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-->""Judd:"" No?
-->""Wendy:"" No. She was sleeping with somebody else for a year, and you never noticed. How in love could you have been?

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-->""Judd:"" -->'''Judd:''' No?
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ArmorPiercingQuestion: Part of an ArmorPiercingResponse when Wendy and Judd talk about Quinn cheating on the latter:

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Part of an ArmorPiercingResponse when Wendy and Judd talk about Quinn cheating on the latter:



-->"Judd:" No?
-->"Wendy:" No. She was sleeping with somebody else for a year, and you never noticed. How in love could you have been?

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ArmorPiercingQuestion: Part of an ArmorPiercingResponse when Wendy and Judd talk about Quinn cheating on the latter:
er professor Mike:
-->'''Judd:''' Three months ago, I had a great job and a nice apartment, and I was in love with my wife.
-->'''Wendy:''' No, you weren't.
-->"Judd:" No?
-->"Wendy:" No. She was sleeping with somebody else for a year, and you never noticed. How in love could you have been?
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* BigLittleBrother: Philip is the youngest of the family and the tallest, being played by 6'3 Adam Driver.

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A 2014 comedy film starring Creator/JasonBateman, Creator/TinaFey, Creator/CoreyStoll, Creator/AdamDriver, Creator/KathrynHahn, and Creator/JaneFonda and directed by Creator/ShawnLevy of ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'' fame.

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A 2014 American comedy film starring Creator/JasonBateman, Creator/TinaFey, Creator/CoreyStoll, Creator/AdamDriver, Creator/KathrynHahn, and Creator/JaneFonda and directed by Creator/ShawnLevy of ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'' fame.



* DivorceIsTemporary: Subverted. Wendy notes that Judd and Quinn are going to end up back together, and even though it seems like it'll take that route when [[spoiler:Quinn reveals that she's pregnant]], they never do, with Judd even saying that [[spoiler:they don't need to be married to raise a child together]]. Judd even ends up getting together with Penny, his actual LoveInterest.

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* DivorceIsTemporary: Subverted.{{Subverted|Trope}}. Wendy notes that Judd and Quinn are going to end up back together, and even though it seems like it'll take that route when [[spoiler:Quinn reveals that she's pregnant]], they never do, with Judd even saying that [[spoiler:they don't need to be married to raise a child together]]. Judd even ends up getting together with Penny, his actual LoveInterest.LoveInterest.
* EmasculatedCuckold: Judd struggles with feelings of emasculation after finding out his wife had been cheating on him with his boss for a least one year. Ironically, by the end [[spoiler:Wade also abandons Judd because she got pregnant with Judd's child and he doesn't want to raise another man's child]].



* ParentalSexualitySquick: Hilary horrifies her children when she casually mentions the [[BiggerIsBetterInBed size of their father's penis]] while people are visiting for the shiva.



* WomenAreWiser: Wendy, the only female Altman sibling, is far more sensible than her brothers are, and spends most of her time trying to mediate disputes or break up fights between them.

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* ModestyBedsheet: When Judd catches Quinn cheating on him with Wade, they cover themselves with the bedsheet. When they climb out of bed, Quinn's ToplessnessFromTheBack to the camera while Wade resorts to [[HandOrObjectUnderwear using a pillow]] to cover his crotch.
* WomenAreWiser: Wendy, the only female Altman sibling, is far more sensible than her brothers are, and spends most of her time trying to mediate disputes or break up fights between them.them.
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* BiggusDickus: Hilary horrifies her children when she casually mentions the size of their father's penis while people are visiting for the shiva.
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A 2014 comedy film starring Creator/JasonBateman, Creator/TinaFey, Creator/CoreyStoll, Creator/AdamDriver, Creator/KathrynHahn, and Creator/JaneFonda and directed by Shawn Levy of ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'' fame.

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A 2014 comedy film starring Creator/JasonBateman, Creator/TinaFey, Creator/CoreyStoll, Creator/AdamDriver, Creator/KathrynHahn, and Creator/JaneFonda and directed by Shawn Levy Creator/ShawnLevy of ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'' fame.

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* AgeGapRomance: Phillip's girlfriend, Tracy, is much older than he is, being closer to his mother's age. Phillip is frustrated that everyone assumes that he's only dating her for her money, and Tracy feels insecure about their age gap, especially after seeing Phillip blatantly flirt with his younger ex-girlfriends. She ends up leaving him for this.



* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Hilary is very open about her sex life with her now-deceased husband and also loves sharing embarrassing details about her children's childhoods.



* BiggusDickus: Hilary horrifies her children when she casually mentions the size of their father's penis while people are visiting for the shiva

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* BiggusDickus: Hilary horrifies her children when she casually mentions the size of their father's penis while people are visiting for the shivashiva.



* BookEnds: Judd confides to Penny that he has a desire to drive up to Maine, but never actually went through with it, symbolizing his lack of spontaneity and unwillingness to take any risks in life. At the end of the movie, after saying his final goodbyes to his family, he decides on a whim to take his brother's car and drive all the way up to Maine.



* ChildhoodFriend: Rabbi Grodner was the Altmans' childhood friend, and he spent most of his childhood hanging out at their house. When they all reunite as adults, he still spends most of his time there, though gets very annoyed whenever the family refers to him by his EmbarrassingNickname.



