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Along Came Polly

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Actuary Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller) is so aware of the risks inherent in all situations that he is unable to risk anything. His bride, Lisa Kramer (Debra Messing), seems perfect but cheats on him during their honeymoon. Back home in New York City, his best friend, former child star Sandy (Philip Seymour Hoffman), urges him to attend a party. There he meets an ex-classmate, Polly Prince (Jennifer Aniston), whose spirited ways spark his adoration but confound his neuroses.
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Critics Consensus

Though the supporting actors are funny, Stiller and Aniston don't make a believable couple, and the gross-out humor is gratuitous.

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Will Self London Evening Standard 01/09/2018
All I wanted out of this film was a scant 90 minutes reprieve from the dolour of a wet February in London, and all I got was a sense of irritation and torpor. Go to Full Review
Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/21/2010
2/5
Talented actors in dumb film with gross sex humor. Go to Full Review
Geoff Andrew Time Out 02/09/2006
Without the rom-com requisites of charm, chemistry, comedy and character, this doesn't even meet low expectations. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 11/05/2022
3.5/4
...a fairly standard romcom setup that is, for the most part, employed to better-than-average effect by Hamburg... Go to Full Review
Jonah Koslofsky The Spool 12/22/2020
[B]etween its tight construction and Hoffman's performance, if you're looking for a low-key movie night, pick Polly. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/01/2020
3.0/4.0
It's a film I saw at exactly the right time in my life and in the exact right mood. Go to Full Review
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Jose A @Jozer92 10h Along Came Polly having an absurdly low Rotten Tomatoes score is one of those things that makes you question how seriously we’re supposed to take aggregate critic ratings for early-2000s comedies. This is a movie that sits in the cultural memory as perfectly fine, even weirdly beloved — and yet critics basically buried it. Why? Because it’s messy, broad, and unapologetically juvenile at times. Critics dinged it for being formulaic, leaning into gross-out humor, and not reinventing the rom-com wheel. Fair… but also kind of missing the point. This movie was never trying to be When Harry Met Sally. It’s a comfort-food rom-com with anxiety jokes, awkward energy, and Philip Seymour Hoffman absolutely stealing scenes like he wandered in from a different (and funnier) movie. In short: critics graded it like prestige cinema, audiences watched it like a lazy Sunday movie, and honestly? The audiences had the right idea. Sometimes people are too cynical to appreciate good things… See more anein2 a Oct 18 This movie is supposed to be fun. It doesn't have deep characters or a good love story. But it made me laugh so hard, I had to pause multiple times. And I've never seen a more nerve-wracking scene of a toilet getting clogged. See more Matthew K. @matthewkrochmal Oct 18 This is one of the few movies that I think rotten tomatoes totally missed the mark on.. I love this movie so much, it’s one of my favorites of all time. Great funny film to watch with great actors and such incredible life lessons in the film.. watch and you won’t regret. See more Stoner J @Stoner Aug 17 Are the critics seeing the same movie I’ve watched over and over? It is absolutely hysterical through and through. And “gross out humor”, really? There’s not a single super gross part, just classic raunch humor. The story is super fun, all the actors are funny and well matched, and laughs never stop till the end. Hoffman’s character and writing is the most funny, hysterical. See more Mikey B Jul 1 A romantic comedy without the romance or comedy. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 19 LOL, contains uncensored bloopers on DVD and Blu-Ray at 4:50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The deleted and extended scenes are also funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy the movie and you will see why the bonus features are magical!!!!!!!!!!! With Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Language, Crude Humor, Sexual Content and Some Drug References!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Actuary Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller) is so aware of the risks inherent in all situations that he is unable to risk anything. His bride, Lisa Kramer (Debra Messing), seems perfect but cheats on him during their honeymoon. Back home in New York City, his best friend, former child star Sandy (Philip Seymour Hoffman), urges him to attend a party. There he meets an ex-classmate, Polly Prince (Jennifer Aniston), whose spirited ways spark his adoration but confound his neuroses.
Director
John Hamburg
Producer
Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Screenwriter
John Hamburg
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Jersey Films, Loofah Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Crude Humor|Sexual Content|Some Drug References)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 12, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 9, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$87.9M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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