Romantic Comedy

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Romantic Comedy

PG

1983

1h 43m

Romance

Comedy

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Playwright Jason Carmichael (Dudley Moore) meets teacher Phoebe Craddock (Mary Steenburgen) the day of his wedding to wealthy Allison St. James (Janet Eilber) and proposes a collaboration. Over the years, their comedies achieve success on Broadway, while Jason and Phoebe try to avoid following through on their mutual attraction. Frustrated with his failing marriage, Jacob begins an affair with actress Kate Mallory (Robyn Douglass), destroying both his professional and personal partnerships.

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Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Aug 3, 2021

Imagine, if you can, that somebody has spliced together the out-takes from the worst Neil Simon movies.

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

Aug 3, 2021

3/5

As you watch this picture, the earth doesn't move. It doesn't even rumble. But Romantic Comedy, in its own bumbling way, scores a few laughs.

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Diane Haithman

Detroit Free Press

Aug 3, 2021

6/10

Slade's touch is a little lighter than Neil Simon's, and there are enough little surprises in the plot to keep it from being repetitive or dull.

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John Stark

San Francisco Examiner

Aug 3, 2021

2/4

You've seen this film before.

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Bill Cosford

Miami Herald

Aug 3, 2021

1/4

The story moves slowly toward situations that are telegraphed loudly and frequently, as if Slade feared he was writing for an audience of Martians.

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 18, 2026

Romantic Comedy is a *2* star Movie!

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Mar 8, 2026

Filme ruim, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são ruins, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Munkh T

@RT64187897 Aug 1, 2024

Satisfied to watch good matched couple. The whole story is bery good as well.

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Munkhjargal A

@RT28084692 Jul 26, 2024

With this film, the director has shown that even if there is a good love, not all of them work out. because in this film, on the day of the wedding, they work together with a job offer. however, they avoided being attracted to each other.

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Bahad j

@RT27093708 Jul 25, 2024

I am very happy that the movie shows us the steps and choices that are necessary in the life of a great person. I like the movie.

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Oct 17, 2021

I love this movie (of course I love Dudley moore) but it feels so real to me even the arguments and when she called him Oliver Twist 🥰

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Arthur Hiller

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Dudley Moore

Jason Carmichael

Mary Steenburgen

Phoebe Craddock

Frances Sternhagen

Blanche Dailey

Ron Leibman

Leo Janowitz

Robyn Douglass

Kate Mallory

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Synopsis

Playwright Jason Carmichael (Dudley Moore) meets teacher Phoebe Craddock (Mary Steenburgen) the day of his wedding to wealthy Allison St. James (Janet Eilber) and proposes a collaboration. Over the years, their comedies achieve success on Broadway, while Jason and Phoebe try to avoid following through on their mutual attraction. Frustrated with his failing marriage, Jacob begins an affair with actress Kate Mallory (Robyn Douglass), destroying both his professional and personal partnerships.

Director: Arthur Hiller
Producer: Walter Mirisch, Morton Gottlieb
Screenwriter: Bernard Slade
Production Co: United Artists, Mirisch Corporation, TAFT Entertainment
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 1983, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 22, 2016
Runtime: 1h 43m

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