The Romantics is visually accomplished, but director Galt Niederhoffer's adaptation of her own novel never finds the passion on the page or offers audiences a reason to invest in these limp love affairs.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Galt Niederhoffer -
Producer -
Daniela Taplin Lundberg , Galt Niederhoffer , Jennifer Todd , Suzanne Todd , Michael Benaroya , Taylor Kephart -
Screenwriter -
Galt Niederhoffer -
Distributor -
Four of a Kind Prod. -
Production Co -
10th Hole Productions -
Rating -
PG-13 (Partial Nudity|Language|Sexual Content|Some Drug Material) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 10, 2010, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jun 21, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$103.3K -
Runtime -
1h 34m