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The Break-Up (2006) -- In a bid to keep their luxurious condo from their significant other, a couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment.
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The Break-Up (2006) -- In a bid to keep their luxurious condo from their significant other, a couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment.
The Break-Up (2006) -- In a bid to keep their luxurious condo from their significant other, a couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment.
The Break-Up (2006) -- In a bid to keep their luxurious condo from their significant other, a couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment.

Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   34,372 votes
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Director:
Peyton Reed
Writers (WGA):
Jeremy Garelick (screenplay) &
Jay Lavender (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
2 June 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
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Plot:
In a bid to keep their luxurious condo from their significant other, a couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(133 articles)
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User Comments:
A Drama With Comedic Elements - The Promotional Trailers Attempt to Mislead Us Again more (460 total)
US TV Schedule:
Sat. Nov. 149:00 PMLIFE   
Sun. Nov. 1512:00 AMLIFE   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Vince Vaughn ... Gary Grobowski

Jennifer Aniston ... Brooke Meyers

Joey Lauren Adams ... Addie

Cole Hauser ... Lupus Grobowski

Jon Favreau ... Johnny O

Jason Bateman ... Riggleman

Judy Davis ... Marilyn Dean

Justin Long ... Christopher
Ivan Sergei ... Carson Wigham

John Michael Higgins ... Richard Meyers

Ann-Margret ... Wendy Meyers
Vernon Vaughn ... Howard Meyers

Vincent D'Onofrio ... Dennis Grobowski
Elaine Robinson ... Carol Grobowski
Jane Alderman ... Mrs. Grobowski
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some nudity and language.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Ireland:12A | Germany:6 | Australia:M | Netherlands:MG6 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42432) | Netherlands:AL | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:Atp | Sweden:Btl | Hungary:14 | Italy:T | Philippines:R-13 | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15
Filming Locations:
Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Universal Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Tone Rangers is the name of an actual a cappella group in Washington D.C. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Brooke is on the phone after her dinner-party, she picks up a martini glass full of fruit off of the counter, empties the fruit into the garbage and then places it in the sink. In subsequent views of the counter, the glass reappears and disappears. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Gary: Come on, come on, come on.
Johnny O: All right, here we go.
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Movie Connections:
References Old School (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Well Well more

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144 out of 226 people found the following comment useful.
A Drama With Comedic Elements - The Promotional Trailers Attempt to Mislead Us Again, 4 June 2006
8/10
Author: Jeffrey Lubeck from Sun Valley ID

The Break-Up is a highly watchable drama that contains elements of cleaver comedy. Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Anniston put in solid performances in a film that feels strikingly real at times.

The Break-up does not play out as a light-hearted comedy with a predictable wrap-up in the last five minutes. The Break-Up reveals the very human side of a failed relationship and its potential reconciliation. Yes, there are some very funny scenes. However, as the misalignment of expectations quickly unfolds the movie reveals its true self.

The Break-up does a more than credible job of displaying many of the aspects of how people deal with conflict and remorse. Many of the situations play all-in-one as funny, sad and realistic.

The bottom line is that the Break-Up is solid film built with Hollywood money and stars that chooses a route its benefactors rarely allow to be taken. This fact alone makes the movie worth viewing.

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