The Breaker Upperers

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The Breaker Upperers

2018

1h 30m

Comedy

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Two cynical women create an agency that helps break up couples in an attempt to avoid moving on with their lives.

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Critics Consensus

The Breaker Upperers brings the laughs early and often, thanks to the dry wit -- and effervescent chemistry -- of writer-director-star duo Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami.

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Tomris Laffly

RogerEbert.com

A marvelously kooky, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny buddy comedy.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 15, 2019

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

"The Breaker Upperers" adds some welcome irreverence to the homogenized mix of Netflix comedies.

Feb 15, 2019

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Kimber Myers

Los Angeles Times

[D]irectors, writers and stars Jackie van Beek and Madeline Sami still give this film a wild energy that's absolutely their own, with jokes that take the audience from giggles to cackles to all-out shrieks.

Feb 14, 2019

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Kelechi Ehenulo

Confessions From A Geek Mind

For a fast-paced comedy, it has the perfect amount of laugh out loud humour which is silly, but simultaneously not afraid to accept and embrace its silliness.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 27, 2020

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

The film is slowly marred by a concatenation of cliches that turn off the fun and leave me in a state of apathy towards the characters. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Jul 31, 2020

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Katie Hogan

VultureHound

The film manages to be several different comedic plots at the same time; odd couple pairing, screwball antics, quirky romance making it comedic gold that isn't present in it's Hollywood and even indie comparatives.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 3, 2020

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Leah W

Funny, stupid, and fun! I think the low expectations from the audience ratings led to a feelgood surprise. Really enjoyable!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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Jed B

Solid comedy that made me laugh

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/18/23

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Gareth v

This movie starts off brilliantly but fades as we get towards the end which is a shame.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/22/23

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Tyler K

It feels more like a TV show series and I don't think the title deserves to be called the breaker uppers because there isn't much besides the beginning but I did and that is a pretty enjoyable and pretty funny watch 7/10

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/02/22

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Audience Member

Two stars who wrote and produced it work incredibly together. Script is fairly tight, I would put only some criticism on some scenes, like the police stripper section, feeling a little crass and unnecessary, as well as the 80s music video sketch. Had me cracking up otherwise.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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ellen hohbach s

Funny! Good writing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Synopsis

Two cynical women create an agency that helps break up couples in an attempt to avoid moving on with their lives.

Director: Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek
Producer: Georgina Allison Conder, Ainsley Gardiner, Carthew Neal
Screenwriter: Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek
Production Co: Piki Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 15, 2019
Runtime: 1h 30m

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