

Her received widespread critical acclaim (particularly for the performances of Phoenix and Johansson, and Jonze's screenplay and direction), and grossed over $48 million worldwide on a production budget of $23 million. It was later given a wide release at over 1,700 theaters in the United States and Canada on January 10, 2014. Pictures initially provided a limited release for Her at six theaters on December 18.

Her premiered at the 2013 New York Film Festival on October 12, 2013. Additional scenes were filmed in August 2013 following the casting change. The role of Samantha was recast in post-production, with Samantha Morton being replaced with Scarlett Johansson. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles and Shanghai in mid-2012. He wrote the first draft of the script in five months. After making I'm Here (2010), a short film sharing similar themes, Jonze returned to the idea. Jonze conceived the idea in the early 2000s after reading an article about a website that allowed for instant messaging with an artificial intelligence program.

The film also stars Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, and Chris Pratt. The film follows Theodore Twombly ( Joaquin Phoenix), a man who develops a relationship with Samantha ( Scarlett Johansson), an artificially intelligent virtual assistant personified through a female voice. It marks Jonze's solo screenwriting debut. Her (stylized in lowercase) is a 2013 American science-fiction romantic drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Spike Jonze.
