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Goodbye Lover

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Goodbye Lover

R

1998

1h 44m

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's (Dermot Mulroney) wife (Patricia Arquette) disappears suddenly.

Critics Consensus

Half-baked plot twists disorient rather than build drama.

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 19, 2002

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Goodbye Lover is not so much a story as some kind of a board game, with too many pieces and not enough rules.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Mark Caro

Chicago Tribune

It carefully sets up a powder keg of conflicting relationships and affairs but instead of building the natural tension, it opts for a series of gotcha's.

Jan 1, 2000

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 3/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

A slice of old-school Noir. Arquette makes for a terrific femme fatale.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 19, 2008

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Film Threat

Rated: 2/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Audience Member

It was a fun movie, that wasn't serious, with good acting and cinema photography.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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weird movie, but funny, Ellen DeGeneres is really funny in this one. Has a great cast....Patricia Arquette is the main character and is awesome.......

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

Messy, overlong - sure. But it's funny, cynical and doesn't take itself seriously.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

I liked this movie. It had people who were so distinctively up tp no good. Patricia Arquette looked great while Ellen Degeneres looked lousy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Would have given 3 stars, but there were few roles, which seemed to be pure jokes - like Ellen DeGeneres. If some characters are believable and some not, it makes the movie really confused.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Patricia Arquette makes a good femme fatal, but despite being a stylish crime story there is little endearing about the plot given nearly every character lacks morals.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Roland Joffé

Director

Patricia Arquette

Sandra Dunmore

Dermot Mulroney

Jake Dunmore

Ellen DeGeneres

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Mary-Louise Parker

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Synopsis

Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's (Dermot Mulroney) wife (Patricia Arquette) disappears suddenly.

Director: Roland Joffé
Producer: Alexandra Milchan, Patrick McDarrah, Joel Roodman, Chris Daniel
Screenwriter: Ron Peer, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow
Production Co: Gotham Entertainment Group, New Regency Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.9M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround

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