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Maintenance Required

PG-13

2025

1h 40m

Romance

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6 Reviews

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Charlie, the fiercely independent owner of an all-female mechanic shop, is forced to reevaluate her future when a flashy corporate competitor moves in across the street. Seeking comfort, she turns to an anonymous online confidant -- unaware she's confiding in Beau, the very rival threatening her business. As sparks fly both online and off, the truth threatens to blow everything apart.

Benjamin Lee

Guardian

There’s really nothing to see here, just another synthetic simulation of a film and a genre we used to love, less maintenance required and more complete overhaul.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 8, 2025

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Some charm remains in the mix, with Petsch and her co-stars delivering a passable sense of enthusiasm for the material, which also delivers a few empowerment touches and odd comedy beats to help make routine palatable.

Rated: B-

Oct 8, 2025

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Jonathon Wilson

Ready Steady Cut

In this soulless age of AI slop masquerading as real craft, Amazon-MGM’s movie is precisely the kind of feature that might convince you the robots have taken over and are living among us. And yet…

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 8, 2025

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Gregory Nussen

Screen Rant

Maintenance Required fails to capture the magic of its predecessors, despite charming leads and a talented female-led cast.

Rated: 3/10

Oct 8, 2025

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

Even with Madelaine Petsch and Jacob Scipio’s charming performances, this rom-com seriously needs an overhaul.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 8, 2025

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Archi Sengupta

LeisureByte.com

A clichéd and tropey mess, Maintenance Required doesn't charm you at all and makes you feel bored on top of it.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 8, 2025

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Tracey S

I love a cheesy romance movie but this is bad! Its style is confused- is it a normal romance or a more stylised different era show like Riverdale etc. it kind of sits between the two. The characters don’t develop properly and it’s hard to work out why they like each other/ care about them. The story is predictable but nothing really happens. And then there is the scene where his garage is in his flat which looks like it was shot on chat gpt.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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Louis D

FINALLY Just watched Maintenance Required and wow — what a surprise! 💕 It’s funny, heartfelt, and full of good vibes and yes, some very nice cars . The entire cast deliver and absolutely kills it, and the chemistry is unreal. Totally the kind of movie that leaves you smiling, and entertain you as we all need nowadays . 🚗💋

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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Ellen C

Almost word for word of You've Got Mail.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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Rob H

A fun and modern take on romance. Great casting. Jacob Scipio is the man I wish I could be and O'Malley's is the place I wish I could take my car to. Men are going to hate on women breaking into the car world but the director built a rich, empowering world. Not something that you see in the often cheesy romcom space.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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Olivia J

Super fun hit of romance (the cast is hot! hot! hot!). I knew I would like the nails but was surprised how much I ended up loving the cars. I loved the soundtrack and loved the break from reality. Recommend!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/08/25

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Stacey N

I am not going to lie this might have been one of the worst films I have seen in recent history. No disrespect to the actors and filmmakers, but this movie hit the spot in all the wrong places. The story line didn’t flow well and I felt the characters were not genuine…

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/08/25

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Synopsis

Charlie, the fiercely independent owner of an all-female mechanic shop, is forced to reevaluate her future when a flashy corporate competitor moves in across the street. Seeking comfort, she turns to an anonymous online confidant -- unaware she's confiding in Beau, the very rival threatening her business. As sparks fly both online and off, the truth threatens to blow everything apart.

Director: Lacey Uhlemeyer
Producer: Matt Luber, Lena Roklin, Matt Williams
Screenwriter: Lacey Uhlemeyer, Roo Berry, Erin Falconer
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Co: Roukya Films, Amazon Studios, Luber Roklin Entertainment, Future Artists Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2025
Runtime: 1h 40m