Singles

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Singles

PG-13,

1992,

1h 39m,

Romance/

Comedy

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81%

48 Reviews

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73%

10,000+ Ratings

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48 Reviews

73%

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10,000+ Ratings

In Seattle during the era of grunge music, the lives and relationships of a group of young people, all living in the same apartment building, go through a period of flux. Among them are waitress and aspiring architect Janet (Bridget Fonda), who finds herself obsessed with bad boy musician Cliff (Matt Dillon) ; Linda (Kyra Sedgwick), an emotionally fragile environmentalist on the look-out for love; and Steve (Campbell Scott), a quintessential nice guy who studies traffic patterns.

Critics Consensus

Smart, funny, and engagingly scruffy, Singles is a clear-eyed look at modern romance that doubles as a credible grunge-era time capsule.

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Noel Murray

The Dissolve

Apr 6, 2015

3.5/5

It's like a catalog of everything Crowe had to offer back in the early 1990s, from detailed evocations of place and time to the characters' pronouncements about popular culture.

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

May 19, 2014

3.5/4

This is one happy-ending romance that doesn't feel forced. You can't help getting into the spirit of it.

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Terrence Rafferty

The New Yorker

May 19, 2014

This is romantic comedy of the wispiest kind, but the picture is generous, graceful, and consistently funny.

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Bob Shelton

Birmingham Post

Sep 26, 2024

This is a warm and witty piece for the young about the young.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Oct 17, 2021

3/4

...a reasonably memorable romcom...

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Malcolm L. Johnson

Hartford Courant

May 29, 2018

For all of the director-writer's hipness, there isn't much life in Singles, a wearying if occasionally witty look at life after college in the troubling years of twentysomething.

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Hagrid L

May 16, 2018

A romantic comedy that stands out thanks to its witty dialogue and clever funny moments. Plus, it's probably one of the most 90s films ever made. Taking place in Seattle with grunge music all around, capturing a cultural phenomenon in every aspect.

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Poe S

Dec 11, 2017

Looking back on Singles, the concept of the plot coming before the once-in-a-lifetime music scene the characters are near the epicentre of seems a little strange. Although not as riveting as "Fast Times", Crowe and cast genuinely try to put a relatable spin on a music scene which the earlier wave of GenXers might have missed out on. However, one scene in this film CANNOT go uncriticized: If you are at an Alice In Chains concert in the early '90s, shut your mouth and invest every atom of your attention on Layne Staley and the band. Trust me, your relationship issues can wait until the gig is over. This is a moment in your life worth experiencing uninterrupted and in all fullness.

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Theodore G

Sep 16, 2017

90's dramedy about single 20-somethings in Seattle. It tries to capture a time and place but I hated it. Nothing funny, nothing good about this movie.

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Luke S

Sep 11, 2017

It is a great light-hearted story that strikes chords and invokes nostalgia.

Kylo M

Jun 21, 2017

Totally 90s. Exceptionally grunge. Excellent movie. Killer Soundtrack. Nuff Said.

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Cameron Crowe

Director

Bridget Fonda

Janet Livermore

Matt Dillon

Cliff Poncier (Citizen Dick vocalist)

Campbell Scott

Steve Dunne

Kyra Sedgwick

Linda Powell

Sheila Kelley

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Synopsis

In Seattle during the era of grunge music, the lives and relationships of a group of young people, all living in the same apartment building, go through a period of flux. Among them are waitress and aspiring architect Janet (Bridget Fonda), who finds herself obsessed with bad boy musician Cliff (Matt Dillon) ; Linda (Kyra Sedgwick), an emotionally fragile environmentalist on the look-out for love; and Steve (Campbell Scott), a quintessential nice guy who studies traffic patterns.

Director: Cameron Crowe
Producer: Richard Hashimoto, Cameron Crowe
Screenwriter: Cameron Crowe
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 18, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 15, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.9M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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