What is The Internship about?
Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
The Internship (2013)
Two laid-off salesmen in their forties pursue whimsical new careers as interns at a brisk tech company.
Feel-good and crowd-pleasing, with big broad humor. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Max.
The Internship parents guide
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Cast and crew
Directed byShawn Levy
StarringVince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, Aasif Mandvi, Max Minghella, Josh Brener
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