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Happy Endings

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54% Tomatometer 104 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Filmmaker Nicky (Jesse Bradford) offers to track down the son that Mamie (Lisa Kudrow) gave up for adoption nearly two decades before. Meanwhile, Mamie's stepbrother (and the father of her child), Charley (Steve Coogan), along with his boyfriend, Gil, try to find out what became of the sperm Gil donated to a lesbian couple. Finally, singer Jude (Maggie Gyllenhaal) becomes entangled in a love triangle with androgynous drummer Otis (Jason Ritter) and his conservative father (Tom Arnold).
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Despite strong individual performances, the overlong, disjointed plot of Happy Endings self-indulgently rambles.

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Heather Havrilesky Salon.com 07/16/2019
A remarkably clever ensemble film. Go to Full Review Bill Muller Arizona Republic 08/11/2005
3/5
Intriguing but overlong and indulgent, the work of a writer too in love with his characters. Go to Full Review Andrew Sarris Observer 08/11/2005
Serves as a relaunching pad for the magical talents of Maggie Gyllenhaal as Jude. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 04/15/2009
B
Potent social satire mixes with multiple characters incapable of telling the truth, especially to themselves, in writer/director Don Roos' enjoyable comedy of deception and dysfunction. Go to Full Review Prairie Miller Long Island Press 10/05/2007
There's a little fanciful magic to spread over this flighty romance on the run, or at least enough to take that hackneyed notion of the happy ending, and fashion something fresh and new. Go to Full Review David Noh Film Journal International 03/01/2007
Rarely has a film started so brilliantly and then so willfully shot itself directly in the foot. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 05/29/2025 LOL, a funny and successful comedy, drama and pride movie in 2 hours and 12 minutes. Rated R for Sexual Content, Language and Some Drug Use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 11/29/2020 When Laura dern dropped the affairs news that was the ultimate check mate . There was a lot going on in this movie but I enjoyed it and thought it was very original 3.6 See more 08/04/2016 "Tom's wife is like most of us. Nothing but opinions. See more 07/16/2016 Hard to believe this funny and interesting movie gets such a low Tomatometer rating. It's a gem. See more 06/04/2015 Love this show! Sad it only got 3 seasons.... See more 05/30/2015 There are some strong performances in Happy Endings. The problem is that Don Roos' movie is that it feels like an entire TV dramedy has been squeezed into one movie. See more Read all reviews
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Don Roos

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Tom Arnold

Frank

Jesse Bradford

Nicky

Bobby Cannavale

Javier

Sarah Clarke

Diane

Steve Coogan

Charley

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Synopsis Filmmaker Nicky (Jesse Bradford) offers to track down the son that Mamie (Lisa Kudrow) gave up for adoption nearly two decades before. Meanwhile, Mamie's stepbrother (and the father of her child), Charley (Steve Coogan), along with his boyfriend, Gil, try to find out what became of the sperm Gil donated to a lesbian couple. Finally, singer Jude (Maggie Gyllenhaal) becomes entangled in a love triangle with androgynous drummer Otis (Jason Ritter) and his conservative father (Tom Arnold).
Director
Don Roos
Producer
Marc Platt, Bobby Cohen, Bob Yari, Mark Gill
Screenwriter
Don Roos
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Stratus Films, Capital Arts Entertainment, Lionsgate Films
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 15, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
2h 12m
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