Addicted to Love

R

Released May 12, 1997

1h 40m

Romance

Comedy

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55%

33 Reviews

Tomatometer

50%

25,000+ Ratings

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Small-town astronomer Sam (Matthew Broderick) is devastated when his fiancée, Linda (Kelly Preston), leaves him for French chef Anton Depeaux (Tcheky Karyo) during an out-of-town vacation. Obsessed, Sam follows her to New York City and moves in across the street from Linda and Anton's apartment, where he spies on them and records their lives. One day he is joined by Maggie (Meg Ryan), Anton's equally vengeful ex-girlfriend, and the two plot to break up the new couple.

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Steve D

The cast is average at best and the plot is more uncomfortable than funny.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Marcus T

How did this cast get mixed up in this stinker. Broderick and Ryan did the best they could with the hand they were dealt, but nobody could have saved this absurdity. It was good for a few chuckles, but totally unsatisfying as a story. What were the writers and producers thinking?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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jon c

You might as well face it you're addicted to love A romantic comedy of two people getting off by getting even Matthew Broderick and Meg Ryan star as Sam and Maggie co-starring along the late Kelly Preston and Tchéky Karyo Sam is an astronomer who loves his fiancé Linda but she ultimately leaves him for a teaching position and someone else...a man named Anton Maggie had her heart broken as well and it turns out her ex is Anton of all people They both meet in NYC putting a plan together to spy on the two that broke their hearts and record their lives Ultimately they want to make their exes miserable Along the way they both might end up falling for each other in the process You can't define love, is it like an emptiness inside we need to fill?, it's not like we can just shrug it off, we can't choose who we love This is funny wacky romantic comedy Any other person would see these two as very psychotic not handling their breakup in a mature manner But the fun is seeing Broderick and Ryan getting to see their former flames burn The score is very over-the-top in spots but that is the intent It's a twisted concoction of retaliation and romance This will definitely tickle your taste buds if you're in the mood for sweet, silly revenge By the time it wraps up you wish they'd focus a bit more on tying things up But the two leads and the comedic antics more than make up for it

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Great light comedy but with some really touching moments. Acting is excellent and some really great lines. A favourite of mine.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Humorous and sad, if you're a stalker spy like me, but not enough vengeance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Adorable Avenging Quirky Love Stories.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Griffin Dunne

Director

Meg Ryan

Maggie

Matthew Broderick

Sam

Kelly Preston

Linda

Tchéky Karyo

Anton

Maureen Stapleton

Nana

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Carol Buckland

CNN.com

The main problem with this movie is that it wavers between touchy-feely sweetness and dark-hearted nastiness. Its indecisiveness of tone ends up undermining and unraveling the production.

Jan 5, 2018

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Nell Minow

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Rated: 2/5

Apr 4, 2003

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an oddball premise that's employed to mostly underwhelming effect...

Rated: 2/4

Apr 14, 2020

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Peggy Fernandez

Santa Cruz Sentinel

But if a twisted stew of retaliation and romance tickle your taste buds, you'll find it's an amusing little treat.

Rated: B-

Feb 23, 2019

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Stalking does not sound like a viable basis for a romantic comedy, but director Griffin Dunne and screenwriter Robert Gordon have somehow made it work.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 14, 2005

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Synopsis

Small-town astronomer Sam (Matthew Broderick) is devastated when his fiancée, Linda (Kelly Preston), leaves him for French chef Anton Depeaux (Tcheky Karyo) during an out-of-town vacation. Obsessed, Sam follows her to New York City and moves in across the street from Linda and Anton's apartment, where he spies on them and records their lives. One day he is joined by Maggie (Meg Ryan), Anton's equally vengeful ex-girlfriend, and the two plot to break up the new couple.

Director: Griffin Dunne
Producer: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Production Co: Warner Bros., Miramax Films, Outlaw Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 12, 1997, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 28, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.7M
Runtime: 1h 40m

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