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* YourCheatingHeart: Linda is on the verge of doing this.
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* BlackBestFriend: Carol to Sharon. [[spoiler: Who turns out to be her secret admirer, and the two of them went to a RelationshipUpgrade in the end.]]
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''Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' is an American indie comedy-drama film starring Creator/JasonSegel and Creator/EdHelms about the most life changing day in the lives of two brothers and those close to them. Creator/SusanSarandon and Creator/JudyGreer co-star as their mother and Helm's wife respectively.
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''Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' is an a 2011 American indie comedy-drama dramedy film starring Creator/JasonSegel and Creator/EdHelms about the most life changing day in the lives of two brothers and those close to them. Creator/SusanSarandon and Creator/JudyGreer co-star as their mother and Helm's wife respectively.
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* AdultFear: [[spoiler:The two little girls in the end remark that they don't what they would do if their father hadn't been saved.]]
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* AdultFear: [[spoiler:The two little girls in the end remark that they don't know what they would do if their father hadn't been saved.]]
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-->-- Jeff
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''Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' is an American indie comedy-drama film starring Jason Segel Creator/JasonSegel and Ed Helms Creator/EdHelms about the most life changing day in the lives of two brothers and those close to them.
them. Creator/SusanSarandon and Creator/JudyGreer co-star as their mother and Helm's wife respectively.
* ActualPacifist: Jeff refused to fight back after he was punched out by Kevin's friend. This leads him to be ridiculed by his brother:
-->'''Jeff''': I told you I don't believe in fighting.\\
'''Pat''': Oh yeah, because your a pussy.\\
'''Jeff''': Was Gandhi a pussy?
-->'''Jeff''': I told you I don't believe in fighting.\\
'''Pat''': Oh yeah, because your a pussy.\\
'''Jeff''': Was Gandhi a pussy?
* AloofBigBrother: Pat acts quite apathetic towards Jeff, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold but not all the way]].
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Pat sees Jeff as this.
* ArcSymbol: Water.
* ArcWords: "Kevin" and "Water".
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Jeff made a diving save to rescue two girls and their dad at the film's climax. When it starts looking like a HeroicSacrifice, Pat did the same to (successfully) rescue him]].
* BlackBestFriend: Carol to Sharon. [[spoiler: Who turns out to be her secret admirer, and the two of them went to a RelationshipUpgrade in the end.]]
* ArcSymbol: Water.
* ArcWords: "Kevin" and "Water".
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Jeff made a diving save to rescue two girls and their dad at the film's climax. When it starts looking like a HeroicSacrifice, Pat did the same to (successfully) rescue him]].
* BlackBestFriend: Carol to Sharon. [[spoiler: Who turns out to be her secret admirer, and the two of them went to a RelationshipUpgrade in the end.]]
* CelebrityParadox: Linda's actress, Creator/JudyGreer, starred in [[Film/WhatWomenWant a Mel Gibson film before]].
* DisappearedDad: The two main lead's father is dead for six years at the story.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Pat believes that he is the latter and Jeff is the former. Though when it comes to personal relationships, it's probably the other way around.
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* {{Homage}}: Jeff lives his life according to a movie he saw; Film/{{Signs}} by MelGibson.
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* HeroesWantRedheads: Not Jeff per se, but his father and his older brother sure does.
* {{Homage}}: Jeff lives his life according to a movie he saw; Film/{{Signs}} byMelGibson.Creator/MelGibson.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:Pat appears generally apathetic and insensitive, but he cares deeply for his family and will go at extreme lengths for them.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:Pat appears generally apathetic and insensitive, but he cares deeply for his family and will go at extreme lengths for them.
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* ActualPacifist: Jeff refused to fight back after he was punched out by Kevin's friend. This leads him to be ridiculed by his brother:
-->'''Jeff''': I told you I don't believe in fighting.\\
'''Pat''': Oh yeah, because your a pussy.\\
'''Jeff''': Was Gandhi a pussy?
-->'''Jeff''': I told you I don't believe in fighting.\\
'''Pat''': Oh yeah, because your a pussy.\\
'''Jeff''': Was Gandhi a pussy?
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* ActualPacifist: Jeff refused to fight back after he was punched out by Kevin's friend. This leads him to be ridiculed by his brother:
-->'''Jeff''': I told you I don't believe in fighting.\\
'''Pat''': Oh yeah, because yourProtagonistTitle: Overlaps and zigzags with ThePlace since only a pussy.\\
'''Jeff''': Was Gandhi a pussy?quarter of the film took place at the house.
* RaceForYourLove: Pat this this for Linda at film's climatic scene.
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'''Pat''': Oh yeah, because your
'''Jeff''': Was Gandhi a pussy?
* RaceForYourLove: Pat this this for Linda at film's climatic scene.
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* RoleCalled: The title basically says "TheHero, who is a LazyBum".
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* WidowWoman: Sharon.
* YourCheatingHeart: Linda is on the verge of doing this.
* YourCheatingHeart: Linda is on the verge of doing this.
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->''"Everyone and Everything is interconnected in the universe. Stay pure of heart and you will see the signs. Follow the signs and you will find your destiny."''
-->--Jeff
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Jeff is a serious slacker, still living with his mother, who is constantly belittled by his older brother, Pat, for not doing anything with his life. Pat, on the other hand, has made a somewhat successful career in business; though due to his short temper and low emotional-range, is on the verge of a divorce with his wife. Their mother meanwhile, is coming to a mid-life crisis and woes over the fact that she hasn't known romance in so long, though she seems to find excitement in her office from the most unexpected of places.
