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Lauren Mauldin encourages women to follow the PIG Theory, and to break up with men precisely at six months in order to avoid heartache. But then she meets Calvin Chesney, who refuses to be dumped. Instead, he challenges Lauren to a competition.

Critics Reviews

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Joe Leydon Variety Jan 26, 2018
This ponderous misfire removes the laughs from romantic comedy in the name of trying to find the essence of true love. Go to Full Review
Derek Smith Slant Magazine Jan 22, 2018
1/4
The will-they-won't-they of the film is a non-starter, and as such the film's climax is stripped of suspense and even the most basic of dramatic payoffs. Go to Full Review
Andrea Beach Common Sense Media Oct 8, 2019
2/5
Predictable romcom has lots of drinking, some stereotypes. Go to Full Review
Jeff Simon Buffalo News Apr 8, 2019
1.5/4
I'm not sure you could find a less engaging and more generic film title than The Competition. Go to Full Review
Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Jan 24, 2018
7/10
Contrived with stilted, clunky dialogue and intrusive music, but it's nonetheless engaging and uplifting sans dullness and schmaltz. Thora Birch gives a tender, nuanced performance that exudes charisma. She's just as radiant as Leslie Caron was in Gigi. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Sep 3, 2018 Not one laugh. No chemistry between leads, no charm no charisma, no donkey. No. It's so bad that I wrote my first review on RT... this one! The writer Kelsey Tucker must have something over whoever financed this soulless crap. See more
Aug 24, 2018 Cringe worthy...the acting was horrible and the plot was unoriginal and predictable. A five your old could have written the script. The movie was full of uncreative dialogue, and unnatural acting habits. Just horrible. See more
Rey W Jul 21, 2018 Undoubtedly one of the worst movies I've ever tried to watch. Dumb premise. Horrible acting. Apparently the editor was being held hostage. Simply unwatchable. The idea that women would like this film beggars all belief. We are to believe a successful blogger (with two million followers and a pending book deal) is going to throw all that away for a guy she just met in some sort of stupid challenge. It is unwatchable. See more
Ron L Apr 6, 2018 I thought this was going to be one of those sort-of-cheesy/not-realistic, but still fun-to-watch romantic comedies. If that's what you're looking for, be cautious that this movie has very awkward, clunky writing, along with some scenes that go on for too long. The relationship between the characters seems forced though I'm sure the actors did the best they could with the script. The movie has a few light-hearted chuckles, but for the most part, it's just really not a good movie. See more
George L Apr 1, 2018 I really hope that men in real life aren't as shallow as they are portrayed in the film.
Han S Mar 29, 2018 Boring movie with a premise that, with good writing and better acting, should be fun and funny.
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Movie Info

Synopsis Lauren Mauldin encourages women to follow the PIG Theory, and to break up with men precisely at six months in order to avoid heartache. But then she meets Calvin Chesney, who refuses to be dumped. Instead, he challenges Lauren to a competition.
Director
Harvey Lowry
Producer
Kelsey Tucker, Jasmine Fontes, Thora Birch, Harvey Lowry
Screenwriter
Kelsey Tucker
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
The Theory Inc., Ascension Media
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 26, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 26, 2018
Runtime
1h 43m
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