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Maggie's Plan

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A woman (Greta Gerwig) falls in love with a married man (Ethan Hawke), then devises a strategy to reunite him with his former wife (Julianne Moore) three years later.
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With a typically absorbing performance from Greta Gerwig leading the way, Maggie's Plan gives rom-com sensibilities a smart, subversive twist.

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Jess Kibler Bitch Media Gerwig's electric performance shows a woman who is determined to get what she wants and is unsatisfied with leaving her life up to fate, a woman who is still allowed to change her mind even when she thinks she has it all. Feb 11, 2021 Full Review Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times Sweet but analytical and pragmatic in its approach to exploring the ways of navigating partnership, parenthood and personal values. Jan 16, 2019 Full Review Nigel Andrews Financial Times It has charm, mischief, provocation, astringent wit. Rated: 4/5 Dec 27, 2016 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …a film made by top female talent that deals with a woman’s personal dilemma with tact and taste… Rated: 4/5 Sep 9, 2023 Full Review George Fenwick Stuff.co.nz It's as silly as it sounds, but Gerwig carries the film in her wide eyes, and it also features a fearsome Julianne Moore sporting a Russian accent, and what more do we want from cinema at the end of the day? Oct 1, 2021 Full Review Olly Richards NME (New Musical Express) A charmingly hopeful romantic pickle... Rated: 4/5 May 5, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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julie b Love the Ethan Hawke and Greta Gerwig chemistry, fun overall premise, and the cast is crazzzzzy stacked, but the execution and writing is off - overall tone is a bit awkward, some of the dialogue is just too weird, and several key plot points like the romance move too quickly for me. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Ernest B A forgettable farce, so predictable that nobody thought not to reveal the third act in synopses. As is my custom, i've added an extra half star because Julianne Moore was in it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review KB B It was pretty good with decent acting and storyline. I doubt I'd ever watch it again. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review EllaJo r This movie ended to soon I need more, this is why I like TV shows 😆 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review steve d Greta's normal strong work makes something of a fairly unpleasant script. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This is not a great or profound film, but it's a fun one. I thoroughly enjoyed it. And I thought it was fun at the end how she has what I imagined to be a little epiphany which explains why her daughter loves numbers so much. I thought it was a little odd that they downplayed the Danish aspect of it so much, but that did add to it. (There were a couple of scenes where the kids were talking to each other in Danish so that their stepmother wouldn't understand, and there was a sign at the school ‘Danish American School'. Plus Julianne Moore did speak in an obviously foreign accent. Otherwise, there was no way to know this. But it was interesting, anyway.) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman (Greta Gerwig) falls in love with a married man (Ethan Hawke), then devises a strategy to reunite him with his former wife (Julianne Moore) three years later.
Director
Rebecca Miller
Producer
Rachael Horovitz, Damon Cardasis, Rebecca Miller
Screenwriter
Rebecca Miller
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Round Films, Freedom Media, Rachael Horovitz
Rating
R (Language and Brief Sexuality)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 20, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.4M
Runtime
1h 38m
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