Meet Bill
2007 · Movie · R · 93 min · ★ 6.0 · 25% critics
A quiet bank executive feels stuck in a job he didn’t choose and a marriage that’s drifting. When he’s assigned to mentor a sharp, troublemaking teen, their unlikely friendship pushes him to rethink his priorities, chase a new business dream, and figure out what happiness looks like on his own terms.
Also known as Bill · Starting Over
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-09-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 25/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (358 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quirky, low-stakes comedy-drama about a midlife reset and an unlikely mentor bond; Not for you if you need consistent tone, big laughs, or tight plotting like The Answer Man.
Pros: charming oddball friendship; light, witty moments; relatable reinvention theme | Cons: messy, uneven story; jokes often miss; some uncomfortable situations
Themes
- adultery
- high school
- candy
- mentor
- marijuana
- drugs
- injury
- woman director
- accident
Cast & crew
Aaron Eckhart
as Bill
Jessica Alba
as Lucy
Elizabeth Banks
as Jess
Logan Lerman
as The Kid
Kristen Wiig
as Jane Whittman
Timothy Olyphant
as Chip Johnson
Holmes Osborne
as Mr. Jacoby
Reed Diamond
as Paul
Jason Sudeikis
as Jim Whittman
Todd Louiso
as John Jr.
Directed by Melisa Wallack, Bernie Goldmann