‘Here’ Review: Tom Hanks Gives Us the World’s Saddest Zillow Ad

Here is a 2024 drama about families and generations bound to one place. Its Zillow-ad comparison is the framing of a Rolling Stone review headline—not a verified description of the review’s argument. The film’s premise makes the comparison legible: this is a story about a home and the lives that unfold around it, rather than a documentary about real estate or Zillow.

What is Here about?

The film follows multiple families across generations in one special place. It is based on Richard McGuire’s graphic novel Here and, according to Sony Pictures’ official synopsis, follows much of the book’s style. Robert Zemeckis directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Roth; Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star.

#	Preview	Product	Price
1		Here - Blu-ray + Digital	$20.28	Buy on Amazon
2		Here Today [Blu-ray]	$17.09	Buy on Amazon
3		Here [Blu-ray]	$25.75	Buy on Amazon
4		Rite Here Rite Now[Blu-ray]	$17.91	Buy on Amazon
5		Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]	$25.34	Buy on Amazon

That premise puts the place itself at the center: families and different generations pass through the same setting. It gives the Zillow comparison an obvious point of reference—homes are associated with property listings and the people who live in them—but it does not establish what the film says about housing, or whether it resembles an advertisement in its scenes or tone.

Is it really “the world’s saddest Zillow ad”?

That phrase comes from David Fear’s Rolling Stone headline, “‘Here’ Is the World’s Saddest Zillow Ad Starring Tom Hanks,” published November 1, 2024. The review text was not available in the material consulted for this article, so its reasoning and supporting examples cannot be responsibly summarized. The headline alone supports treating the phrase as a pointed critical comparison, not as a quote from the film, an audience consensus, or a claim about Zillow.

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• Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in a tale of love, loss, laughter, and life, all of which happen right Here.

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For viewers deciding whether the film sounds appealing, the firmer description is the studio’s: a multi-generational story about families and a place, adapted from McGuire’s graphic novel. The slogan may suggest a bleakly comic contrast between home-selling imagery and the passage of lives, but that interpretation should not be mistaken for a verified account of Fear’s review.

Release and box-office context

Box Office Mojo lists a U.S. release date of November 1, 2024, and reports a worldwide gross of $16,010,355, including $12,237,270 domestic. These are database figures, not studio-reported or independently audited totals. Box Office Mojo also lists a runtime of 1 hour 44 minutes and a PG-13 rating.

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Where to watch Here

Sony’s film page currently advertises Here on Blu-ray and digital, with retailer links, including Amazon. Check the page for current retailer availability; a listed format or retailer link does not guarantee inventory or a particular price.

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Here - Blu-ray + Digital

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Here Today [Blu-ray]

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Here [Blu-ray]

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