The Treatment

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The Treatment

2007

1h 26m

Romance

Comedy

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Jake Singer (Chris Eigeman) an anxiety-ridden schoolteacher, meets and falls in love with beautiful Allegra Marshall (Famke Janssen), a wealthy widow. Jake's psychiatrist, Dr. Morales (Ian Holm), warns him to keep his feelings for the woman in check, and keeps popping up in the background whenever Jake and Allegra try to become intimate.

Critics Consensus

A comedy for grown-ups, The Treatment overcomes some technical lapses by virtue of a sharp cast.

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

08/24/2007

3/4

The Treatment finds its agreeable pace. We've heard this particular story before, but it holds up to a skilled retelling.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

08/10/2007

Chris Eigeman finally gets to show his range in this romantic comedy.

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Bill Stamets

Chicago Sun-Times

08/10/2007

3/4

A smart, tender love story.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

05/07/2008

B

It's an intelligent and thought-provoking romantic comedy.

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Karina Longworth

Cinematical

02/01/2008

Its otherwise straightforward narrative does what it can to revive the corpse of grown-up romance, with just enough surrealism to save the film from its more serious impulses.

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

10/18/2007

3/5

Valiant effort, but someone should have begged for a rewrite.

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05/16/2015

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03/28/2014

Cute movie....I bet the book was even better. Loved it.

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02/24/2013

I thought this movie was interesting. I thought the actors did their parts well.

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11/30/2011

Nothing great about this movie. Christopher Eigeman was ok, but Famke Janssen really underplayd a lot. And the whole Dr thing.. say what?

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01/15/2011

Quirky film but well played by allthe actors.

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01/06/2011

A non-typical romantic comedy... Enjoyable.

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Oren Rudavsky

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Chris Eigeman

Jake Singer

Famke Janssen

Allegra

Ian Holm

Dr. Morales

Harris Yulin

Dr. Singer

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Synopsis

Jake Singer (Chris Eigeman) an anxiety-ridden schoolteacher, meets and falls in love with beautiful Allegra Marshall (Famke Janssen), a wealthy widow. Jake's psychiatrist, Dr. Morales (Ian Holm), warns him to keep his feelings for the woman in check, and keeps popping up in the background whenever Jake and Allegra try to become intimate.

Director: Oren Rudavsky
Producer: Jonathan Shoemaker, Oren Rudavsky
Screenwriter: Daniel Housman, Oren Rudavsky
Distributor: New Yorker Films
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 4, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 6, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $82.7K
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)