Love and Other Catastrophes

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Love and Other Catastrophes

R

1996

1h 16m

Comedy

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16 Reviews

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Mia (Frances O'Connor), an Australian college student, is suffering through an ugly breakup with her girlfriend (Radha Mitchell) and unsuccessfully trying to switch majors. Her roommate, Alice (Alice Garner), is late on her honors thesis and can't choose between a handsome part-time gigolo (Matthew Dyktynski) and a coy medical student looking to rent a room in their apartment (Matt Day). Together, the two friends attempt to manage their relationships and the frustrations of college life.

Luke Buckmaster

Guardian

The verbal ping pong of a Kevin Smith joint crossed with the good-natured repartee of a Nora Ephron movie,

Jan 2, 2016

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 1/4

Apr 12, 2002

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Guinevere Turner

The Advocate

Love and Other Catastrophes exudes talent. It's gorgeously shot, carefully directed, thoughtfully written, and loaded with complex and convincing performances.

Jun 1, 2022

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Film Threat

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jun 20, 2005

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Frances H

Pleasant piece of fluff.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/26/16

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Audience Member

The kind of film that's impossible to separate from the means and circumstances of its production - take away the story we all learned when it was released and it's simply a slight comedy that tries for quirky and most frequently lands on annoying.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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An interesting film only because it is Australian..unfortunately the rest of it seems quite normal.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

A Fun peek into College Life with a Few Twists.Australian Film School Students,Friends & Lovers, deal with what they see as "Crises" in one day. Brilliant Dialog, superb acting by Frances O'Connor(Who I love in Brit Films),Radha Mitchell Matt Day, & Alice Garner & a well conceived Script make this more enjoyable than most College Themed Movies.I especially loved the never ending Thesis on Doris Day Films as a concept.Bravo

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

"Nice". Maybe to blame for Secret Life of Us, but nice anyway.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

one of my fave Oz movies, a coming of age tale - an aussie breakfast club almost. fell in love with frances oconnor here and she was almost as good in 'thank god he met lizzie' - good ending with 'top 5 lists'.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Emma-Kate Croghan

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Matt Day

Michael Douglas

Matthew Dyktynski

Ari

Alice Garner

Alice

Frances O'Connor

Mia

Radha Mitchell

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Synopsis

Mia (Frances O'Connor), an Australian college student, is suffering through an ugly breakup with her girlfriend (Radha Mitchell) and unsuccessfully trying to switch majors. Her roommate, Alice (Alice Garner), is late on her honors thesis and can't choose between a handsome part-time gigolo (Matthew Dyktynski) and a coy medical student looking to rent a room in their apartment (Matt Day). Together, the two friends attempt to manage their relationships and the frustrations of college life.

Director: Emma-Kate Croghan
Producer: Stavros Kazantzidis
Production Co: Beyond Films, New Vision Films
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $238.1K
Runtime: 1h 16m
Sound Mix: Surround