Please Give

Please Give
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNicole Holofcener
Written byNicole Holofcener
Produced byAnthony Bregman
Starring
CinematographyYaron Orbach
Edited byRobert Frazen
Music byMarcelo Zarvos
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • January 22, 2010 (2010-01-22) (Sundance)
  • April 30, 2010 (2010-04-30) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[1]
Box office$4.5 million[2]

Please Give is a 2010 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. It stars Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall, Ann Guilbert, and Sarah Steele. It revolves around married antique-dealers butting heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2010, and was theatrically released in the United States on April 30, 2010, by Sony Pictures Classics. It grossed over $4.5 million worldwide against a $3 million budget. It received positive reviews from critics, who mostly praised Holofcener's screenplay and the performances of the cast, and was named one of the top 10 independent films of 2010 by the National Board of Review. At the 26th Independent Spirit Awards, the film was given the Robert Altman Award and Holofcener was nominated for Best Screenplay.

  1. ^ Ryzik, Melena (April 23, 2010). "Relationships and Other Possessions". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Please Give". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2024.