Dedication

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Dedication

R

2007

1h 51m

Romance

Comedy

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When children's author Henry Roth (Billy Crudup) loses his longtime illustrator, his publisher sends him a new artist, Lucy (Mandy Moore). He is a tangle of neuroses and nastiness, and he does everything he can to alienate her, even though he must deliver his latest book in less than a month. Secretly Henry begins to fall in love with Lucy, and at the same time, her ex-boyfriend returns to try to win her back.

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Critics Consensus

Mandy Moore and Billy Crudup's lack of chemistry in Dedication makes it hard to maintain interest in this confused love story.

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Joshua Katzman

Chicago Reader

Actor Justin Theroux makes an impressive directorial debut, aided by David Bromberg's mordantly funny dialogue.

Oct 5, 2007

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Dana Stevens

Slate

It leaves you wishing the oddball couple well.

Sep 25, 2007

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Mark Pfeiffer

Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

Dedication's problem isn't its idealized conception of love but the thoroughly unconvincing way in which it is realized.

Rated: C

Feb 12, 2008

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Geoff Berkshire

Metromix.com

That's what it takes to make it through this self-consciously dark romantic comedy.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 8, 2007

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Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

It restores one's faith in Mandy Moore's film career.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 7, 2007

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Drew H

Made in 07, I watched in 2024 after looking into Billy Crudup work. Was peaked by this movie he was in featuring Mandy Moore. Made in a time when I was most impressionable I was surprised I had not heard of this sooner. This a great little drama/romance movie I didn't see coming. A younger and might I say cute, Billy plays a character with many quirky parts while Mandy plays a role that's suited well for her. Some reviews critique their lack of on-screen chemistry, but I think they put together just enough that make this film the little charmer that it is. At first one may wonder how deep this movie might go with such a layered main character. One might want them to really flesh that out, but instead the little bit they do is delivered with intrigue and subtle humor that makes and builds to a decent payoff. Nothing overly complex, just a different kind of love story that is what I hope for but rarely seem to find these days. Also worth mentioning and another reason this jumped up on my list to watch is that this was Justin Theroux's directorial debut. Give it watch, It wont hurt your day, I promise.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Sharon D

Horrendous sound track does nothing to redeem this unhappy film which leaves one feeling miserable. Sorry to see such great acting talents as Tom Wilkinson and Billy Krudup wasted on this film. Justin Theroux should stick to acting.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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Audience Member

What a tediously boring movie, I will never get that time back, OMG. Comedy/Drama, no torture. more like it

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

Often overlooked but deeply soulful indie film. Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore are terrific in this film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Without Tom Wilkinson it would be in trouble. Clever script, good soundtrack.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Zwar gute Schauspieler, aber alles war so eintönig irgendwie. Der ganze Stil hat mir gar nicht gefallen. (Juni 2014)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Synopsis

When children's author Henry Roth (Billy Crudup) loses his longtime illustrator, his publisher sends him a new artist, Lucy (Mandy Moore). He is a tangle of neuroses and nastiness, and he does everything he can to alienate her, even though he must deliver his latest book in less than a month. Secretly Henry begins to fall in love with Lucy, and at the same time, her ex-boyfriend returns to try to win her back.

Director: Justin Theroux
Producer: David Bromberg, Celine Rattray, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Galt Niederhoffer
Screenwriter: David Bromberg
Production Co: Plum Pictures
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 24, 2007
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $91.2K
Runtime: 1h 51m

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