Men, Women & Children (film) Metacritic based on 36 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Film critic Robbie Collin felt "Men, Women & Children" "played like a spoof" with others agreeing the film was "mawkish and clichéd". Men, Women & Children (film) Men, Women & Children is a 2014 American comedy-drama film dealing with online addiction. It is directed by Jason Reitman, co-written with Erin Cressida Wilson, based on a novel of the same name written by Chad Kultgen, and starring Rosemarie DeWitt, Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, Dean Norris, Adam Sandler, Ansel Elgort, and Kaitlyn Dever. The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival
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