Happy Accidents

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Happy Accidents

R,

2001,

1h 50m,

Romance/

Comedy

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69%

62 Reviews

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75%

5,000+ Ratings

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69%

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62 Reviews

75%

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5,000+ Ratings

A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary New York City where past and future experiences of trust, commitment and denial are cleverly put to the test. Just as Ruby (Marisa Tomei) is beginning to relish her first-ever healthy relationship, Sam (Vincent D'Onofrio) begins muttering about being a time traveler from the year 2470.

Critics Consensus

Happy Accidents has enough quirkiness and charm to rise above the more formulaic entries in the romantic comedy genre.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 24, 2010

4/5

Tangy romantic comedy plays sly games.

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Eric Harrison

Houston Chronicle

Oct 19, 2001

The story isn't perfectly proportioned ... but it gets quirkier at the points where most romantic comedies go limp.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Oct 16, 2001

3/5

Gleefully silly fun, with a few core concepts on the nature of time, space, and la-la-la-love thrown in for good measure.

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Kathi Maio

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

Feb 27, 2020

To make an exhilarating movie, a filmmaker should play with a genre, but not in the same old ways...

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

Nov 19, 2008

[A] warmed-over episode of The Twilight Zone.

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Film Threat

Dec 6, 2005

3.5/5

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Hagrid S

Jul 30, 2018

The charm of the two stars slightly offsets the silly time travel conventions.

Luke S

Mar 17, 2018

I genuinely think they are a nice couple, don't you? That, plus the fact that I am a sucker for the time travel element, save a movie that has nothing life-changing.

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Sep 17, 2017

Great Movie parallels My Husband and My 40 year marriage in very simulars wayside..... and When we met especially!

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Brad Anderson

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Vincent D'Onofrio

Sam Deed

Nadia Dajani

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Synopsis

A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary New York City where past and future experiences of trust, commitment and denial are cleverly put to the test. Just as Ruby (Marisa Tomei) is beginning to relish her first-ever healthy relationship, Sam (Vincent D'Onofrio) begins muttering about being a time traveler from the year 2470.

Director: Brad Anderson
Producer: Susan A. Stover
Screenwriter: Brad Anderson
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Accidental Productions, Independent Film Channel
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 24, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $688.5K
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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