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      The Competition

      Released Jan 26, 2018 1h 43m Romance Comedy List
      17% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Lauren Mauldin encourages women to follow the "PIG Theory," and to break up with men precisely at six months in order to avoid heartache. But then she meets Calvin Chesney, who refuses to be dumped. Instead, he challenges Lauren to a competition. Read More Read Less

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      Joe Leydon Variety This ponderous misfire removes the laughs from romantic comedy in the name of trying to find the essence of true love. Jan 26, 2018 Full Review Derek Smith Slant Magazine The will-they-won't-they of the film is a non-starter, and as such the film's climax is stripped of suspense and even the most basic of dramatic payoffs. Rated: 1/4 Jan 22, 2018 Full Review Andrea Beach Common Sense Media Predictable romcom has lots of drinking, some stereotypes. Rated: 2/5 Oct 8, 2019 Full Review Roger Moore Movie Nation No chemistry, no spark, nothing to see here but two career second-bananas failing failing decades past their '90s peak. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 20, 2019 Full Review Jeff Simon Buffalo News I'm not sure you could find a less engaging and more generic film title than The Competition. Rated: 1.5/4 Apr 8, 2019 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Contrived with stilted, clunky dialogue and intrusive music, but it's nonetheless engaging and uplifting sans dullness and schmaltz. Thora Birch gives a tender, nuanced performance that exudes charisma. She's just as radiant as Leslie Caron was in Gigi. Rated: 7/10 Jan 24, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Enticing your BFFs to cheat while drunk is not cool. Plot devoid of morality, that’s a fatal flaw. Wine glasses shouldn’t hold half a bottle of wine, especially if you’re a size 0, agree the main characters’ hair was horrible, distractingly so. Kept watching for Chris Klein’s cheekbones Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/03/21 Full Review Audience Member #1 fave movie of all time Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member If you're hoping to find a romcom as funny as When Harry Met Sally, as relatable as Love Actually, and as classic as The Notebook...this ain't it. I mean, Thora's pink, on-sale, PartyCity-bought hair extension was the ONLY highlight of this movie. Pig Theory? More like Pig Shit! The whole movie is as relatable as the Terminator. Everything was completely unrealistic and forced. If you want to watch a movie that makes your cringe at every single scene, please give it a go! It doesn't even deserve my half-star rating. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Do yourself a favor and skip this movie. I was curious to see two of my old childhood favorites together, but this was absolute garbage. The writing was predictable, the acting was one-dimensional and overall it was just plain cheesy. Not to mention that Thora Birch's hair was a COMPLETE disaster the entire time and I couldn't focus on anything else. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Thought I could turn on a mindless romcom. Turns out the awfulness sucks you in and makes it unbearable to hear even in the background. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member This one sucked. Hated it. Too predictable and cheesy. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Lauren Mauldin encourages women to follow the "PIG Theory," and to break up with men precisely at six months in order to avoid heartache. But then she meets Calvin Chesney, who refuses to be dumped. Instead, he challenges Lauren to a competition.
      Director
      Harvey Lowry
      Producer
      Scott South
      Screenwriter
      Kelsey Tucker
      Distributor
      Gravitas Ventures
      Production Co
      Ascension Media, The Theory Inc.
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 26, 2018, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 26, 2018
      Runtime
      1h 43m
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