Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Mad Love

Play trailer 2:12 Poster for Mad Love PG-13 1995 1h 35m Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
32% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 49% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
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.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

Mad Love

Mad Love

What to Know

Critics Consensus

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.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Emanuel Levy Variety 08/21/2006
C
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. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
The movie deals seriously with mental illness, and also with that overwhelming mental and physical condition known as being a teenager in love. Go to Full Review
Mike Clark USA Today 01/01/2000
1/4
Almost dreadful enough to spark reassessment of Brooke Shields in Endless Love. Go to Full Review
Anderson Jones Philadelphia Daily News 04/26/2022
3/4
It's like several of MTV's "Alternative Nation" videos strung together, occasionally interrupted by dialogue. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com 05/07/2007
2/5
Eric Monder Film Journal International 03/01/2007
Despite the old-fashioned ideology, at least Mad Love is good to look at. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 11 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Jan 24 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 ! See more Rosana B Dec 31 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… See more Steve D 02/18/2023 Surprisingly powerful given the tricky subject. See more 04/04/2021 I really like this movie!! See more 11/17/2013 Slow, but not horrible See more Read all reviews
Mad Love

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW
Up Close & Personal 32% 66% Up Close & Personal Watchlist A Walk in the Clouds 46% 75% A Walk in the Clouds Watchlist Love Affair 25% 67% Love Affair Watchlist Music From Another Room 43% 67% Music From Another Room Watchlist Hope Floats 28% 72% Hope Floats Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

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
Most Popular at Home Now