The Puffy Chair
2005 · Movie · R · 85 min · ★ 6.1 · 75% critics
A struggling musician buys a vintage recliner online and sets off on a long drive to pick it up. His girlfriend joins the trip, and his free-spirited brother tags along, turning a simple errand into a tense, funny, and uncomfortably real journey through relationship stress and family friction.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2006-06-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (59 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like low-key, naturalistic relationship dramedies with road-trip tension, similar to Cyrus or Togetherness; Not for you if you want likable leads, big laughs, or a fast, plot-driven ride.
Pros: dry, quirky humor; realistic relationship moments; memorable road-trip vibe | Cons: frustrating, unlikeable characters; awkward, tense energy; thin, meandering plot
Themes
- chair
- road trip
- mumblecore
- craigslist
Cast & crew
Mark Duplass
as Josh
Katie Aselton
as Emily
Rhett Wilkins
as Rhett
- JF
Julie Fischer
as Amber
- LD
Larry Duplass
as Josh's Dad
Bari Hyman
as Motel Manager
- GF
Gerald Finnegan
as Furniture Salesman
- HB
Henry Barendse
as Upholsterer
- CD
Cindy Duplass
as Josh's Mom
- DP
David Parsons
as Theater Owner
Directed by Jay Duplass