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Happy Endings (2005)
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Reviews Counted:101
Fresh:57
Rotten:44
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: Despite strong individual performances, the overlong, disjointed plot of Happy Endings self-indulgently rambles.
Theatrical Release:Jul 15, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $1,172,987
Synopsis: Mamie is being blackmailed. This filmmaker named Nick claims to know Mamie’s son – the one she gave up for adoption – but Nick won’t introduce her to him unless he can film the reunion. Enter... [More]
Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tom Arnold, Jason Ritter, Laura Dern
Director: Don Roos
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Reviews for Happy Endings
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Potent social satire mixes with multiple characters incapable of telling the truth, especially to themselves, in writer/director Don Roos' enjoyable comedy of deception and dysfunction. Full Review |
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There's a little fanciful magic to spread over this flighty romance on the run, or at least enough to take that hackneyed notion of the happy ending, and fashion something fresh and new. Full Review |
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Rarely has a film started so brilliantly and then so willfully shot itself directly in the foot. Full Review |
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A quirky and often enjoyable film about dysfunctional relationships, Happy Endings brings together separate stories about complicated characters who are all trying to deal with the truth. Full Review |
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The cast is a who's who, a who's not, and a who might one day be; they're the best part of a picture that is unnecessarily complex. Full Review |
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Happy Endings is two-thirds of a really good film. Full Review |
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The most satisfying film of the year. Full Review |
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An unsuccessful attempt is made to tie all these loose threads together into one coherent story. Full Review |
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...an uneven, sometimes rambling journey that elicits mostly false emotion with regard to the payoff suggested by its title. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Happy Endings
November 17, 2005:
Oh It's Already Been Broughten (Part 3)
A fresh press release from Universal informs us that there will soon be a "Bring It On 3" to enjoy, but also reminds us that, hey yeah, there WAS a direct-to-video... More...
March 09, 2005:
The director arranged to have a physical obstacle—a countertop, a couch—between Tom Arnold and his gay son in every scene until they reconcile. 
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