The Competition

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The Competition

Released Jan 26, 2018

1h 43m

Romance

Comedy

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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.

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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

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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

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Andrea Beach

Common Sense Media

Predictable romcom has lots of drinking, some stereotypes.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 8, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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#1 fave movie of all time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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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

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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

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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

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Audience Member

This one sucked. Hated it. Too predictable and cheesy.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Harvey Lowry

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Thora Birch

Lauren

Chris Klein

Calvin Chesney

Claire Coffee

Gena Mauldin

David Blue

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Jason Tobias

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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: Kelsey Tucker, Jasmine Fontes, Thora Birch, Harvey Lowry
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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