Conklin
- Josh WigginsHugo
- Jemaine ClementDavid Kirkpatrick
- Hannah MarksApril
- Forrest GoodluckAnimal
- Jorma TacconeBradley Cooper
- Zoë ChaoLaura
- Kate MicucciRachel
- Brandon DaleyTall Brandon
- Khloe JanelEmma
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
Armed with her funniest material to date and a winning performance from Gillian Jacobs, the filmmaker finds new dimensions for both her work and the millennial ennui that has always inspired it. - 83
The Playlist
Rey prods at the mundane indignities of adulthood with a keen eye and a gentle touch, creating a movie that is daffy but not dumb and a heroine who is complicated but not a lost cause. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Throughout, the always likable Gillian Jacobs creates a memorable portrayal of a woman who’s a mess but still rather wonderful. - 75
Chicago Tribune
The lightly carbonated fizz of I Used to Go Here has everything to do with Rey’s deftly chosen ensemble. - 75
Washington Post
With modesty, precision and wry compassion, I Used to Go Here limns human nature at its most contradictory and indefinable, offering a textbook example — at least until the right German word comes along. - 67
Austin Chronicle
By the end, Kate admits “[her book] could be better.” Maybe this is a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgement that real life doesn’t always make for a great movie. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Rey, whose previous features include Unexpected and Empire Builder (released when she was married to fellow director Joe Swanberg and used his last name), has a knack for recognizing everyday stabs of awkwardness and turning throwaway lines into grace notes. - 50
Movie Nation
It’s starved of oxygen and incident, of funny lines or clever exchanges.
