Film2005128 min

Happy Endings

Name: Happy Endings
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2005
Duration: 128 min
Cast: Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Jesse Bradford, Bobby Cannavale, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancemusic/dancewholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers alltroubled leads

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"All's well that ends swell."

Boxlist takeA moving romantic comedy that is grounded, simple and small-scale. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.7 /10

TMDB · 75 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Nicky offers to track down the son that Mamie gave up for adoption nearly two decades before. Meanwhile, Mamie's stepbrother (and the father of her child), Charley, along with his boyfriend, Gil, try to find out what became of the sperm Gil donated to a lesbian couple. Finally, singer Jude becomes entangled in a love triangle with androgynous drummer Otis and his conservative father.

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