The Perfect Man

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The Perfect Man

PG,

2005,

1h 40m,

Romance/

Comedy

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6%

124 Reviews

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58%

250,000+ Ratings

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6%

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124 Reviews

58%

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250,000+ Ratings

Every time Jean (Heather Locklear) goes through a bad breakup, she moves her two daughters elsewhere. Determined to make a home in New York, their latest destination, eldest daughter Holly (Hilary Duff) creates a fake online secret admirer for her mother, based on her friend's uncle. But as the "romance" develops, Holly encounters obstacles as her mom falls for the lie. Meanwhile, Holly has found her own love interest this time around in her cute classmate Adam (Ben Feldman).

Critics Consensus

Preposterous and predictable, The Perfect Man manages few laughs with its poorly paced sitcom script, cookie-cutter characters and contrived plotting.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Aug 4, 2014

I kept steepling my hands and hiding behind them.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Jun 7, 2013

1/5

Watching this unspeakably rubbish teen romcom is, to quote David Lodge's classic description of National Service, like a punishment for a crime you can't remember committing.

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David Germain

Associated Press

Jun 7, 2013

The movie is a toxic buzz of sweetness that Duff's teen gal fans might lap up, while all others suffer through a prolonged sugar fit.

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Adam Smith

Radio Times

Jun 7, 2013

1/5

Even ardent Hilary Duff fans will have a hard time swallowing this thoroughly dim-witted romantic comedy.

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

Jun 7, 2013

The intrigues are laboriously contrived, the film exudes disingenuous sentiments, and it has three happy endings -- one for Mum and one for each daughter.

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Christopher Borrelli

Toledo Blade

Jun 7, 2013

2/4

[Hilary Duff movies] never do solve their one nagging flaw: Duff's characters are remarkably self-possessed for teens but not enough to recognize the sitcoms they inhabit.

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Rey S

Dec 10, 2018

The Perfect Man tries to be cute and has some funny moments but suffers from a crappy script, a predictable storyline, painfully unremarkable performances and, most egregiously, an offensive portrayal of a gay man. Yeah, that oughta land you all the LGBT fans, movie. Give this one a skip.

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Luke G

Nov 13, 2018

HORRENDOUS movie! Just horrendous! One of the worst, most cliched, and most boring movies I have ever watched in my entire life. One of the worst chick flicks ever made. This movie was so bad and boring that it put me to sleep. All of the characters suck. The plot is stupid. The humor is unfunny. In this movie, we never even got to see the mom date the so-called "perfect man". I love Hilary Duff, but this movie was just a horrendous, super cliched snooze-fest. Rating: 0.6/10

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Poe W

Sep 30, 2017

Watched this as a pick me up during the weekend after a stressful week at work. And also because I was a huge Hilary Duff fan, but never saw this movie. It's true that the plot isn't really that great, but the actors were nice to look at (who can resist young Ben Feldman?!) and there's a happy ending. Recommended for days when you just want mindless fluff.

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Han S

Jan 28, 2017

It's a little cheesy but it's got good music and a very cute storyline.

Harry S

Feb 15, 2010

A mix of a teen movie and a chick flick. It's kind of stupid, and feels like it was made-for-television. Too corny. (First and only viewing - In my early twenties)

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Mark Rosman

Director

Hilary Duff

Holly Hamilton

Heather Locklear

Jean Hamilton

Chris Noth

Ben Cooper

Mike O'Malley

Lenny Horton

Ben Feldman

Adam Forrest

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Synopsis

Every time Jean (Heather Locklear) goes through a bad breakup, she moves her two daughters elsewhere. Determined to make a home in New York, their latest destination, eldest daughter Holly (Hilary Duff) creates a fake online secret admirer for her mother, based on her friend's uncle. But as the "romance" develops, Holly encounters obstacles as her mom falls for the lie. Meanwhile, Holly has found her own love interest this time around in her cute classmate Adam (Ben Feldman).

Director: Mark Rosman
Producer: Marc Platt, Susan Duff, Dawn Wolfrom
Screenwriter: Gina Wendkos, Heather Robinson, Michael McQuown
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Mildly Suggestive Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 17, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.2M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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