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Love the Coopers

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For their annual Christmas Eve celebration, Sam Cooper (John Goodman) and his wife Charlotte (Diane Keaton) welcome four generations of extended family, including son Hank (Ed Helms), daughter Eleanor (Olivia Wilde) and Charlotte's father, Bucky (Alan Arkin). Sam and Charlotte are separating after 40 years of marriage, while Hank is in the middle of a divorce. As the guests reveal their respective problems, they also rediscover the importance of kinship and the spirit of the holiday.
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Critics Consensus

Love the Coopers has a talented cast and a uniquely bittersweet blend of holiday cheer in its better moments, but they're all let down by a script content to settle for cloying smarm.

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Tara Brady Irish Times 02/23/2016
2/4
It's a terrible waste of talent. Bah, humbug. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 12/06/2015
1/5
A bunch of A-listers plays out a string of intertwining plot threads, all in search of a heavily eggnogged family hug. Go to Full Review
Stephen Romei The Australian 12/04/2015
2.5/5
Love the Coopers sets itself up to explore some interesting if not original questions, but it baulks at probing too deep and instead retreats into schmaltz. Go to Full Review
Mel Campbell ScreenHub 3h
Critics in 2015 hated this aggressively schmaltzy ensemble family dramedy. I, however, warmly recommend this star-studded feast of emotional manipulation … Be ready for an absurd late twist revealing the identity of the wistful narrator (Steve Martin). Go to Full Review
Andrew Galdi Movie Bitches 04/29/2020
I don't understand this movie. Go to Full Review
Avaryl Halley Movie Bitches 04/29/2020
It was a mildly enjoyable dumb. Go to Full Review
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Veronique G @CallMeLunatic 19h I don’t know who hurt you guys, but I feel that this movie touches a lots of hurts you can experience in a family (or in life!) and the fantastic cast does a great job! The way that the characters embrace their emotions and wants in the moment was beautiful and hopeful, as well as the family accepting each other at the end. See more thiago s @Thiagostone 3d Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Finn S. @movieguy67 5d I love this movie so much, our family watches it every year See more Paul D. @pldrcy Dec 15 It’s very Alexander Payne-ish. A Christmas movie as much as Die Hard is. See more Trevor G @JaySherman Dec 14 I watched Love The Coopers yesterday, and while it could do without the sing-a-longs that I fast forwarded through, it's worth the watch. Olivia Wild's character drove a lot of the momentum with her will they, won't they airport romance. Was she a manic pixie girl? Typically those help a male protagonist realize something about themselves - but that didn't happen here. TLDR: If you're looking for a movie that's Christmas-themed, to eat dinner to with family and celebrate the holiday spirit, this'll do the job. I guess why I liked it was the conversations felt down to earth about real problems that everyday people face See more Sunny M @Sunny21 Dec 11 I had to make an account just so I can write this review because I'm annoyed that it has such a low rating. I thought this movie was adorable. I don't usually like corny family movies but this wasn't too corny. I thought this movie would be boring or bad because of the rating and it ended up very worth the 1 hr 38 min run time. I loved Alan Arkin and Jake Lacey. Loved how adorable Timothée Chalamet was when he was a teenager. Steve Martin narrating was an amazing choice. Showing the "kid" versions of them throughout the movie made me think of my own child self vs my adult self and I thought it was clever that they chose to do that. I only gave it 4 stars because it's just a Christmas movie, not some kind of epic masterpiece, but it's a great movie and I have already recommended it to my family members. Not sure why people are hating on this moviee so much. Genuinely confused about that. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis For their annual Christmas Eve celebration, Sam Cooper (John Goodman) and his wife Charlotte (Diane Keaton) welcome four generations of extended family, including son Hank (Ed Helms), daughter Eleanor (Olivia Wilde) and Charlotte's father, Bucky (Alan Arkin). Sam and Charlotte are separating after 40 years of marriage, while Hank is in the middle of a divorce. As the guests reveal their respective problems, they also rediscover the importance of kinship and the spirit of the holiday.
Director
Jessie Nelson
Producer
Michael London, Jessie Nelson, Janice Williams
Screenwriter
Steven Rogers
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Imagine Entertainment, Handwritten Films, Groundswell Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sexuality|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Holiday, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 13, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.3M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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