The Intern (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Nancy Meyers |
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| Written by | Nancy Meyers |
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| Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Edited by | Robert Leighton |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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121 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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| Box office | $194.6 million |
The Intern is a 2015 American comedy film directed, written and produced by Nancy Meyers. The film stars Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway, with supporting performances from Rene Russo, Anders Holm, Andrew Rannells, Adam DeVine and Zack Pearlman. The film was released on September 25, 2015 by Warner Bros.
Seventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro), a retired executive from DEX One, applies to a senior citizen intern program after retirement has become too boring for him. The company in Brooklyn he applies to is About the Fit, a fast-growing e-commerce fashion startup, whose founder and CEO Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway) had previously agreed to a community outreach program where seniors would intern at the firm. Ben impresses everyone and is one of four hired.
Ben is assigned to work with Jules, who is somewhat skeptical at first. Initially frozen out by her, Ben slowly wins over co-workers with his congeniality and gets into Jules's good graces. Ben heads to work one day extra early to organize the work desks for the entire office. After work, Ben notices Jules's chauffeur drinking, convinces the driver to leave and drives Jules home himself, a role he retains in days to come.
Ben eventually reveals that he once worked in the very same building where About The Fit is now based. He develops a romantic relationship with the in-house massage therapist, Fiona (Rene Russo), and becomes something of a father figure to the younger workers, such as offering one intern advice for what to wear when making a delivery to Beyoncé and Jay-Z and providing another with a place to stay at his house after the other man is evicted by his parents. Ben is very committed to Jules, and even breaks into the house of Jules's mother to delete an embarrassingly scathing email that Jules inadvertently sent her. Ben also gets to know Jules' family. Her husband, Matt (Anders Holm), gave up his own career to be a stay-at-home dad to their daughter, Paige (JoJo Kushner), when About The Fit started to take off. However, their marriage is slowly breaking apart over Jules's long hours, mainly caused by her very hands-on management style.
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