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Breaking Upwards

Play trailer Poster for Breaking Upwards 2010,  1h 28m,  Romance/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 60% 20 Reviews Tomatometer 58% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
60% Tomatometer 20 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A young couple (Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones) living in New York make an intricate plan to gradually end their relationship.

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Tom Russo Boston Globe Jul 15, 2010
2/4
Scenes meant to play as breezy and hip are more often just annoying. Go to Full Review
Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle Apr 15, 2010
2/4
Breaking Upwards has its amusing and touching moments, but we're left wondering just what we're supposed to make of it all. Go to Full Review
Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times Apr 9, 2010
3/5
Comes knocking at the door like a wolf in sheep's clothing, draping reality in a fictional romantic comedy about a twentysomething NYC couple named Daryl and Zoe whose relationship is coming apart. Go to Full Review
Lisa Rosman IFC.com Jul 18, 2017
In this plodding, plotting gimmick of a film, only Pablo Schreiber, as Zoe's loutish rebound, and the rarely seen Andrea Martin, as Zoe's oversharing mom, come off smelling like a rose. Go to Full Review
Michael C. Walsh Boston Phoenix Jul 14, 2010
3/4
Wein's debut feature is kind of a mess: he withholds and warps the emotions of the main characters till there's little sympathy to be had. But though this tactic is usually enough to derail a film, it works here... Go to Full Review
Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat May 15, 2010
1/4
Whiny and self-indulgent. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Daryl Wein

Director

Daryl Wein

Daryl

Zoe Lister Jones

Zoe

Julie White

Joanie

Peter Friedman

Alan

Andrea Martin

Helaine

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Breaking Upwards

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young couple (Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones) living in New York make an intricate plan to gradually end their relationship.
Director
Daryl Wein
Producer
Zoe Lister Jones, Daryl Wein
Screenwriter
Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister Jones, Peter Duchan
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Daryl Wein Films, Mister Lister Films
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 2, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$76.4K
Runtime
1h 28m
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