Breakup Season

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Breakup Season

2024

1h 41m

Drama

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Holiday

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Ben Russell (Chandler Riggs), an unemployed yet ambitious 24-year-old, brings his girlfriend Cassie (Samantha Isler) from Los Angeles to his rural Oregon hometown to meet his parents and siblings for the first time and spend Christmas with his family: his goofy dad Kirby (James Urbaniak), loving but stern mom Mia (Brook Hogan), aspiring vlogger younger sister Liz (Carly Stewart), and enigmatic deadbeat older brother Gordon (Jacob Wysocki). The arrival is bumpy, and the family's dynamic unearths some internal conflict Cassie is having with her relationship with Ben. A late night conversation between the couple turns into a breakup, and Cassie determines she should go home for Christmas after all. But due to the winter weather and remote rural location, Cassie learns she is unable to travel. She becomes stuck with her newly minted ex's family for the rest of the holiday.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Aug 13

3.5/4.0

Breakup Season is an engaging and meaningful feature debut from H. Nelson Tracey and that rare indie drama that never hits a false note.

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

Apr 12

Breakup Season is a hard dose of reality wrapped in a warm scarf.

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Tim Brennan

About Boulder

Mar 31

It’s a perceptive and bittersweet dramedy virtually anyone can relate to.

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Surya Komal

Just for Movie Freaks

Mar 11

3.5/5

Writer-director H. Nelson Tracey delivers a refreshingly unconventional holiday film that leans into heartbreak, family tension, and the bittersweet reality of relationships. It’s a bold move, and one that pays off.

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Shikhar Verma

High on Films

Mar 4

3/5

Breakup Season is a gentle, moving holiday movie that takes a look at why certain relationships just don’t work.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Mar 3

4/5

“Breakup Season” boasts a superb cast, a smart and assured script, and a savvy director who avoids the many traps that can come with this kind of material.

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McClaren K.

@McClaren 4d

I don't know what's going on with these reviews but this was really bad. The acting and the writing. It could have been so dramedy but as a watcher I had no reason to care about their relationship. Very little chemistry between the cast, felt very awkward. I expect Christmas movies like these to be cheesy and silly - but this was serious and bad. Watch Baltimorons instead!!!!

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Bryan I.

@bryanimm Dec 4

Great movie! Well acted!

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Greg R

@itsgregsworld Aug 25

If you wanna be really bummed out about Christmas and relationships in general, this is a five star entry!

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Nesrin U

Jun 19

Vary good movie!!!!!!!!!!

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Jeffrey A

Mar 1

Emotionally honest, thoughtfully written, beautifully executed and organically humorous - I love everything about this film and was lucky enough to see it in theaters. Tracey smashes it in his feature directorial debut drawing deep performances from everyone in this ensemble. It really hits all the notes. I'll have this on the annual Christmas movie rotation for sure !

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Brian M

Feb 21

A heartfelt journey that's well acted and directed, bringing us into the warm embrace of a loving if not dysfunctional family only to release us from it with the same care and delicacy. Cathartic and honest, and more importantly a fun time.

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Ben Russell (Chandler Riggs), an unemployed yet ambitious 24-year-old, brings his girlfriend Cassie (Samantha Isler) from Los Angeles to his rural Oregon hometown to meet his parents and siblings for the first time and spend Christmas with his family: his goofy dad Kirby (James Urbaniak), loving but stern mom Mia (Brook Hogan), aspiring vlogger younger sister Liz (Carly Stewart), and enigmatic deadbeat older brother Gordon (Jacob Wysocki). The arrival is bumpy, and the family's dynamic unearths some internal conflict Cassie is having with her relationship with Ben. A late night conversation between the couple turns into a breakup, and Cassie determines she should go home for Christmas after all. But due to the winter weather and remote rural location, Cassie learns she is unable to travel. She becomes stuck with her newly minted ex's family for the rest of the holiday.

Director: H. Nelson Tracey
Producer: Rafi Jacobs, Christopher Jennings, Stephen Mastrocola, Liana Montemayor, H. Nelson Tracey
Screenwriter: H. Nelson Tracey
Distributor: Buffalo 8
Production Co: Static Films
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Holiday
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 15, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 6, 2024
Runtime: 1h 41m

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