Away We Go
A couple expecting their first child travels the U.S. seeking the perfect "family home." They have misadventures and find fresh connections with relatives and old friends who help them discover "home" on their own terms for the first time.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Released
- 2009
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
Details
Release year: 2009
Storyline
A couple expecting their first child travels the U.S. seeking the perfect "family home." They have misadventures and find fresh connections with relatives and old friends who help them discover "home" on their own terms for the first time.
Top credits
John Krasinski ā Burt
Maya Rudolph ā Verona
Allison Janney ā Lily
Carmen Ejogo ā Grace
Did you know
ā¢ For the brief oral sex scene, Maya Rudolph wore four pairs of biking shorts under the gown.
ā¢ As of 2017, This is the only Sam Mendes film not to have a bittersweet ending where a pivotal character dies at the end. In this film, noone dies and the ending where Burt and Verona find a home has an entirely happy tone.
ā¢ This is first Sir Sam Mendes film where Thomas Newman did not compose the original score. Newman has scored every Mendes film since American Beauty (1999).
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $9,451,946
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $130,411 (2009-06-07)
User reviews
Meet the Family...
Definitely worth a Go
A road movie with a difference
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital, DTS
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
- Color
- Color
