Brad William Henke, Brandon Ratcliff, Carlie Westerman

'Me and You and Everyone We Know' is a poetic and penetrating observation of how people struggle to connect with one another in an isolating and contemporary world. Christine Jesperson is a lonely art...( read more  read more... )ist and "Eldercab" driver who uses her fantastical artistic visions to draw her aspirations and objects of desire closer to her. Richard Swersey (John Hawkes), a newly single shoe salesman and father of two boys, is prepared for amazing things to happen. But when he meets the captivating Christine, he panics. Life is not so oblique for Richard's seven-year-old Robby, who is having a risqué internet romance with a stranger, and his fourteen- year-old brother Peter who becomes the guinea pig for neighborhood girls -- practicing for their future of romance and marriage.

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Miranda July

Release Date: June 17, 2005

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  • September 29, 2009
    At first sight it may seem like a pretentious indie film, typical of what you might expect from a video artist. Well, it is and it?s not. I don't think its pretentious at all, it?s a really quirky and quite touching story about interwoven lives of slightly broken people, trying t...( read more)o fix themselves and each other. Nothing truly original but one of the best in recent years!
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  • June 21, 2009
    This is one of the most special and endearing movies I've seen in a long time.
  • April 17, 2009
    Multifaceted and quirky film with a great humbling feel. The film just comes right out and says "we're all fucked up" so let's stop hiding it. John Hawkes finally gets a decent sized role as an awkward father/shoe sales man. He starts the film by setting his own hand alight. It's...( read more) a great act of rebellion against his ex-wife and a completely inappropriate way of reaching out to his two children. The film is absolutely filled with oddballs and each of them finding acceptance, usually from the people they least expect. It's humour is often a tad "wrong" but also very funny. If a 6 year old boy talking about pooping back on forth on an internet chat room isn't funny, then what is? It mixes honesty with peculiar fantasy and it brings great big smirkiness.
  • December 28, 2008
    "Me and You and Everyone We Know" is exactly what an independent film should be. It's artsy but not pretentious, daring but not offensive, and sophisticated yet almost naive in it's narrow-minded view of the world. Although the film is at times a bit meandering, writer/director M...( read more)iranda July deals with fascinating subjects and it makes for an extremely insightful two hours.

    I could see a lot of people being offended by this film, and it almost upsets me. There is a lot of sexual content with minors involved - one pre-pubescent boy helps a much older woman exercise her sexual fantasies in cyberspace, and another adult man leaves dirty notes on his window about what he'd like to do to the two teenage girls he had previously met. It's important to note that this material isn't disgusting, it's funny. And more importantly, it's very realistic. The child copies and pastes just about any sexual word he doesn't know (poop seems to be the only word he is confident in spelling), and the adult's reaction when the teenage girls are ready and willing is so truthful that it'll make you both wince and chuckle. This is a film that is unafraid of taking risks because Miranda July is so astute with her observations and charmingly profound in her outlook on life.

    Richard (John Hawkes) is a shopping mall shoe salesman who is recently divorced. He has partial custody of his two children, six-year-old Robby (Brandon Ratcliff) and teenager Peter (Miles Thompson). In one of his first acts in the film, he sets his hand ablaze in an effort to win their affection. "Darn", he thought, it was rubbing alcohol that burns up without burning you. His hand remains bandaged the rest of the film.

    The other main character is his pursuing love interest, Christine (writer/director Miranda July). She, a performance artist, is working on completing a sort of variety show video to submit to a modern art museum. Christine and Richard eventually meet, and go as far as fantasizing their entire life together on one walk down a street that seems like a scene right out of a Richard Linklater film.

    The two adult leads are incredibly charming and refreshing. However, it's the children that are remarkable. Brandon Ratcliff, who spends the majority of the film discussing poop with an aroused internet friend, is both adorable and entirely human. The scene near the end where he finally confronts his online friend is one of the sweetest things I have seen on film in quite some time. Miles Thompson, who has a very awkward yet wonderful scene with two teenager girls practicing oral sex on him, has a constant look of bordem that reflects how relentless and confusing his stage of life is.

