Tim and Lee are married with a young child. The chance to stay at a fancy home in the Hollywood Hills is complicated by Tim's discovery of a bone and a rusty old gun in the yard. Tim is excited by the idea of a mystery, but Lee 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.
Acting
Johnson and DeWitt's loose, lived-in bickering feels stolen from real marriages.
Direction
Swanberg's improv-heavy approach captures conversational messiness authentically.
Writing
The bone mystery as metaphor for everything Tim won't address.
Director
Joe Swanberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jake Johnson co-wrote the story based on his actual experience finding a gun and bone in his backyard—yes, really.
This is peak Joe Swanberg 'mumblecore'—shot in days, heavily improvised, starring his actual toddler Jude as the couple's son.
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