Like Crazy

PG-13

Released Oct 28, 2011

1 hr. 29 min.

Drama

Romance

List

71%

154 Reviews

Tomatometer

62%

10,000+ Ratings

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While attending college in Los Angeles, Jacob (Anton Yelchin), an American, and Anna (Felicity Jones), who hails from London, fall madly in love. However, the young lovers are forced apart when Anna violates the terms of her visa and must return to England. Jacob and Anna discover the difficulties of maintaining a long-distance relationship in the face of their changing lives. Yet, no matter how often circumstances pull them apart, they always find themselves back together again.

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Critics Consensus

It has the schmaltzy trappings of my romantic films, but Like Crazy allows its characters to express themselves beyond dialogue, crafting a true, intimate study.

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another one of the finer entries of 2011 Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin put on terrific performances you really do buy them as a couple and feel sympathetic as they struggle through the toughest things in order to stay together even though a lot of the choices these characters make are completely idiotic the film does have enough of a heart to be in the right place you'll smile, laugh and cry considering the director had a similar life experience it really projects onto the audience depicting the harsh realities of love, heartache, and renewal if the two leads didn't have such good chemistry this movie wouldn't have worked at all the characters try their absolute hardest to remain plutonic and yet they ultimately give in to their hearts relationships are good, sweet, hard and very fragile nowadays 'Like Crazy' is a very good movie that amazingly hits you hard on an emotional level

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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jenni b

A real love story, that captures you and brings you into the movie. Both actors are outrageously talented, and the script is so well written. One of my favorite movies of all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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isla s

This is a sweet, touching film. Its uplifting and sad at times but not as unbelievable/over the top as some 'chick flicks'. It is a bit sickly sweet but I liked the characters and found myself feeling sorry for Anna, facing a long distance relationship. I liked that she didn't seem overly naive. I won't say more so as not to spoil the film but I thought it was one of the better young adult based romantic dramas. However, I have a slight warning - if you don't like unanswered questions then this may well not be the film for you. Also, sometimes the background music is a little 'airy fairy' but I liked some of the cinematography used and the plot wasn't bad, so I'd recommend it on that basis. Oh and also, any film that features Paul Simons solo music in it is good in my books!.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Rachael H

Started off slow, got some traction and then lost it again. I personally didn't like it. I was holding out for something to happen, but it never does. Disappointing ending :(

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/23/21

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andy h

Other than a cute romance and a tribute to good actors and one gone, you'll be disappointed there isn't more JLaw.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

The story line set between L.A. and London about two star-crossed lovers, an American, Jacob, and a Brit exchange student, Anna, whose lives are complicated utterly by Anna's visa violation problems, could yield some emotional investment in the characters if only I could have gotten to know them better, if only the cinematography would let you get to know them, but that was the problem. Shots were too short, too oblique, some lasting just seconds. The acting, as much as the cinematography allowed, was decent as it should be with the likes of Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin, and Jennifer Lawrence but how can anyone flesh out their characters and act when given two seconds per shot (or so it seemed). I hardly even got a good look at Jennifer Lawrence as she flashed by from every imaginable crazy angle including distant shots. The love, the intimacy between Anna and Jacob was bifurcated and diluted by the jumpiness of the shots. Indie films, I suppose, are arty, and experimental, but the camera angles and rapid-fire fragmentation, seriously detracted. Paradoxically, the result was that the story line itself was slow moving to the point of boredom, bogged down by the rapid-fire cinematography. As a result, I never could really care about the characters, even characters (and actors) as appealing as these. That the story itself ended up depressing didn't help matters. Overall, an arty film that ended up artless, wasting good actors, and leaving me with an emotional film that was curiously emotionless.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Drake Doremus

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Anton Yelchin

Jacob

Felicity Jones

Anna

Jennifer Lawrence

Sam

Charlie Bewley

Simon

Alex Kingston

Jackie

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Matthew Connolly

Film Comment Magazine

I'll admit that my heart broke a little by film's end, as the camera rested on Yelchin and Jones's faraway looks and Stars' sublime "Dead Hearts" flooded the soundtrack.

Nov 5, 2013

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Liz Moody

Empire Magazine

Felicity Jones shines in Drake Doremus' deceptively simple romance, a refreshing take on an age-old dilemma.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 29, 2012

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

It is poignant and moving, and by the time its last, touchingly incandescent final image flickers into darkness I almost couldn't believe all I had been lucky enough to witness.

Rated: 4/4

Jan 27, 2012

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Doremus reportedly gave his cast the fundamentals of the story and they, in turn, created improvised dialogue to flesh it out.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 14, 2020

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

The film, for the most part, is quiet, intimate, and willing to reach for an emotional authenticity that could leave everyone involved looking rather silly.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 26, 2020

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Felicia Feaster

Charleston City Paper

Like Crazy is a love story told from the heart that melts like cotton candy on your tongue.

Jan 17, 2020

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Synopsis

While attending college in Los Angeles, Jacob (Anton Yelchin), an American, and Anna (Felicity Jones), who hails from London, fall madly in love. However, the young lovers are forced apart when Anna violates the terms of her visa and must return to England. Jacob and Anna discover the difficulties of maintaining a long-distance relationship in the face of their changing lives. Yet, no matter how often circumstances pull them apart, they always find themselves back together again.

Director: Drake Doremus
Executive Producer: Zygi Wilf, Audrey Wilf
Screenwriter: Drake Doremus, Ben York Jones
Distributor: Paramount Vantage
Production Co: Jonathan Schwartz/Andrea Sperling
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 28, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.4M

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