While We're Young

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Noah Baumbach directs. Sam Levy behind the camera. James Murphy scores. Jennifer Lame cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 11 years ago.
• 2Directed by Noah Baumbach, shot by Sam Levy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 3Original score by James Murphy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 4Editor Jennifer Lame shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts and Adam Driver carry the top of the cast.
• 6Marketing tagline: "Life never gets old.".
• 7IMDB entry: tt1791682 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Classified under 20 themes, including "new york city", "jealousy", "marriage", "admiration".

The technical file

Cinematography

Sam Levy

Original score

James Murphy

Editing

Jennifer Lame

Production design

Adam Stockhausen

Makeup / hair

Cori Bardo

Sound

Paul Hsu

Stunt coordinator

Manny Siverio

Runtime

97 min · 1h 37m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$10,000,000

Box office

$17,287,309

Return

173% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

While We're Young (2015) ↗

Also by

Noah Baumbach

• 
  Marriage Story

  2019 · ★ 7.7
• 
  Frances Ha

  2013 · ★ 7.3
• 
  De Palma

  2016 · ★ 7.0
• 
  The Squid and the Whale

  2005 · ★ 6.9
• 
  Saturday Night Live

  1975 · ★ 6.9
• 
  Mistress America

  2015 · ★ 6.5

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  While We're Young - TV Spot

  Teaser · Official
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  While We're Young - TV Spot (2015)

  Teaser · Official
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  Official Trailer 2

  Trailer · Official
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  While We're Young (2015) Amanda Seyfried on working with Noah Baumbach [HD]

  Featurette · Official
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  While We're Young (2015) Amanda Seyfried on her favourite dancing song [HD]

  Featurette · Official
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  While We're Young (2015) Amanda Seyfried describes Darby [HD]

  Featurette · Official

Production companies

Who made it

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  Scott Rudin Productions

  US

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  IAC Films

  US

Key crew

• Costume DesignerAnn Roth
• Unit Production ManagerDanielle Blumstein
• Sound Re-Recording MixerPaul Hsu
• Unit Production ManagerLila Yacoub
• Music SupervisorGeorge Drakoulias
• Second Assistant DirectorPatrick McDonald
• Color GradingPascal Dangin
• Associate ProducerJason Shrier
• First Assistant DirectorKaren Kane
• Associate ProducerMary Bailey
• HairstylistCori Bardo
• Key Makeup ArtistEve Morrow
• Tattoo DesignerDavid Presto
• Set CostumerKristin Farley
• Assistant Costume DesignerMichelle Matland
• HairstylistJerry Popolis
• Makeup ArtistBjörn Rehbein
• Hair Department HeadJacqueline Weiss
• HairstylistJoyce Carollo
• Makeup ArtistBernadette Mazur
• Costume SupervisorDonna Maloney
• Makeup Department HeadJudy Chin
• Post ProducerMamie-Claire Cornelius
• First Assistant "A" CameraDavid Feeney-Mosier

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• new york city
• jealousy
• marriage
• admiration
• father-in-law
• aging
• hallucinogenic drug
• esoteric
• self-doubt
• generation gap
• mentor protégé relationship
• documentary filmmaking
• hipster
• conflict with in-law
• young couple
• generation-x
• generation z
• artistic couple
• new friends
• long-married couple

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2014-09-28· New York Film Festival
• Theatrical (limited)2015-03-27R· New York City, NY & Los Angeles, CA
• Theatrical (limited)2015-04-03R· Limited expansion
• Theatrical2015-04-10R
• Digital2015-06-09R
• Physical2015-06-30R· Blu-ray

Also known as

International titles

• 위아영KR
• Enquanto Somos JovensBR