Dopamine

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Dopamine

R,

2003,

1h 19m,

Romance/

Comedy

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50%

46 Reviews

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53%

1,000+ Ratings

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53%

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1,000+ Ratings

Software designer Rand (John Livingston) creates an animated computer program for children and tests it on a preschool class that happens to be taught by Sarah (Sabrina Lloyd), whom he has a crush on. He manages to begin a relationship with Sarah, but after he witnesses his parents' relationship deteriorate when his mother starts to suffer from Alzheimer's, Rand develops cynical, scientific opinions about the nature of love. Unfortunately, this upsets Sarah, who is more earnest and romantic.

Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

Mar 26, 2004

2/5

At bottom, what we've got here is a movie about a boy who meets a girl, loses her and tries to find a way to get her back. Which returns us to the original question: Can romance be reduced to scientific formula?

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Mar 25, 2004

1.5/4

Mostly a drab affair, unfolding in restaurants, office cubicles and anonymous apartments, in which characters talk endlessly about relationships in ways that suggest they think they're being intelligent.

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Jack Mathews

New York Daily News

Oct 29, 2003

2/4

An amiably slight independent film that probably should have gone directly to the Sundance Channel.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

May 8, 2009

D-

...gut-wrenchingly awful--should be avoided at all cost. Rated R 84 mins. (D-)http://www.colesmith

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Betsy Bozdech

DVDJournal.com

Oct 29, 2006

2/4

While Lloyd and Livingston both turn in earnest performances ... their on-screen chemistry is never strong enough to give true legitimacy to either of their positions on love.

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Kent Turner

Film-Forward.com

Apr 9, 2004

1.5/5

It's all talk and very little action. And unfortunately, most of the talk consists of thesis statements disguised as dialogue.

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Mark Decena

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John Livingston

Rand

Sabrina Lloyd

Sarah McCaulley

Bruno Campos

Winston

Rueben Grundy

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Synopsis

Software designer Rand (John Livingston) creates an animated computer program for children and tests it on a preschool class that happens to be taught by Sarah (Sabrina Lloyd), whom he has a crush on. He manages to begin a relationship with Sarah, but after he witnesses his parents' relationship deteriorate when his mother starts to suffer from Alzheimer's, Rand develops cynical, scientific opinions about the nature of love. Unfortunately, this upsets Sarah, who is more earnest and romantic.

Director: Mark Decena
Producer: Debbie Brubaker, Tad Fettig
Screenwriter: Mark Decena, Timothy Breitbach
Production Co: Kontent Films
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $69.5K
Runtime: 1h 19m
Sound Mix: Surround

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