A.C.O.D.

A content and successful man decides to revisit a former counselor to make sense of his brother's wedding and his parents' extremely messy divorce. When he realizes his life has been personified in a book about children of divorce written by his mediocre counselor, he decides to confront his family about their dysfunctional nature.

• Adam Scott as Carter Spencer
• Richard Jenkins as Hugh Spencer, Carter's father
• Catherine O'Hara as Melissa, Carter's mother
• Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Lauren Stinger, Carter's girlfriend
• Clark Duke as Trey Spencer, Carter's brother
• Jane Lynch as Dr. Lorraine Judith
• Amy Poehler as Sondra Spencer, Carter's stepmother and landlord
• Ken Howard as Gary, Carter's stepfather
• Valerie Tian as Keiko Kobayashi
• Jessica Alba as Michelle
• Adam Pally as Mark

Several cast additions were reported in Deadline Hollywood: Jenkins (December 7, 2011),{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/12/richard-jenkins-joins-a-c-o-d-202158/|title=Richard Jenkins Joins Divorce Comedy 'A.C.O.D.'|access-date=April 1, 2011|date=December 7, 2011|website=Deadline Hollywood| last=Fleming |first= Mike}} Lynch (February 10),{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/glees-jane-lynch-joins-indie-film-a-c-o-d-229529/|title='Glee's Jane Lynch Joins Indie Film Comedy|access-date=April 1, 2011|date=February 10, 2012|website=Deadline Hollywood| last=Fleming |first= Mike}} Winstead (March 1),{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/03/mary-elizabeth-winstead-joins-cast-in-black-bear-pictures-a-c-o-d-238469/|title=Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins 'A.C.O.D.'|access-date=April 1, 2011|date=March 1, 2012|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Brooks |first=Brian}} Poehler (March 8).{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/03/amy-poehler-joins-parks-and-recreation-cohort-adam-scott-in-feature-a-c-o-d-241295/|title=Amy Poehler Joins 'Parks And Recreation' Cohort Adam Scott In Feature 'A.C.O.D.'Amy Poehler Joins 'Parks And Recreation' Cohort Adam Scott In Feature 'A.C.O.D.'|access-date=April 1, 2011|date=March 8, 2012|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Fleming |first= Mike}} On March 20, Variety reported the Howard and Duke joined the cast. Pally's addition was reported in Entertainment Weekly on March 21.{{cite magazine |url= http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/03/21/amy-poehler-adam-scott-a-c-o-d-adam-pally/ |title=Amy Poehler-Adam Scott comedy 'A.C.O.D.' taps Adam Pally of 'Happy Endings'|access-date= April 1, 2012|date= March 21, 2012|magazine= Entertainment Weekly |last=Snierson |first= Dan}}

Filming began on March 12, 2012 in Atlanta's Castleberry Hill area.{{cite web|url= http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2012/03/movie-with-jessica-alba-jane-lynch.html|title=Movie with Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch films in downtown Atl. |access-date=April 2, 2012|date=March 12, 2012|work=Atlanta Business Chronicle |last=Caldwell|first= Carla|quote=Filming begins Monday in the Castleberry Hill area of downtown Atlanta on a new movie starring Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch, Amy Poehler, and Adam Scott.}} It has done some filming at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2012/03/21/a-c-o-d-filming-at-the-atlanta-botanical-garden/|title=A.C.O.D. filming at the Atlanta Botanical Garden|access-date=March 31, 2012|date=March 21, 2012|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Brett|first=Jennifer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324193222/http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2012/03/21/a-c-o-d-filming-at-the-atlanta-botanical-garden/|archive-date=March 24, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Scenes were also shot in Decatur at the end of the month.{{cite web|last=Brett|first=Jennifer|title=Movie with Amy Poehler, Adam Scott, Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch filming at Decatur restaurant|url=http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2012/03/26/movie-with-amy-poehler-adam-scott-jessica-alba-jane-lynch-filming-at-decatur-restaurant/|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=May 28, 2012|date=March 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531051810/http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2012/03/26/movie-with-amy-poehler-adam-scott-jessica-alba-jane-lynch-filming-at-decatur-restaurant/|archive-date=May 31, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} By early April, filming had taken place in Buckhead and near Lake Lanier.{{cite web|url= http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2012/04/06/a-c-o-d-films-in-buckhead/|title= A.C.O.D. films in Buckhead|access-date= April 17, 2012|date= April 6, 2012|work= The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last= Brett|first= Jennifer|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120409024341/http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2012/04/06/a-c-o-d-films-in-buckhead/|archive-date= April 9, 2012|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}

Alba got temporary tattoos of a trio of roses on her left biceps and a bow on her tailbone for her role in the film from an Atlanta-based artist.{{cite web |url= http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/pics-see-jessica-albas-giant-tattoos-201224#ixzz1r2j9Jkz0|title=PICS: See Jessica Alba's Giant Tattoos!|access-date=April 4, 2012|date=April 2, 2012|work=Us Weekly| last=Finlayson |first= Ariana}}

A.C.O.D. received mixed reviews from critics. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 52% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 58 reviews, with an average score of 5.49/10. The site's consensus states: "Despite its impressive cast and some sharp observations, A.C.O.D. is neither funny enough nor poignant enough to work as a potent comedy or incisive satire."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/acod/|title=A.C.O.D. (2013)|publisher=Flixster|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=November 6, 2013}} While RogerEbert.com had the same type of mixed criticism for the film, the site also roundly praised the performances of Poehler, Lynch, and O'Hara, stating that the film featured "three major comic actresses working at their best level here."{{Cite web|url = https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/acod-2013|title = A.C.O.D.|date = October 4, 2013|access-date = October 9, 2015|website = RogerEbert.com|last = Callahan|first = Dan}} Furthermore, the site commended Zicherman's writing and directing, stating that "[h]is first film is a model of what a modern film comedy might be." Manohla Dargis of the New York Times Movie Review, however, criticized the film as "clichéd" and "sluggish even at 87 minutes."{{Cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/movies/acod-a-film-about-an-adult-child-of-divorce.html?_r=0|title = A Wedding? Uncork the Rancour|date = October 3, 2014|access-date = October 11, 2015|website = New York Times Movie Review|last = Dargis|first = Manohla}}

On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the film has a score of 50 based on 23 reviews, considered to be "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/acod|title=A.C.O.D. Reviews |website=Metacritic|access-date=November 6, 2013}}

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Category:2013 films

Category:2013 comedy films

Category:2010s English-language films

Category:American comedy films

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Category:Films about divorce

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Category:2010s American films