Stuck in Love

Critics Consensus

It struggles to enliven its uneven script, but Stuck in Love boasts enough winning performances from its solid veteran cast to offer an appealing diversion for rom-com enthusiasts.

57%

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Total Count: 44

68%

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User Ratings: 12,981
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Three years past his divorce, veteran novelist Bill Borgens (Academy Award (R) nominee Greg Kinnear) can't stop obsessing over, let alone spying on, his ex-wife Erica (Academy Award (R) winner Jennifer Connelly), who ignominiously left him for another man. Even as his neighbor-with-benefits, Tricia (Kristen Bell) tries to push him back into the dating pool, he remains blind to anyone else's charms. Meanwhile, his fiercely independent collegiate daughter Samantha (Lily Collins) is publishing her first novel while recoiling at the very thought of first love with a diehard romantic (Logan Lerman); and his teen son Rusty (Nat Wolff) is trying to find his voice, both as a fantasy writer and as the unexpected boyfriend of a dream girl with unsettlingly real problems. As each of these situations mounts into a tangled trio of romantic holiday crises, it brings the Borgens to surprising revelations about how endings become beginnings. (c) Millenium
  • Rating:
    R (for language, teen drug and alcohol use, and some sexual content)
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Directed By:
    Josh Boone
  • Written By:
    Josh Boone
  • In Theaters:
     limited
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Box Office:
    $100,000
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Millenium Entertainment

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Cast

Greg Kinnear
as Bill Borgens
Jennifer Connelly
as Erica
Lily Collins
as Samantha Borgens
Nat Wolff
as Rusty Borgens
Kristen Bell
as Tricia
Logan Lerman
as Louis
Liana Liberato
as Kate
Michael Goodwin
as Professor Abbott
Stephen King
as Stephen King
Rusty Joiner
as Martin
Patrick Schwarzenegger
as Glen
David Morris
as Rodney
Alexandria Lauren Ter Avest
as Becky
Barbara Weetman
as Diane
Alex ter Avest
as Becky
Zeeko Zaki
as Gus
Nate Panning
as Bartender
Spencer Breslin
as Jason
Brandi Nicole Feemster
as Teacher
Glen Powell
as Good Looking Frat Guy
Zack Mines
as Midwest
Amber Sheets
as Danielle
Nadiyah S. Dorsey
as Nurse
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Critic Reviews for Stuck in Love

All Critics (44) | Top Critics (11)

  • Perfectly adequate airplane reading.

    Jul 5, 2013

    Ethan Alter

    Hollywood Reporter
    Top Critic

  • The story, while unsurprising, is also quietly satisfying. Everyone comes to accept some hard truths about themselves.

    Jul 5, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4

    Stephen Whitty

    Newark Star-Ledger
    Top Critic

  • Cliched literary trappings come together in "Stuck in Love," but the final product feels more like a footnote than a finished work.

    Jul 4, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

    Joe Neumaier

    New York Daily News
    Top Critic

  • Although "Stuck in Love" is an indie film, it hews slavishly to Hollywood formulas right down to its comfy Thanksgiving Day ending. It's all so easy, isn't it?

    Jul 4, 2013 | Rating: 2/5

    Stephen Holden

    New York Times
    Top Critic

  • Just like most romantic comedies (though this is more of a "rom-dram"), Stuck In Love. believes nothing is worthier than refusing to give up after you've been rebuffed in no uncertain terms.

    Jul 4, 2013 | Rating: C- | Full Review…

    Mike D'Angelo

    AV Club
    Top Critic

  • Worthwhile for its fine performances, including the best work that Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly have done in quite a while.

    Jul 3, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Lou Lumenick

    New York Post
    Top Critic
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Audience Reviews for Stuck in Love

  • May 19, 2015
    Average romance film.
    Maymay A Super Reviewer
  • Dec 27, 2014
    Despite the great soundtrack, here is a frustrating movie that shows every sign that it could have been great, with a lot to say about moving on and opening our hearts up to something new, but the payoff is contrived and doesn't ring half as true as what came before it.
    Carlos M Super Reviewer
  • Sep 30, 2014
    Had its moments, but fails to really put it all together.
    Spencer M Super Reviewer
  • Mar 04, 2014
    The quirky romantic comedy Stuck In Love is impressively thoughtful and sincere. Three years after his wife left him novelist Bill Borgens continues to hold out hope that they'll get back together; meanwhile his two teenage children deal with the break up in their own way. The themes of love appear throughout each character's journey; as they each struggle with some different aspect it, and its hold on them. Starring Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, and Kristen Bell, the casting is quite strong, and performances are all quite good. Additionally, the soundtrack does an excellent job at complementing the tone of the film. Stuck In Love is a bit of a conventional rom-com in some ways, but it has an important message that goes beyond the usual platitudes.
    Dann M Super Reviewer
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