It Had to Be You

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It Had to Be You

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Released Oct 21, 2016

1h 25m

Romance

Comedy

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Sonia (Cristin Milioti), a neurotic and charming jingle writer, dreams of having an exciting life. The sudden marriage proposal and subsequent ultimatum from her easygoing boyfriend (Dan Soder) force Sonia to confront whether she wants to join the ranks of her married friends or pursue her fantasies.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

It Had to Be You ultimately demonstrates enough cleverness and inventiveness to make it more than a by-the-book entry in a genre that's become more than a little stale.

Oct 25, 2016

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

Cristin Milioti is so quirkily endearing in the lead role that she makes it easy to just go with the airy tale.

Oct 20, 2016

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

A memorable romantic comedy that stands to bring back the genre's good name, "It Had to Be You" is as funny, endearing and enjoyably off-kilter as its adorable star, Cristin Milioti.

Oct 20, 2016

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Simi Horwitz

Film Journal International

This silly romantic comedy may find an audience among the 30-something crowd but will make little sense to anybody else.

Oct 18, 2016

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sarah j

Christin Milioti makes any movie better. A very real and quirky romantic comedy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I couldn't even get through ten minutes of this movie. Not a good sign when the first scene shows the main character on the toilet. Ugh, just no....

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Quirky and adorable. There were lots of tears and a lot of laughs along the way.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

I'm not one for Romantic Comedies in general, find them all too similar, but I really enjoyed IT HAD TO BE YOU. As a young woman, I definitely think this taps into most people my age's psyche: do I really want to spend the rest of my life with this person, am I settling, is my partner settling? It's an extremely honest look into relationships and dating in the 21st century.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Cristin Milioti is so quirkily endearing in the lead role that she makes it easy to just go with the airy tale.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Sasha Gordon

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Sonia

Dan Soder

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Synopsis

Sonia (Cristin Milioti), a neurotic and charming jingle writer, dreams of having an exciting life. The sudden marriage proposal and subsequent ultimatum from her easygoing boyfriend (Dan Soder) force Sonia to confront whether she wants to join the ranks of her married friends or pursue her fantasies.

Director: Sasha Gordon
Producer: Richard Arlook, Rachel Brenna, Benjamin Kruger
Screenwriter: Sasha Gordon
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Rating: R (Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.3K
Runtime: 1h 25m

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