Greenberg is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Noah Baumbach, who wrote the screenplay and co-wrote the story with his then-wife Jennifer Jason Leigh.

The film stars Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans, and Leigh, with Mark Duplass, Merritt Wever, Chris Messina, Brie Larson, Juno Temple, Jake Paltrow, and Dave Franco in supporting roles.

Before the family leaves on a trip to Vietnam, Phillip Greenberg explains his brother Roger will be staying at the house, ostensibly to build a doghouse for their pet German Shepherd, Mahler.

He spends his time building the doghouse, watching neighbors swim in the Greenbergs' pool, and writing various letters of complaint.

Over dinner, Eric vents that Roger declined a major record deal for their band 15 years earlier.

[5] Specific Los Angeles locations were written into the film, including Lucy's El Adobe restaurant, the Runyon Canyon hiking trails, the Fairfax district along Melrose Avenue, and the Highland Gardens Hotel.

The website's critics consensus reads, "Greenberg's title character is harder to like than most, but Ben Stiller's nuanced performance and a darkly funny script help take the misanthropic edge off.

"[10] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

"[12] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone magazine, gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "Writer-director Noah Baumbach [...] walks the fragile line between humor and heartbreak.

"[13] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post called the film "a quietly funny portrait of grown-ups growing up" and gave it three out of four stars.

Hornaday praised the lead performances, noting "Stiller inhabits his character's neuroses so thoroughly that it's easy to forget what a challenge it is to make such misanthropy the least bit compelling" and said Gerwig "proves her bona fides here as a fine, engaging young actress.

"[14] In a mixed review, Kurt Loder of MTV News wrote, "The movie is set up as a quirky romance between two lost souls, but in the end it seems more like a stalemate than a love match.