Happy Endings

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Happy Endings

R

Released Jul 15, 2005

2h 12m

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Bill Muller

Arizona Republic

Intriguing but overlong and indulgent, the work of a writer too in love with his characters.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 11, 2005

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

Serves as a relaunching pad for the magical talents of Maggie Gyllenhaal as Jude.

Aug 11, 2005

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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

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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

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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

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Stephen C

LOL, a funny and successful comedy, drama and pride movie in 2 hours and 12 minutes. Rated R for Sexual Content, Language and Some Drug Use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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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

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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

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Audience Member

"Tom's wife is like most of us. Nothing but opinions.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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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

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Audience Member

Love this show! Sad it only got 3 seasons....

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Charley

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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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