Mad Love

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Mad Love

PG-13

1995

1h 35m

Romance

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Matt (Chris O'Donnell) falls for Casey (Drew Barrymore), the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a darkness to her whimsy that Matt can't begin to comprehend. When Casey attempts to commit suicide, her parents (Joan Allen, Jude Ciccolella) place her in a mental institution. Matt springs her out, and together the young lovers head on a road trip. They believe their love can cure Casey's problems. Matt starts to wonder, though, if are they inspired or misguided.

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Critics Consensus

Mad Love tries to juggle mental illness with meet-cute, and the end result is a misguided rom-com whose sparks resolutely fail to fly.

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Emanuel Levy

Variety

Aug 21, 2006

C

Though well-acted by Chris O'Donnell and Drerw Barrymore, this is yet another version of amour fou and love on the run that makes little sense and fails to reach the heart.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3/4

The movie deals seriously with mental illness, and also with that overwhelming mental and physical condition known as being a teenager in love.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Jan 1, 2000

1/4

Almost dreadful enough to spark reassessment of Brooke Shields in Endless Love.

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Anderson Jones

Philadelphia Daily News

Apr 26, 2022

3/4

It's like several of MTV's "Alternative Nation" videos strung together, occasionally interrupted by dialogue.

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

May 7, 2007

2/5

Eric Monder

Film Journal International

Mar 1, 2007

Despite the old-fashioned ideology, at least Mad Love is good to look at.

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Ariel L

@Alegeriadelosimple Jun 14, 2026

It captures the longing to be loved and accepted, even in your darkest moments. Movies like this just aren’t made anymore - June 2026

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jul 11, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, 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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Tamera T

@Tameramarie0813 Jan 24, 2025

This is one of my favorite movies from the 90s by far & an awesome soundtrack to boot! I loved it , and some of the situations hit home to me as a teen , I Deff cried at the end . Such a wonderful cast !

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Rosana B

@RosanaBotafogo Dec 31, 2024

Um filme intenso e lindo, necessária arte, numa época que pouco se falava sobre depressão, saúde mental, suicídio, terapias e medicamentos, e afins, uma geração psiquiátrica recém-saída do tratamento de lobotomia e hospícios, por conta do controverso filme anterior de Antonia (O Padre) reduziram a depressão um caso de transtorno bipolar da protagonista... Um romance com um plano de fundo poderoso, atuações impecáveis, emociona, deixa o coração quentinho, choca e faz refletir… Muito bom…

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Feb 18, 2023

Surprisingly powerful given the tricky subject.

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Apr 4, 2021

I really like this movie!!

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Synopsis

Matt (Chris O'Donnell) falls for Casey (Drew Barrymore), the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a darkness to her whimsy that Matt can't begin to comprehend. When Casey attempts to commit suicide, her parents (Joan Allen, Jude Ciccolella) place her in a mental institution. Matt springs her out, and together the young lovers head on a road trip. They believe their love can cure Casey's problems. Matt starts to wonder, though, if are they inspired or misguided.

Director: Antonia Bird
Producer: David Manson
Screenwriter: Paula Milne
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 26, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.5M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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