Le Divorce

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Le Divorce

PG-13

Released Aug 8, 2003

1h 57m

Romance

Comedy

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While visiting her sister (Naomi Watts) in Paris, a young woman (Kate Hudson) finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer.

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Critics Consensus

A mixed bag of uneven tones that feels flat.

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Neil Norman

London Evening Standard

The tone veers capriciously from sophisticated comedy to broad farce and melodrama, with too many digressions for it to be more than fitfully amusing.

Jan 11, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Not a frothy romantic comedy.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 25, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

You get the feeling that somewhere buried deep inside Le Divorce is a good film waiting to get out. It's just a shame this talented cast and crew didn't take a little more time to find it.

Nov 16, 2019

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: C

Nov 24, 2012

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Naomi Watts steals the movie.

Apr 29, 2009

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susan j

Not for the explosions, videogames, and superheros crowd. For others, thoroughly enjoyable. Incredible cast. Packed top to bottom with fabulous actors--some well-known, some less so. It's a poignant thoughtful human film, with depth and subtly. My guess is when it came out people didn't like it but now it's kind of a rare gem, with depth, complexity, and thoughtful meanderings....plus shots of Paris, bits about art, gorgeous cinematography, haute cuisine, beautiful young people, interesting story. Watching it felt like a respite from our fraught angry divisive world of 2023.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Plot holes galore, disconnected cuts, and a bevy of continuity errors are nothing compared to the surface performances and flat story. Oof not good.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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steve d

The actresses are likable but their characters and the film are not.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Holmes's character distracts from the otherwise entertaining movie

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Le Divorce stars Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts as sisters living in France. This movie is based on the book I never read and don't plan on reading. This flick is a bore showcasing the upper middle class families and their problems. Watts's husband leaves her while being pregnant, while he goes off with another married person. The story depicts the French and American cultures and how different we are from each other. Overall it was an ok movie, nothing to remember.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Had the pieces to actually be a good movie, but fell short on laughs. And there were a couple plot points that made me just say "Wait, what? I thought this was supposed to be a comedy."

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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James Ivory

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Kate Hudson

Isabel Walker

Naomi Watts

Roxeanne Walker

Jean-Marc Barr

Maitre Bertram

Leslie Caron

Suzanne de Persand

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Synopsis

While visiting her sister (Naomi Watts) in Paris, a young woman (Kate Hudson) finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer.

Director: James Ivory
Producer: Ismail Merchant, Michael Schiffer
Screenwriter: James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Diane Johnson
Distributor: 20th Century Fox, Fox
Production Co: Merchant Ivory Productions, Radar Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Mature Thematic Elements)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 8, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.1M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Surround

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