    If you're a fan of writer/director Todd Solondz, this is certainly for you. In content, it's sexual situations are remarkably similar, and July's writing is also not far off. There's a scene with a goldfish on a car that's doomed to die, and I almost saw it as fitting right into "Palindromes". The goldfish never had a chance and it's destiny was set, much like many of the characters in this film (like the girl with the "hope ches") have mapped their entire lives out for themselves.

    "Me and You and Everyone We Know" is so charming because of it's bubbly outlook on life and it's tight embrace on weirdness. All the characters in this film do things that would be completely unrational for an adult mind. This quirkiness actually feels authentic, unlike many similar small budget indie films who desperately try to appeal to that twenty-first century hipster crowd. There are some uneven moments here and there, and sometimes I felt like it was trying to say too much - but as a first effort, Miranda July's film is incredibly refreshing. We need more films just like this one.
  • August 6, 2008
    a little self consciously quirky but very funny and sweet. the kids were adorable and the ending was perfect. we'll go everywhere even tho we're scared
  • November 13, 2009
    È sempre una sofferenza vedere questo film, perché Miranda July mi ricorda troppo me, forse.
  • October 24, 2009
    Someone else on Flixster said it better than I ever could:
    "Me and You and Everyone We Know" is exactly what an independent film should be. It's artsy but not pretentious, daring but not offensive, and sophisticated yet almost naive in its narrow-minded view of the world.
  • October 3, 2009
    "I don't want to have to do this living. I just walk around. I want to be swept off my feet, you know? I want my children to have magical powers. I am prepared for amazing things to happen."


    Me and You and Everyone We Know is a 2005 indie comedy-drama by first-...( read more)time director Miranda July. It contains several different plotlines, involving such characters as a lonely performance artist, a recently-separated shoe salesman and his two sons, two very curious teenage girls, and a preteen future happy homemaker-type that is obsessed with kitchen appliances and housewares.

    This is beautiful and affecting in a quiet way. Interesting, odd, quirky, humorous, strange, and special are all adjectives that I would use to describe this movie. It's an indie film through and through and thank goodness for that. Miranda July, who writes, directs, and stars, has an original, unique voice and vision and a lot to say and since this was independent, she seemed to be freely able to express that. It's a terrific first feature and I really look forward to seeing more of July's work in the future.

    The overarching theme that seemed to run through the film was the constant search for an authentic, genuine connection, especially in this modern world of ours. A sense of longing and loneliness permeates throughout, even during the more hopeful scenes. That contributes greatly to the film's quiet, truthful beauty. The characters didn't feel like cardboard cutouts or a collection of stereotypes. They felt like real human beings. Superb, top-notch acting from all involved, especially the child actors.

    This film deals with some sensitive subjects that could potentially be inflammatory or offensive to others, but I thought that July handled them very well. We just felt as if we were taking a peek into these character's lives, minus any judgment or moralistic tone. Over the course of the movie, I became attached to these characters and was sad to see the film end.


  • October 3, 2009
    Funky, eclectic, hilarious, profound and ridiculous. Ground breaking.
  • August 2, 2009
    This was a little too much like a series of random things, but I still liked it. It would work better as a series of short stories I think.

Critic Reviews


July 14, 2005
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Although Me and You and Everyone We Know requires patience on the part of the viewer -- to get past the faux naivete of its grown-up characters, to get past its deadpan arty tone -- Miranda July's fea... full review

July 5, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Generally maintains a lovely humanism. full review

July 1, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

July's oddball vision grows on you, and I found myself looking forward to her next film. full review

June 23, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know is a film that with quiet confidence creates a fragile magic. full review

June 20, 2005
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Not just creepy and unsavory at such moments, but pleased to be so. full review

June 16, 2005
David Edelstein, NPR's Fresh Air

The acting is marvelous, all the way down the line. full review

June 16, 2005
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

While Miranda July's first feature film might be classified as romantic comedy, it introduces the playful qualities of installation art to the conventions of narrative cinema. full review

June 11, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Performance artist Miranda July hits a grand slam as the writer, director and star of her first film. full review

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  • opiumhaven
    September 14, 2007
    Poop back and forth... forever.
  • robfearon
    February 23, 2007
    ))<>(( forever. So weird. But so original.
  • oliveae
    July 1, 2006
    I loved this movie so much! It was such a feel goodmovie and I would watch it over and over again.

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