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The Break-Up (2006)

The Break-Up
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Ann-Margret, Cole Hauser, Geoff Stults, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston ... (see more)

Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest "why can't you do this one little thing for me?" argument, art dealer Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend, Gary, who hosts bus tours of Chicago. What follows is a series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and underminings, suggested by the for... (read more)

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52% liked it
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33% liked it
184 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed by: Peyton Reed
Release Date: Jun 02, 2006
DVD Release Date: Oct 17, 2006

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17 hours ago
Seemed a little predictable. Enjoyed the movie anyway. I liked the dialogue between Jen and Vince.
1 day ago
Breaking up is hard, and this movie, more or less, understands that. The laughs are funny, and they keep the movie from getting too heavy. I also appreciated that they did not get back together in the end, it's more realistic that way. It's sad, b... (read more)
4 days ago
Not that great. It's okay, but I didn't think it was worth watching a second time.
5 days ago
UGH! Unless you want to watch a movie where a couple fights for most of its 90-minute run-time, stay away! What's funny about a couple's relationship dissolving into screaming matches?
5 days ago
great chemistry, these two. Thumbs and toes up for me.

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1310 days ago
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
The Break-Up, a grim excuse for a romantic comedy, is basically an hour and 45 minutes spent in the company of two unpleasant people during a miserable time in their lives.
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1310 days ago
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
It might not be the frosted lemon tart that's been advertised for months, but it is solid, satisfying fare -- flecked with humor, grounded in pain.
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1310 days ago
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
For the movie to work, we would have to like the couple and want them to succeed. Despite some sincere 11th-hour soul-searching by Gary, we're sorry, but we don't want them back together, we want them to end their misery.
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1311 days ago
Claudia Puig, USA Today
If you value your time and your relationship, don't see this on a date.
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1311 days ago
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The Break-Up doesn't know whether it wants to be a facile, enjoyable date movie or an unnerving examination of the dark, pockmarked underbelly of everything we expect out of romantic relationships.
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