The Heartbreak Kid

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The Heartbreak Kid

R,

2007,

1h 58m,

Comedy/

Romance

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29%

153 Reviews

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37%

250,000+ Ratings

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29%

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153 Reviews

37%

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250,000+ Ratings

After a short fling with a beautiful woman named Lila (Malin Akerman) and at the urging of his friends and family, Eddie (Ben Stiller) proposes marriage. But Eddie didn't realize that Lila is a shrew, and she reveals her true nature during their honeymoon. He then meets Miranda (Michelle Monaghan) and is convinced she is his soul mate. Eddie sets out to woo Miranda and extricate himself from his wife's claws.

Critics Consensus

Despite some amiable performances, The Heartbreak Kid is neither as daring nor as funny as the Farrelly Brothers' earlier films.

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

Aug 12, 2008

If The Heartbreak Kid doesn't go totally wrong, its big problem is that doesn't really go anywhere. It just sort of lies there, like dumb Lila on the beach, waiting to turn gold.

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

May 1, 2008

2/5

[The] 2007 remake delivers a lot of laughs despite the fact we're clearly supposed to root for and feel sorry for the cad ... no matter how squirmy or awful his actions.

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David Fear

Time Out

Jan 18, 2008

1/6

The original's premise has been stripped of anything to do with upward mobility, and except for one shot involving a Prince Albert, the Farrellys' signature shock humor is largely absent.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 24, 2020

6/10

This film's twist is to add graphic nudity, habitual expletives, and an update to the believability of it all, which formerly required more of a suspension of disbelief.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 10, 2020

1.5/4.0

This mean-spirited and surprisingly unfunny Stiller/Farrelly teaming is truly heartbreaking.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Nov 21, 2019

Lila's character is forced to do and say things that are so crude and insensitive that I found myself feeling sorry for Akerman as an actress.

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Ron L

Mar 16, 2019

The Farrelly Brothers have done very funny films from Dumb & Dumber, Kingpin, Me, Myself and Irene and There's Something About Mary. Ben Stiller puts a wonderful performance alongside Malin Akerman and she plays the stereotypical crazy woman well. I enjoyed seeing Arthur Stiller work with his son Ben Stiller because they are always funny together such as when they were in Zoolander together. Carlos Mencia who is a controversial comedian plays the owner of the hotel and provides a lot of laughs.

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Draco L

Jan 28, 2019

I decent comedy but aren't all Ben Stiller movies worth watching

Theodore R

Nov 10, 2018

This film was unwatchable.

Finn L

Jun 9, 2018

very funny with a cool story and lots of great situational humor. lots of really funny moments and isn't completely predictable. (about 3 viewings) SPOILERS the sort of twist at the very end is pretty awesome and gave me some goosebumps

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Finn R

Jan 15, 2018

A Farrelly Brothers failure of monumental proportions. The laughs are interspersed few and far between long tedious spells of feigned early onset marital frustration. Malin Akerman and Ben Stiller have virtually zero chemistry between them. By the time it's half-way through you realize there isn't a single character on screen worth cheering for and somehow this film actually manages to get worse from there fleshing out a highly implausible plot with absurdly ludicrous scenarios where even a mild chuckle is in short supply.

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Han L

Sep 4, 2017

4/9/17 Acceptable Rom-Com

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Peter Farrelly

Director

Robert Farrelly

Director

Ben Stiller

Eddie

Michelle Monaghan

Miranda

Jerry Stiller

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Malin Akerman

Lila

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Synopsis

After a short fling with a beautiful woman named Lila (Malin Akerman) and at the urging of his friends and family, Eddie (Ben Stiller) proposes marriage. But Eddie didn't realize that Lila is a shrew, and she reveals her true nature during their honeymoon. He then meets Miranda (Michelle Monaghan) and is convinced she is his soul mate. Eddie sets out to woo Miranda and extricate himself from his wife's claws.

Director: Peter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly
Producer: Ted Field, Bradley Thomas
Screenwriter: Scot Armstrong, Leslie Dixon, Robert Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Kevin Barnett
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Conundrum Entertainment, Radar Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Davis Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Crude Humor|Scene of Drug Use Inv. a Minor|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 5, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.8M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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