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Mad Love

Play trailer 2:12 Poster for Mad Love PG-13 Released May 26, 1995 1h 35m Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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Matt (Chris O'Donnell) falls for Casey (Drew Barrymore), the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a darkness to her whimsy that Matt can't begin to comprehend. When Casey attempts to commit suicide, her parents (Joan Allen, Jude Ciccolella) place her in a mental institution. Matt springs her out, and together the young lovers head on a road trip. They believe their love can cure Casey's problems. Matt starts to wonder, though, if are they inspired or misguided.
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Mad Love tries to juggle mental illness with meet-cute, and the end result is a misguided rom-com whose sparks resolutely fail to fly.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Emanuel Levy Variety Though well-acted by Chris O'Donnell and Drerw Barrymore, this is yet another version of amour fou and love on the run that makes little sense and fails to reach the heart. Rated: C Aug 21, 2006 Full Review Toronto Star Rated: 3/5 Jan 18, 2003 Full Review Anderson Jones Philadelphia Daily News It's like several of MTV's "Alternative Nation" videos strung together, occasionally interrupted by dialogue. Rated: 3/4 Apr 26, 2022 Full Review Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com Rated: 2/5 May 7, 2007 Full Review Eric Monder Film Journal International Despite the old-fashioned ideology, at least Mad Love is good to look at. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This is one of my favorite movies from the 90s by far & an awesome soundtrack to boot! I loved it , and some of the situations hit home to me as a teen , I Deff cried at the end . Such a wonderful cast ! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/25 Full Review Rosana B Um filme intenso e lindo, necessária arte, numa época que pouco se falava sobre depressão, saúde mental, suicídio, terapias e medicamentos, e afins, uma geração psiquiátrica recém-saída do tratamento de lobotomia e hospícios, por conta do controverso filme anterior de Antonia (O Padre) reduziram a depressão um caso de transtorno bipolar da protagonista... Um romance com um plano de fundo poderoso, atuações impecáveis, emociona, deixa o coração quentinho, choca e faz refletir… Muito bom… Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review Steve D Surprisingly powerful given the tricky subject. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I really like this movie!! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Slow, but not horrible Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member just not mad enough, needs to get messier. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Antonia Bird

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Chris O'Donnell

Matt Leland

Drew Barrymore

Casey Roberts

Matthew Lillard

Eric

Richard Chaim

Duncan

Robert Nadir

Coach

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Synopsis Matt (Chris O'Donnell) falls for Casey (Drew Barrymore), the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a darkness to her whimsy that Matt can't begin to comprehend. When Casey attempts to commit suicide, her parents (Joan Allen, Jude Ciccolella) place her in a mental institution. Matt springs her out, and together the young lovers head on a road trip. They believe their love can cure Casey's problems. Matt starts to wonder, though, if are they inspired or misguided.
Director
Antonia Bird
Producer
David Manson
Screenwriter
Paula Milne
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 26, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.5M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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