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Jeff Thompkins is a serious slacker, still living with his mother, who is constantly belittled by his older brother, Pat, for not doing anything with his life. Pat, on the other hand, has made a somewhat successful career in business; though due to his short temper and low emotional-range, is on the verge of a divorce with his wife. Their mother meanwhile, is coming to a mid-life crisis and woes over the fact that she hasn't known romance in so long, though she seems to find excitement in her office from the most unexpected of places.
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* TheAllegedCar: Pat's formerly nice car, which gets run into a tree after trying to prove a point that his "signs" don't exist. He then parks illegally to spy on his wife and then tacks on a ticket from earlier to cover up the fact, and gets towed anyway.
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* TheAllegedCar: Pat's formerly nice car, Porsche, which gets run into a tree after trying to prove a point that his "signs" don't exist. He then parks illegally to spy on his wife and then tacks on a ticket from earlier to cover up the fact, and gets towed anyway.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Jeff's "signs" seems like a load of crap from the beginning, but he turns out to [[spoiler:save a drowning man, a father of two, in the end]] by chasing an overhead plane across a traffic jam.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Jeff's "signs" seems like a load of crap from the beginning, but he turns out to [[spoiler:save a drowning man, a father of two, in the end]] by chasing an overhead plane helicopter across a traffic jam.
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* ActualPacifist: Jeff refused to fight back after he was punched out by Kevin's friend. This leads him to be ridiculed by his brother:
-->'''Jeff''': I told you I don't believe in fighting.\\
'''Pat''': Oh yeah, because your a pussy.\\
'''Jeff''': Was Gandhi a pussy?\\
-->'''Jeff''': I told you I don't believe in fighting.\\
'''Pat''': Oh yeah, because your a pussy.\\
'''Jeff''': Was Gandhi a pussy?\\
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** KnewItAllAlong: The man's name is Kevin, which alludes to the "sign" from the beginning of the movie.
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** KnewItAllAlong: The man's name is Kevin, which alludes to the "sign" from the beginning of the movie.
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* TheAllegedCar: Pat's formerly nice car, which gets run into a tree after trying to prove a point that his "signs" don't exist. He then parks illegally to spy on his wife and then tacks on a ticket from earlier to cover up the fact, and gets towed anyway.
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* DysfunctionJunction: Pat and Linda's marriage is failing, Jeff's life is going nowhere, and their mother has gotten fed up being stuck in the rut of office life.
** KnewItAllAlong: The man's name is Kevin, which alludes to the "sign" from the beginning of the movie.
** KnewItAllAlong: The man's name is Kevin, which alludes to the "sign" from the beginning of the movie.
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* {{Homage}}: Jeff lives his life according to a movie he saw; Film/{{Signs}} by MelGibson.
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* SexlessMarriage: Linda's to-be-lover asks how long it's been since she's has sex in her marriage. She cannot remember and he tells her "It's not just about having sex, it's about making love".
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* AdultFear: [[spoiler:The two little girls in the end remark that they don't what they would do if their father hadn't been saved.]]
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Jeff's "signs" seems like a load of crap from the beginning, but he turns out to [[spoiler:save a drowning man, a father of two, in the end]] by chasing an overhead plane across a traffic jam.
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* [[spoiler:LipstickLesbian: Sharon's secret admirer turns out to be her girlfriend from the office.]]
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* TheStoner: Jeff is a habitual pot smoker and offers a blunt to Kevin after their impromptu basketball session.
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* AngryBlackGuy: Jeff eventually gets punched out by a guy he's stalking whose name is Kevin, due to a wrong number call to him earlier in the film.
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* TheComicallySerious: Pat's funny aspect come mainly when he runs into his brother, and when he finds himself in a "business meeting" at Hooters.
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** ColorMotif: Just notice their shirts.
* TheSlacker: Jeff, who of course still lives at home with mother.
* TheSlacker: Jeff, who of course still lives at home with mother.
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The film begins as Jeff gets a call from his mother to get glue to fix a broken shutter. Jeff, who believes his life works in signs from the universe, leaves the house to get the glue, but is distracted by a similar pattern of names. On his way, he meets up with his brother who then pursuit Pat's wife, wife together, who seems to be involved in an affair.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Pat. It's a big factor in his divorce, and also led him into crashing into a tree from his brother pestering him about his "signs".
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The film begins as Jeff gets a call from his mother to get glue to fix a broken shutter. Jeff, who believes his life works in signs from the universe, leaves the house to get the glue, but is distracted by a similar pattern of names. On his way, he meets up with his brother who then pursuit Pat's wife, who seems to be involved in an affair.
Due to its overall mood, the film would normally be considered a drama, but is made lighthearted sheerly by the "[[PluckyComicRelief two comedy guys]]", Pat and Jeff.
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hand, has made a somewhat successful career in business; though due to his short temper and low emotional-range, is on the verge of a divorce with his wife. Their mother meanwhile, is coming to a mid-life crisis and woes over the fact that she hasn't known romance in so long, though she seems to find excitement in her office from the most unexpected of places.
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* RedOniBlueOni: The short-tempered older brother, Pat, is the red while his laid-back slacker brother, Jeff, is the blue.
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