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Up for Love

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Up for Love

2016

1h 38m

Romance

Comedy

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A lawyer and a charming gentleman hit it off over the phone. When they meet, she is astonished to see that he is very short, but she tries to overcome her own prejudices and have the time of her life.

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David Stratton

The Australian

The nagging feeling remains that for a film that appears to position itself as a comedic assault on political correctness, it pulls too many punches.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 2, 2016

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Kate Muir

Times (UK)

A French rom-com starring Jean Dujardin as a handsome, charming architect with one little problem: he is 4ft 5in high.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 10, 2016

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Alex Migdal

Globe and Mail

Dujardin and Efira are both charming and beautiful, and the film glistens in its breezy cobblestoned scenery.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 2, 2016

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Rachel Brook

One Room With A View

The plot's a supermarket sweep, but Up for Love displays a lot of technical elegance.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 29, 2019

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

You want this power couple to get together in the end and it's a watchable, even if rather flawed, romcom.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 20, 2019

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

It would be easy to pick on Up for Love as an offensive movie, but in reality, it's just useless. It's a stupid film with a stupid premise done stupidly.

Aug 28, 2018

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I enjoyed the film but wish I could watch it without having to read the subtitles. There were some laughs and some sadness of understanding that people can love for all reasons and not be judged for who they are. I love films where they introduce someone with a disability to get a message across to viewers without have to be judged and can be accepting of who they are and people who are living differently to them.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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sometimes it's difficult to watch foreign movies, but not this one. light romcom and I find it pleasurable to hear French. Dujardin is charming. I can see why they call him French George Clooney

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Likeable and enjoyable French rom-com with just about the right amount of quirkiness.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Dujardin shines as a successful architect who has to struggle with the prejudices against his dwarfism in love and everyday life. A credible, admirable, sometimes painful, tragicomedy

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

cliches abound but i wasn't annoyed because i found myself smiling throughout the movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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A truly marvelous film. Sweet, charming and completely engaging, this wonderful little Franco-Belgium project starring the wonderful Jean Dujardin and Virginie Efira tells the sweet and common story of a wonderful man who has it all, except for his size. It's about the struggle that women have when confronted with everything that they want, except size. Perhaps it is because I have known several women who dismiss men who are not tall - or because I have heard so many times from women friends that the physical appearance of their men is so important to them that I find this film so captivating. Not the first time that such a topic has been covered in film, but a charming modern take with a frank exploration of this feeling. Set aside your critical tendencies and immerse yourself in this wonderful romantic comedy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Laurent Tirard

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Jean Dujardin

Alexandre

Virginie Efira

Diane

Cédric Kahn

Bruno

César Domboy

Benji

Manoëlle Gaillard

Nicole

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Synopsis

A lawyer and a charming gentleman hit it off over the phone. When they meet, she is astonished to see that he is very short, but she tries to overcome her own prejudices and have the time of her life.

Director: Laurent Tirard
Producer: Sidonie Dumas, Vanessa van Zuylen
Screenwriter: Laurent Tirard, Grégoire Vigneron
Production Co: Gaumont, M6 Films
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 6, 2018
Runtime: 1h 38m

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