Film201698 min

Maggie's Plan

Name: Maggie's Plan
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2016
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, Travis Fimmel

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancewholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections

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"Chapter One: Maggie Meets John"

Boxlist takeA good-natured romantic comedy that is accessible, emotional and uncomplicated. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

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

Quality rating

5.7 /10

TMDB · 296 votes

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

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own is derailed when she falls in love with John, a married man, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But one daughter and three years later, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex wife are actually perfect for each other?

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