Jersey Girl

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Jersey Girl

PG-13

Released Mar 26, 2004

1h 37m

Romance

Comedy

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Ollie Trinke (Ben Affleck) is young and at the top of his game as a music promoter. He is both a workaholic and a silver-tongued expert at manipulating the press. At a company Christmas party, Ollie meets Gertrude Steiney (Jennifer Lopez), a book editor for a New York publishing house. They are instantly attracted to each other, and begin a whirlwind romance that changes the course of his personal and professional life.

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Critics Consensus

A surprisingly conventional romantic comedy from Kevin Smith, Jersey Girl is warm but often overly sentimental.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Formulaic script and uneven tone. Disappointing.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Joe Leydon

Variety

The script stoops to cheap gags that undercut Affleck's efforts to sustain a believable character.

Jun 23, 2008

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Olly Richards

Empire Magazine

The 'grown-up' Kevin Smith exhibits greater ambition, but he's not quite so much fun.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 18, 2004

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

I don’t know *what* was going on in the world in 2004, but Jersey Girl is just delightful. The big school review and George Carlin’s last scene with Affleck…*sniffles* I’m not crying, you’re crying.

Jun 15, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

This film should have been much better than it is.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 12, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

The result, a heartfelt, sweet and funny love letter to fatherhood.

Nov 13, 2019

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Tonya K

Just not Kevin Smith's best work. And even George Carlin being in the movie couldn't save it

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Enrique P

This movie is super cute and so sad. Honestly if a bunch of other directors had made it nobody would've judged it. But because Kevin Smith made it, it gets crap but I love it. The chemistry is beautiful. The difficulty and struggle but reward of being a father is done well.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/10/24

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Oaklee D

More subdued than other Kevin Smith films, Jersey Girl still has all the charm.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/11/24

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Munkhchimeg T

Good to watch on weekends

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Eye C

There's something funny about this movie, this is my third time watching it, and the other two I forgot almost everything about it, but I think everytime that is a nice movie, moving and funny, with out been trashy as the View Askew is known for.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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Marie Louise W

One of the most underrated movies ever. Probably just because it didn't land with the usual Kevin Smith lad audience but didn't reach many of the people who would really love it. I'm not someone who goes back and rewatched movies every often, but this is one of my go-tos. Huge character development, romance, fun, a musical number, great humour, superb crudeness and really sweet resolution, with sneakily hidden depth and a superb cast. Go watch it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/04/23

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Liv Tyler

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George Carlin

Bart Trinke

Jason Biggs

Arthur Brickman

Raquel Castro

Gertie Trinke

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Synopsis

Ollie Trinke (Ben Affleck) is young and at the top of his game as a music promoter. He is both a workaholic and a silver-tongued expert at manipulating the press. At a company Christmas party, Ollie meets Gertrude Steiney (Jennifer Lopez), a book editor for a New York publishing house. They are instantly attracted to each other, and begin a whirlwind romance that changes the course of his personal and professional life.

Director: Kevin Smith
Producer: Scott Mosier
Screenwriter: Kevin Smith
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: View Askew Productions, Miramax
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Frank Dialogue|Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 26, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.3M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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