The Treatment

Released May 4, 2007

1h 26m

Romance

Comedy

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68%

41 Reviews

Tomatometer

33%

1,000+ Ratings

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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.

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Critics Consensus

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

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kevin c

Chris Eigeman plays a man in therapy after his most recent breakup when he meets a widow played by the stunning Famke Janssen beginning an awkward yet sweet relationship. Not a bad movie, mostly because of Janssen, other than that it feels like more of a TV movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Ihan toimiva leffa. (Suom. Rakkausterapiaa)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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kevin w

A man undergoing therapy deals with life's twists and turns for him as he struggles to fit in. Its a Woody Allen film, in a word, without Allen. Janssen does okay as the love interest and Holm almost steals the film as the Argentinian Freudian (didn't the Nazis repratriate in Argentina after the war ... ?) trying to solve Eigeman's neurosis. Eigeman's not usually in the driver's seat and only fares as "okay" being there, but it's not his fault really. The script ... the script!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Oren Rudavsky

Director

Chris Eigeman

Jake Singer

Famke Janssen

Allegra

Ian Holm

Dr. Morales

Harris Yulin

Dr. Singer

Stephanie March

Julia

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

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

Rated: 3/4

Aug 24, 2007

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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

Aug 10, 2007

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Bill Stamets

Chicago Sun-Times

A smart, tender love story.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 10, 2007

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

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

Rated: B

May 7, 2008

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Karina Longworth

Cinematical

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.

Feb 1, 2008

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

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

Rated: 3/5

Oct 18, 2007

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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
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)

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