Digging for Fire

2015 • 83 minutes

About this movie

Tim (Jake Johnson) and Lee (Rosemarie Dewitt) are married with a young child. The chance to stay at a fancy home in the Hollywood Hills is complicated by Tim’s discovery of a bone and a rusty old gun in the yard. Tim is excited by the idea of a mystery, but Lee doesn’t want him to dig any further, preferring that he focus on the family taxes, which he promised to do weeks ago. This disagreement sends them on separate and unexpected adventures over the course of a weekend, as Tim and his friends seek clues to the mystery while Lee searches for answers to the bigger questions of marriage and parenthood.

Ratings and reviews

Im a huge fan of these type of movies, indie movies, comedys, subtle. Just flat out interesting. If you're someone who likes movies like "the voices" youll like this movie

Slow and same old story about finding out who you are in a relationship. Good acting....but not enough action.

This is pretty much what I was hoping for from Joe Swanberg and Jake Johnson. If you enjoyed Drinking Buddies or Happy Christmas, you'll enjoy this as well. It has some funny moments, but also deals with some serious issues about adulthood. Also has quite an impressive cast with Sam Rockwell's performance in particular standing out.