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Breaking Up

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
3K
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Breaking Up (1997)
A couple circa 30 breaks up after 2 1/2 years - or do they?
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A couple circa 30 breaks up after 2 1/2 years - or do they?A couple circa 30 breaks up after 2 1/2 years - or do they?A couple circa 30 breaks up after 2 1/2 years - or do they?

  • Director
    • Robert Greenwald
  • Writer
    • Michael Cristofer
  • Stars
    • Russell Crowe
    • Salma Hayek
    • Abraham Alvarez
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Greenwald
    • Writer
      • Michael Cristofer
    • Stars
      • Russell Crowe
      • Salma Hayek
      • Abraham Alvarez
    • 30User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Russell Crowe and Salma Hayek in Breaking Up (1997)
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    Russell Crowe
    Russell Crowe
    • Steve
    Salma Hayek
    Salma Hayek
    • Monica
    Abraham Alvarez
    • Minister
    Carlo Corazon
    Carlo Corazon
    • Gym Trainer (day dream sequence)
    • (uncredited)
    Marty Granger
    • Steve's date - kissing
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Ann Schmidt
    Mary Ann Schmidt
    • Dream Scene Fitness Model
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Greenwald
    • Writer
      • Michael Cristofer
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Kelly Preston auditioned for the role of Monica.
    • Quotes

      Monica: Something happened to the world and nobody understood it. It was confusing and people started jumping to conclusions. There are no more absolutes. Time space good evil the things we know the things we believe in the things we see we thought we understood these things but maybe we don't maybe they're all relative.

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    User reviews30

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    9/10
    Excellent portrait of a relationship
    This is not a mainstream movie. This is the film of a play. And its excellent. I rented it because of the cast. I couldn't turn it off because of their truly awesome performances.

    Monica is in love with Steve. Steve is in love with Monica. The only problem is, they don't know why. They don't know what questions to ask, of themselves or each other. They struggle with expressing what they believe is honesty. They wound one another raging against unmet expectations they've never admitted, thinking that such admissions would be contrary to their love. They're both too young to handle the intensity of their emotions, to understand what's happening.

    This film is billed as a comedy. As a comedy, it fails miserably. Watch it instead as a tragedy, and you'll fall in love with it.
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    • laura-stuker
    • Jan 10, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 17, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • На межі розриву
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Greenlight Productions
      • New Regency Productions
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,690
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,493
      • Oct 19, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,690
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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