Good Grief

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Good Grief

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Released Dec 29, 2023

1h 40m

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Drama

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Marc (Daniel Levy) was content living in the shadow of his larger-than-life husband, Oliver (Luke Evans). But when Oliver unexpectedly dies, Marc's world shatters, sending him and his two best friends, Sophie (Ruth Negga) and Thomas (Himesh Patel), on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.

Critics Consensus

A solid first feature for writer-director Dan Levy, Good Grief offers a generally affecting look at love after death whose refreshing sincerity only occasionally veers into sentimentality.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

Levy the actor does not give Levy the director/screenwriter what he needed.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 31, 2024

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

This might have been a sterner film if another actor played Marc and Levy applied more scrutiny to the character, but he’s done enough here to establish himself as a filmmaker.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 18, 2024

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

There are chuckles, whimsy, flirtations and tragic twists. But in the end, though entertaining and breezy, nothing cuts as deep as it should.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 11, 2024

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Archi Sengupta

LeisureByte.com

There’s something warm and hopeful about Good Grief that wraps around your heart in an odd, comforting way.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 4, 2024

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Nelson Acosta

Koimoi

Dan Levy delivers a film filled with genuine feelings, even when the situations and the dialogue feel too staged at times, and they might take you out of the film.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 3, 2024

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

It might not roll out the belly laughs, but it will certainly make you chuckle even while you’re emoting deeply.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 7, 2024

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Kevin M

It starts off pretty well, albeit it needs a little bit more character development. It's emotional in parts, very much so. For me, it turned out to be modern aristocratic drivel. You actually end up feel less and less for the characters as it goes on. I'm not sure where the positive reviews are coming from.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Gerard M

The plot struck close to home as I have both lost my mother at a young age and also a partner. I thought the movie was going to pull more heart strings to be honest. Having said that it did try to encompass the complexity of grief with a few chuckle moments thrown in.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Kirsten B

Jeg elsker ganske enkelt denne film ❤️ og finder den fuld på højde med Notting Hill. Love it love it love it 😍 en lækker feelgood film til regnfulde dage...til alle dage!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/25

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Sarah A

This is a lovely movie. The whole thing is well done. The acting is excellent, nothing over the top.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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VJ C

I'm a fan of Levy but wasn't impressed with this film. This was labeled as a comedy but it failed to make me laugh. It was a bit of a cliche..., pretentious characters therapeutically vacationing in Paris to help a friend with his grief. A lot of boring dialogue.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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A C

I have LOVED past Daniel Levy projects, but wow this was a hard watch. I kept hoping it would get better, or something would tie in to make it worth the watch, but absolutely not. Cringey, unbelievable, and just very poor writing in both concept and execution.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Marc (Daniel Levy) was content living in the shadow of his larger-than-life husband, Oliver (Luke Evans). But when Oliver unexpectedly dies, Marc's world shatters, sending him and his two best friends, Sophie (Ruth Negga) and Thomas (Himesh Patel), on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.

Director: Dan Levy
Producer: Kate Fenske, Debra Hayward, Dan Levy, Megan Zehmer
Screenwriter: Dan Levy
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Not A Real Production Company, SISTER
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 29, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2024
Runtime: 1h 40m

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