Boynton Beach Club

R

2005

1h 45m

Romance

Comedy

List

60%

53 Reviews

Tomatometer

42%

1,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Residents of an adult community in Florida turn to one another for support and companionship after the deaths of their spouses. Lois (Dyan Cannon) has a rejuvenating affair with a younger man (Michael Nouri) while acting as best friend to recently widowed Marilyn (Brenda Vaccaro). Jack (Len Cariou) buddies up with Harry (Joseph Bologna) for a crash course in solo survival skills and deals with single gal Sandy's (Sally Kellerman) romantic overtures.

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Critics Consensus

While the movie has been praised for showcasing a cinematically underused and disrespected age group, it also has the small-screen feel of a silly sitcom.

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Audience Member

good com-dram from one of the best female directors working susan seidelman

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

The storyline had so much potential but failed to deliver; or maybe it was Cannon's terrible plastic surgeries that were distracting me from the story.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

I quite enjoyed this movie. It's not the normal genre I would be attracted to but boredom drew me in and it was an enjoyable romp. Nice to see some of my former favourite actors and actresses still working and in a decent enough film about the older generation. Better than one would expect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

I just saw this film tonight and thought it was great. It had moments of melancholy and humor, the scenery and characters were attractive, and I felt it realistically portrayed the shock, desperation, joy and freedom of dating at age 50 and beyond. Good actors throughout, this is one of the few movies I could stand to watch a second time. I thought it was a delightful detour from the same old cut and dried "Romantic Comedy for older folks". AND for those of us who grew up in the 50's and 60's, the SoundTrack is great too!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

FANTASTIC SHOW!!!! This is one of the best movies I've ever seen - right up there with Grouchy Old Men and Cocoon. I LOVED IT so much I've watched it at LEAST four times in the last few years....I have only one complaint on the movie.....where are the SEQUELS???? I want to know what is happening with the girls. It's been FOUR YEARS now and you still haven't finished the next sequel? Why NOT??? There are sooooo many things they could be doing - each of them - that I'd like to be a part of..... This movie made me want to go find the neighborhood they lived in and join the bereavement club .... and my husband is still alive .... just to meet all the ladies.... :^)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

If you decide to do yourself a favor and watch this movie i don't think you'll be disappointed. I must warn you there is a brief bit of nudity when Sally Ketterman bares it all. She was "Hot Lips Houlihan" on MASH. This is a movie about people who meet each other at a Bereavement Group for elderly people in a retirement community in Florida. So if you are not getting on in years, if you didn't watch MASH, if you can't relate to people who have lost their spouse - then this movie might not be for you. We found it entertaining, and truly funny at times. It seemed to be about the lives of real people with real problems. It did not pass the "Anne test". I'll have to say the person who did make up for this movie really failed with Dyan Cannon and Sally Kellerman. YUCK!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Susan Seidelman

Director

Dyan Cannon

Lois

Brenda Vaccaro

Marilyn

Sally Kellerman

Sandy

Joseph Bologna

Harry

Len Cariou

Jack

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Marjorie Baumgarten

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hanks to Susan Seidelman for reminding us that romantic comedy is suitable for any population or age group...

Rated: 3/5

Nov 18, 2006

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Susan Walker

Toronto Star

Seidelman maintains the narrow path between ridicule and dignity in a movie that dishes out humour even-handedly, but spares the characters total humiliation.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 3, 2006

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Replaces one set of clichs with another, and does what all lame comedies do to young and old alike: It robs them of their humanity and makes them cute.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 3, 2006

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Seidelman has always had a knack for treating even the most unique characters with a humanity and respect.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 4, 2020

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Urban Cinefile Critics

Urban Cinefile

It's life affirming, amusing and touching, as relationships struggle and blossom, while friendships form a rock-solid boost to newly imposed loneliness

Aug 17, 2007

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

Both sweet and real.

Mar 1, 2007

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Synopsis

Residents of an adult community in Florida turn to one another for support and companionship after the deaths of their spouses. Lois (Dyan Cannon) has a rejuvenating affair with a younger man (Michael Nouri) while acting as best friend to recently widowed Marilyn (Brenda Vaccaro). Jack (Len Cariou) buddies up with Harry (Joseph Bologna) for a crash course in solo survival skills and deals with single gal Sandy's (Sally Kellerman) romantic overtures.

Director: Susan Seidelman
Producer: Blair Treisman Rosenfeld, Deborah Shantz van Eck
Screenwriter: Susan Seidelman, Shelly Gitlow
Production Co: NOW Productions
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Nudity|Brief Drug Use)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 2006
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.1M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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