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Happy Endings

R Released Jul 15, 2005 2h 12m Comedy Drama LGBTQ+ List
55% Tomatometer 106 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Filmmaker Nicky (Jesse Bradford) offers to track down the son that Mamie (Lisa Kudrow) gave up for adoption nearly two decades before. Meanwhile, Mamie's stepbrother (and the father of her child), Charley (Steve Coogan), along with his boyfriend, Gil, try to find out what became of the sperm Gil donated to a lesbian couple. Finally, singer Jude (Maggie Gyllenhaal) becomes entangled in a love triangle with androgynous drummer Otis (Jason Ritter) and his conservative father (Tom Arnold).
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Despite strong individual performances, the overlong, disjointed plot of Happy Endings self-indulgently rambles.

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Heather Havrilesky Salon.com A remarkably clever ensemble film. Jul 16, 2019 Full Review Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel Rated: 4/5 May 13, 2009 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Apr 8, 2006 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Potent social satire mixes with multiple characters incapable of telling the truth, especially to themselves, in writer/director Don Roos' enjoyable comedy of deception and dysfunction. Rated: B Apr 15, 2009 Full Review Prairie Miller Long Island Press There's a little fanciful magic to spread over this flighty romance on the run, or at least enough to take that hackneyed notion of the happy ending, and fashion something fresh and new. Oct 5, 2007 Full Review David Noh Film Journal International Rarely has a film started so brilliantly and then so willfully shot itself directly in the foot. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Will H Why this movie didn't feature, "Everybody Needs A Happy Ending" by Tears for Fears at the beginning or ending is beyond me. It was first new song from TFF after they reunited and released right around the same time. I think both would have benefited greatly from supporting one another. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review Audience Member When Laura dern dropped the affairs news that was the ultimate check mate . There was a lot going on in this movie but I enjoyed it and thought it was very original 3.6 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/29/20 Full Review Audience Member "Tom's wife is like most of us. Nothing but opinions. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Hard to believe this funny and interesting movie gets such a low Tomatometer rating. It's a gem. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Love this show! Sad it only got 3 seasons.... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member There are some strong performances in Happy Endings. The problem is that Don Roos' movie is that it feels like an entire TV dramedy has been squeezed into one movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Nicky (Jesse Bradford) offers to track down the son that Mamie (Lisa Kudrow) gave up for adoption nearly two decades before. Meanwhile, Mamie's stepbrother (and the father of her child), Charley (Steve Coogan), along with his boyfriend, Gil, try to find out what became of the sperm Gil donated to a lesbian couple. Finally, singer Jude (Maggie Gyllenhaal) becomes entangled in a love triangle with androgynous drummer Otis (Jason Ritter) and his conservative father (Tom Arnold).
Director
Don Roos
Producer
Marc Platt, Bobby Cohen, Bob Yari, Mark Gill
Screenwriter
Don Roos
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Stratus Films, Capital Arts Entertainment, Lionsgate Films
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 15, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
2h 12m
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