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Crazy, Stupid, Love.

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Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily (Julianne Moore). Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling), a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.
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It never lives up to the first part of its title, but Crazy, Stupid, Love's unabashed sweetness -- and its terrifically talented cast -- more than make up for its flaws.

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Kate Erbland Film School Rejects Despite some shaky plotting, the Carell and Gosling duo is an engaging watch and the two have their own special brand of chemistry that keeps the film going, even when things feel just ludicrous enough to be distracting. Rated: B- Sep 23, 2019 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com The acting is universally excellent, and during the majority of the film's running time what's taking place is almost too glorious for words. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 27, 2012 Full Review Jim Schembri The Age (Australia) Steve Carell sets aside his goofball schtick for a more earthy role in this satisfying, mature ensemble romantic dramedy. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 18, 2011 Full Review Patricia Karounos Refinery29 Crazy, Stupid, Love isn't just about one couple; rather, it's an exploration about the nature of dating, coming together, and relationship expiration dates in general. Oct 23, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review What I like best about Crazy, Stupid, Love. is the structure, and how seemingly frivolous subplots come together and inform the others in crucial ways during a hilarious screwball climax. Rated: 3/4 Mar 6, 2023 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Crazy Stupid Love is able to succeed because of having relatable characters. Jul 29, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tijs v First of all this movie has an amazing cast and Steve Carrel and Ryan Gosling work really well together. Very funny and sweet at the same time. Story takes a hit near the end but overall it is still very enjoyable. Worth watching. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/14/25 Full Review Benjamin H With a pitch-perfect cast, superb mix of romance and comedy and a surprisingly clever script, Crazy, Stupid, Love does have some aspects that could have been sharpened further, but this is a romcom that stays engaging throughout mostly due to some actual substance within its story and characters that are interesting to watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/08/25 Full Review Reese R I don’t understand why people enjoy this movie so much. I guess the casting but it’s just so contrived. If your wife cheats on you that’s it. Don’t go back. Keep your kids close but that’s irredeemable and unforgivable and she’s suddenly mad when he adopts the same philosophy. Ryan gosling is probably the only character that grows. He goes from being a player to seeing how hollow sleeping around is. He’s like a reverse hitch that Vance from hitch would actually want to learn from whereas hitch actually tried to create the opportunity for people who actually wanted relationships. Ryan’s character realizes it’s empty and wants to settle down because he finds out what actually matters and Steve’s character would really never be able to accept his daughter marrying a guy he’s seen take dozens of women home in the short time he’s known him. That’s his daughter and it’s disgusting knowing she’d be with a guy like that but I guess he accepts it when he realizes what he’s done and still wants to be back with his wife which he should’ve never gotten back with. Stay together for the kids I guess. The son’s character is disposable and really sad, it should’ve been removed from the movie but I guess they wanted the teen audience to buy tickets too. The kid actually thinking he had a real shot with that girl at that time in his life is just weird but I guess relatable to a few. You should just try when you’re older and have something to offer before you try to get an older girl. I dated an older girl in high school but only because she was into me and if I’d sensed any resistance I would’ve backed off because it would be in vane. The girl was clearly not interested and his attempts were futile and embarrassing and him being upset at his father was just stupid. Essentially the son took himself too seriously and thought he was an adult when he’s still a child. I guess that was the goal of the movie but it spends the first half glorifying certain behaviors and the latter half displaying why those behaviors are bad and lead to bad things. If the story was tweaked I could see this movie working better but Emma stone is marrying the guy out of spite essentially because the Josh groban character was too career focused or something and that’s just a strange way to chose your spouse. “We’re gonna bang!” Their first date is cute and goes well but the fact that it started because she just wanted an easy lay out of spite makes it come off strange and it gets glossed over because it’s Ryan gosling and he’s not an average Joe. I know so many people that like this movie but it just bothered me. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/05/25 Full Review Miguel T Crazy Stupid Love is the perfect definition of a romantic comedy and for sure a great comfort movie. The film is protagonized by Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling (a great duo), Emma Stone, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon and more. They all share a lot of quemistry and the film is funny and enjoyable all the way through. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/19/25 Full Review Paula R I loved it! I started watching romcom genre thanks to this movie. Such beautifully crafted relationships that are much fun at the same time. What can I say about the cast? Amazing actors and actresses. I enjoyed all the movie. Love is complicated, and this movie knows perfectly how to show it. Close up plans of Ryan Gosling eating a pizza, a great plot twist and a beautiful under the rain scene. What else can I ask for? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/25 Full Review W. Scott S I'm shocked this movie is not in the 90% range for both Tomatometer and ESPECIALLY Popcornmeter. It's one of my all-time favorites. It's a brilliant script, hilarious at times, touching at times, and it contains my absolute favorite scene in all movies. Love can be crazy, love can be stupid, but love is love. If you love someone, you have your reasons and you can't help it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily (Julianne Moore). Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling), a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.
Director
Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Producer
Steve Carell, Denise Di Novi
Screenwriter
Dan Fogelman
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Carousel, DiNovi Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Coarse Humor|Sexual Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 29, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$84.3M
Runtime
1h 58m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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