Sweethearts

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Sweethearts

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2024

1h 38m

Romance

Comedy

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Two college freshmen make a pact to break up with their high school sweethearts over Thanksgiving break, leading them on a chaotic night out in their hometown that puts their codependent friendship to the test.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

TheWrap

The most generous assumption is that the script was watered down by too many studio notes, pushing for ever-broader scenarios and ever-denser characters.

Jan 8, 2025

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Noah Berlatsky

Chicago Reader

Old-school rom-coms can feel mechanical in their remorseless drive to grind out their happily ever afters in spite of character or logic. Sweethearts, in contrast, is a gentle little film that has real heart

Dec 20, 2024

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Bright, breezy and requiring little in the way of close attention, the teen rom-com “Sweethearts” is perfect for those who prefer their movies to be barely more than background noise.

Dec 9, 2024

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Mark Meszoros

The News-Herald (Willoughby, OH)

With humor, heart and more than a bit of teen-movie raunchiness, Sweethearts succeeds in capturing that time in life when you’ve started college but are still trying to hold on to what you loved about high school.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 31, 2024

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Megan McLachlan

The Contending

Weiss and co-writer Dan Brier’s script honors the rat-a-tat patter of Nora Ephron’s banter, and the leads have friendly chemistry, but it’s what’s going on around the couple’s story that makes this a hometown you’ll want to go back to for the holidays.

Dec 19, 2024

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

This return-to-high-school adventure rises slightly above others in the overstuffed canon of John Hughes knockoffs thanks to likeable leads (Shipka, Hiraga, and Hearon) and some quirky set-ups.

Dec 9, 2024

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B K

Being a huge Nico fan, I thought this film was very lovable. Something you could stream at home and feel like your time was well-spent. Kiernan is not my favorite actress, but she was believable enough. This is not a story that will win any awards, but was fun for those who like a good YA romantic comedy. In addition, it was great to see the cast and filmmakers at the Savannah Film Fest. They did a great review of the making of the film at post-screening panel which made the film even more likable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/26/24

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Sheila W

This movie was pure garbage. The writing was atrocious. The acting was even worse. I'm only giving it a star because I was able to watch the entire thing.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/26/24

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Horror fan 4

An absolute blast. I loved the characters and story. I really appreciated the ending as well. It's not your typical Romantic Comedy. Tim Treakle

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Steve D

I like the cast hate the script.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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Tony T

A captivating movie that breaks the cliche of typical rom-coms. There are well-thought twists and turns that keep you guessing and the movie isn’t very predictable, one of the best rom-coms I’ve seen in a while. A sequel would be nice.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Xavier B

Original and refreshing take on the thanksgiving break genre. I really enjoyed all the moments with both main characters Ben and Jamie, however, when the movie tried to include sub plots of other characters, for example Palmer, it felt short and a bit forced for the sake of another character. Other than that, pretty enjoyable movie. Ending really surprised me with not including the usual getting together sort of thing for the main characters, which is a good and bad thing for me personally. It was a satisfying, unsatisfying ending to put it lightly.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/11/24

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Two college freshmen make a pact to break up with their high school sweethearts over Thanksgiving break, leading them on a chaotic night out in their hometown that puts their codependent friendship to the test.

Director: Jordan Weiss
Producer: Erik Feig, Jessica Switch
Screenwriter: Jordan Weiss, Jordan Weiss, Dan Brier
Distributor: Max
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Picturestart
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 28, 2024
Runtime: 1h 38m

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