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The Weekend

R Released Mar 14, 2014 1h 33m Comedy Drama TRAILER for List
90% Tomatometer 154 Reviews 56% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon to rejuvenate their marriage.
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Topped with bittersweet humor but possessing surprisingly thorny depths, Le Week-End offers a sophisticated, well-acted portrait of late-life struggles and long-term marriage.

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Kristy Puchko CinemaBlend Despite its rough turns and bumpy exposition, Le Week-End is absolutely a trip worth taking, full of moving moments and well-earned laughs. Jan 6, 2015 Full Review Laurence Phelan Independent (UK) A loosely structured but acutely observed relationships movie with a wide streak of painful comedy. Rated: 4/5 Jan 6, 2015 Full Review Alissa Wilkinson Christianity Today All of this elevates Le Week-End to the level of intelligent film without sacrificing humor, bite, and beauty, all of which it has in scads. Rated: 3/4 Jan 6, 2015 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies It makes pretty good use of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and the story of Nick and Meg is certainly an interesting one. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 23, 2022 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com If you want to see an honest story beautifully written and brought to life by a stellar cast, I recommend you seek it out. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 13, 2020 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com As moving as it is engaging and astute. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 29, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Keith C How she treats him is awful. Imagine it the other way around she SHE falls down and he just tuts and walk away!!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Cliched portrayal of awful people Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member What an astonishing ninety-some minutes of movie watching! This remarkable slice of cinema is some sort of damn near perfect film, as ridiculous the idea of that is. I don't really give a care, it knocked me out. This is a long-lived in house; this is well worn in shoes, with shredded soles and frayed laces where aglets used to sleep; flop, crinkle, sag and bop. A weekend away in Paris, where the city of lights becomes a setting for encounters, attacks (verbal and even physical), reflection, desire unfulfilled but love scrambling madly to stay afloat in a sea of (yes, I will) ennui, a lake of flakes. The near-constant swinging of Meg's moods, moments of Nick's self-pitying, questioning himself and his marriage, their open admonishments and admissions- these are the broken little palaces of life and monogamy. Is she bipolar? Tripolar? Are they breaking up? Or is this the ebb & flow, the familiarity breeding its contempt, the winging and wagging that will make it all bare-able from now on? Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan are astonishing as this very authentic, almost too fully realized couple. They maintain this brilliance with their keen skills, but the ingenious, perceptive writing of Hanif Kureishi make it all the easier. Its director, Roger Michell, hits all the notes right, letting the city, the script, and his grand lead actors fill it all in. Plus, there's Jeff Goldblum being endlessly, helplessly Jeff Goldblum. This man is never really sad. I am Jack's jealous ego. 4 stars Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member It took a little while, but I found myself immersed in Nick and Meg's relationship and their romantic Paris adventure. Jeff Goldblum was the only actor I recognized and he was wonderful. This movie showed a more realistic portrait of a couple on vacation than I've ever seen. It reminded me of the many wonderful trips I took with my husband which made some scenes bittersweet. The background music was Nick Drake, who was one of my husband's favorite singers. Normally I am turned off by a lot swearing (particularly the F word) but it didn't bother me that much. Good writing, acting and absolutely gorgeous scenery made up for it. Looking forward to watching it again Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review dave d Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan are an older married couple on vacation in Paris and the characters they play are authentic and emblematic of married life. Then Jeff Goldblum shows up and energizes a movie that needed a bit of spunk for my taste. This is a romantic, yet subtle British comedy with that underlying sense of sadness. It's totally worth watching for any of the three main characters, but if you're a fan of just one, this is a must. The film tackles some really difficult issues and it won me over. Final Score: 8.4/10 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member not interested in watching Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon to rejuvenate their marriage.
Director
Roger Michell
Producer
Bertrand Faivre, Kevin Loader
Screenwriter
Hanif Kureishi
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Film4, Free Range Films
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 14, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 5, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.2M
Runtime
1h 33m
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