The Odd Couple

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The Odd Couple

G

1968

1h 45m

Comedy

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When fussy Felix (Jack Lemmon) becomes suicidal over his impending divorce, he accepts an offer to move in with his best friend, messy Oscar (Walter Matthau). Felix drives Oscar crazy with his obsession over his soon-to-be ex. Oscar tries to get him out of his funk by arranging a double date with two wacky British neighbors, Cecily (Monica Evans) and Gwendolyn (Carole Shelley). When the plan backfires and Felix grows even more despondent, his friendship with Oscar is put to the test.

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Critics Consensus

Enlivening Neil Simon's crackerjack script with their harmonious rapport, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are a perfect pairing as The Odd Couple.

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Judith Crist

New York Magazine/Vulture

Jun 7, 2022

The Odd Couple, one of the very best comedies to have emanated from Broadway in recent years, arrived on screen not only intact but actually enhanced by the transition.

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Ray Loynd

The Hollywood Reporter

May 3, 2019

Capitalizing on almost every funny line in the play, and keeping physical setups to a wise minimum, playwright-screenwriter Neil Simon and director Gene Saks have adapted to the screen, fidelity-sharp, the embattled hilarity of The Odd Couple.

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TIME Magazine

Apr 27, 2009

The Neil Simon comedy that lit up Broadway for more than two years shines again in this flawed but still funny screen adaptation.

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

Oct 4, 2022

The two stars go together like scotch and soda, and their rapport lifts every scene.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jan 17, 2021

3/4

...a deliberately-paced and often unabashedly stagy comedy that benefits substantially from the justifiably iconic work of its stars...

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 27, 2020

7/10

Lemmon and Matthau have an undeniable chemistry that allows their highly contrasting personalities to generate a fitting camaraderie and plenty of comical conundrums.

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Robert P

@Superbad 1 day ago

The Odd Couple = a *4.5* star movie!

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Kevin P

@RT55971421 Aug 19, 2026

An old school comedy classic that holds up surprisingly better than I anticipated. It's legendary for Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathou's comedic chemistry genius as two divorced men (Felix and Oscar) looking together and becoming an old married couple with a classic setup of the slob and neat freak trying to live together. Their improvisational banter is infectiously entertaining and you really buy them as polar opposites who also happen to be close friends. What helps subverts this setup is how seriously the movie takes Felix's obsession a mental health crisis and Oscar is more sympathetic and reasonable than most "slob" characters in this dynamic. And thankfully Felix is still sympathetic since his neat freak tendencies are obsessive routines and are clearly symptoms of chronic OCD. The movie is still really funny and overall has a chill vibe hangout movie. It's a very funny and sweet movie with great acting from these two comedic legends.

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Jason R

@JasonLovesMoviesForever Aug 6, 2026

A Timeless Comedy that modern comedy should learn from! This movie was hilarious and had a good story to it.

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Patrick C

@RT84374237 May 20, 2026

Having just watched 'The Odd Couple' for the first time, I can understand why it's held in such esteem. A brilliant script, great performances, but it didn't quite do it for me. I found Jack Lemmon's character Felix really annoying and felt I'd have strangled him before he had the chance to do anything dramatic, had I been in that situation. Ditto the giggly English sisters, who I just wanted to disappear.

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Kiami T

@Kiami Feb 24, 2026

It's just so enjoyable to watch! So funny, well written and acted. Despite being a screwball comedy, it has a subtlety that just isn't seen in comedy nowadays.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 3, 2025

Funny in 1.75 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Synopsis

When fussy Felix (Jack Lemmon) becomes suicidal over his impending divorce, he accepts an offer to move in with his best friend, messy Oscar (Walter Matthau). Felix drives Oscar crazy with his obsession over his soon-to-be ex. Oscar tries to get him out of his funk by arranging a double date with two wacky British neighbors, Cecily (Monica Evans) and Gwendolyn (Carole Shelley). When the plan backfires and Felix grows even more despondent, his friendship with Oscar is put to the test.

Director: Gene Saks
Producer: Howard W. Koch
Screenwriter: Neil Simon
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 2, 1968, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 45m

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