Love Hurts

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Love Hurts

PG-13

2009

1h 35m

Romance

Comedy

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After his wife leaves him, middle-aged Ben Bingham slips into a funk and refuses to change out of his pajamas. Justin, Ben's 17-year-old son, has the cure for what ails his depressed dad: he gives Ben a makeover and pushes him out into the singles scene. Soon Ben is the most popular guy in town, but when Justin falls in love for the first time, Ben must refocus his priorities and set about trying to win back his wife.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

11/13/2009

3.5/5

Moss brings warmth and dignity to a part that could've easily slid into stereotype, while Camryn Manheim owns her few scenes as Amanda's best friend.

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Andrew Barker

Variety

11/12/2009

There's a perfectly likable, sitcomish romantic comedy buried somewhere deep inside Barra Grant's indie Love Hurts, but it would have taken some very significant rewrites to unearth it.

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Kirk Honeycutt

The Hollywood Reporter

11/12/2009

A flat-footed sitcom with unconvincing situations and comedy.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

01/30/2011

1.5/4

...an utterly misbegotten piece of work...

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Mark Keizer

Boxoffice Magazine

11/13/2009

2/5

This is not muddy storytelling, just bipolar and unconvincing, as Grant force-feeds us comedy to soften us up for the emotional kill.

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

11/12/2009

D

It's bloodless material, sluggishly captured by Barra, who's trapped in directorial survival mode, terrified to color outside of the lines.

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Crystal C

@RT69616197 02/10/2025

Such a cute comedy action movie just in time for Valentine’s Day. Love hurts is more of a bitter sweet

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Brad B

@RT17407203 02/08/2025

I really wanted to walk out several times. Movie is bloody and violent like Kill Bill except more cheezy. Action packed stunts in many cases quite unbelievable and poorly done. Acting is ok but this story is a dud.

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erdene c

@RT72597746 07/19/2024

A smart boy who feels his father's pain and wants to heal it

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Bahad j

@RT27093708 07/18/2024

This idea of the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people.

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Uynga U

@RT32500567 07/18/2024

must watch it with my family again

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08/14/2013

This was a fun, light rom-com with a sweet ending.

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Synopsis

After his wife leaves him, middle-aged Ben Bingham slips into a funk and refuses to change out of his pajamas. Justin, Ben's 17-year-old son, has the cure for what ails his depressed dad: he gives Ben a makeover and pushes him out into the singles scene. Soon Ben is the most popular guy in town, but when Justin falls in love for the first time, Ben must refocus his priorities and set about trying to win back his wife.

Director: Barra Grant
Producer: Brian Reilly
Screenwriter: Barra Grant
Distributor: Lantern Lane
Production Co: Pageant Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Some Drug Content|Sexual References)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 26, 2015
Runtime: 1h 35m