* EmbarrassingNickname: Rabbi Grodner's BerserkButton is having anyone say his, "Boner". Notably, his actual last name is said maybe once in the movie, every other time he's called Boner
* InformedJudaism: depicted rather realistically. The Altman children are surprised their atheist father's last request was that they sit shiva for him [[spoiler: because he didn't, it was actually the non-Jewish Hilary who claimed he did so the family would spend time together]], but they understand the concept with only minimal explanation from the rabbi. At one point Wendy points out that the shiva chairs are set up where they used to put the Christmas tree.

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* DivorceIsTemporary: Subverted. Wendy notes that Judd and Quinn are going to end up back together, and even though it seems like it'll take that route when [[spoiler:Quinn reveals that she's pregnant]], they never do, with Judd even saying that [[spoiler:they don't need to be married to raise a child together]]. Judd even ends up getting together with Penny, his actual LoveInterest.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Rabbi Grodner's BerserkButton is having anyone say his, call him "Boner". Notably, his actual last name is said maybe once in the movie, every other time he's called Boner
Boner.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Wendy having sex with Horry is treated far more sympathetically than Quinn cheating on Judd, since Wendy is stuck in an unhappy marriage and never got over her love for Horry.
* HeadbuttOfLove: While getting high at the synagogue, Judd and Phillip reminisce how their father would never kiss their foreheads and instead touch them, and they briefly argue over whether it counts as an intimate gesture. At the end, Judd and Phillip do this for a rather long time before saying goodbye to each other.
* InformedJudaism: depicted Depicted rather realistically. The Altman children are surprised their atheist father's last request was that they sit shiva for him [[spoiler: because he didn't, it was actually the non-Jewish Hilary who claimed he did so the family would spend time together]], but they understand the concept with only minimal explanation from the rabbi. At one point Wendy points out that the shiva chairs are set up where they used to put the Christmas tree.



* HotBlooded: Paul, along with being no-nonsense, is also short-tempered and has a tendency to jump to conclusions too quickly. He's the one who begins most of the fights between the siblings.
* {{Jerkass}}: Wade, Judd's former boss and the guy who his wife was cheating, is obnoxious, sexist, and ends up leaving Quinn because he doesn't want to be a father to her child.



* LawOfInverseFertility: Paul and Annie are desperate to have a baby, while [[spoiler: Judd learns that he got Quinn pregnant while they're in the process of getting a divorce]]

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* LawOfInverseFertility: Paul and Annie are desperate to have a baby, while [[spoiler: Judd learns that he got Quinn pregnant while they're in the process of getting a divorce]]divorce]].
* NoBisexuals: [[spoiler:After learning that their mother has been dating Linda for a few months, the siblings seem to come to the conclusion that she "turned into a lesbian", and none of them stop to think that she might just be bisexual.]]



* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Judd, Wendy, and Paul are all of the same generation while Phillip "the eternal baby" was born around the time they hit adolescence (given Wendy's story of her getting her period while watching him) and his parents have hit their middle-age (given the ages of Jane Fonda and Adam Driver).

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* PlotTriggeringDeath: Judd is forced to go back home and stay with his wonderfully dysfunctional family after the death of his father.
* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Judd, Wendy, and Paul are all of the same generation while Phillip "the eternal baby" was born around the time they hit adolescence (given Wendy's story of her getting her period while watching him) and his parents have hit their middle-age (given the ages of Jane Fonda and Adam Driver). Phillip also makes it clear that Wendy was the one who raised him.
* TheReveal: Hilary [[spoiler:fell in love and began having sex with Linda shortly after Mort fell ill, with his full approval. She was the one who suggested the shiva with her children, as she wanted to bring the whole family together so she could properly come out to them.]]



* SilverVixen: Hilary Altman as played by Creator/JaneFonda who even has inflated breasts and her good looks while being the mother of three in their forties, the youngest in his early thirties (given Adam Driver's age), and two [[spoiler: soon to be three]] grandchildren.

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* SilverVixen: Hilary Altman as played by Creator/JaneFonda who even has inflated breasts and her good looks while being the mother of three in their forties, the youngest in his early thirties (given Adam Driver's age), and two [[spoiler: soon to be three]] grandchildren.grandchildren.
* TheOneThatGotAway: Horry, whom Wendy used to date, is this for her, and she still pines for him despite it being years since they were together. Her regret into causing the car accident that made Horry get brain damage is why they broke up.
* WomenAreWiser: Wendy, the only female Altman sibling, is far more sensible than her brothers are, and spends most of her time trying to mediate disputes or break up fights between them.

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* AmicableExes: Judd and Quinn by the end of the movie. They notably do not start that way.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling[=/=]TheBabyOfTheBunch: Phillip is both of these.

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* %%* AmicableExes: Judd and Quinn by the end of the movie. They notably do not start that way.
* %%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling[=/=]TheBabyOfTheBunch: Phillip is both of these.



* BigBrotherMentor[=/=]BigBrotherWorship: Both noticeably averted.



* BiTheWay: [[spoiler: Hilary started up a relationship with her neighbor Linda while tending to Mort while he was dying, with Mort's approval]]



* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Guess.

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* %%* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Guess.

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