Happy Anniversary (2018)

A couple on their three-year anniversary need to decide whether to stay together or call it quits.

Director:

Jared Stern

Writer:

Jared Stern

Stars:

Noël Wells, Ben Schwartz, Rahul Kohli

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Noël Wells	...	Mollie
Ben Schwartz	...	Sam
Rahul Kohli	...	Ed
Joe Pantoliano	...	Aldo
Annie Potts	...	Diane
Kristin Bauer van Straten	...	Willa
David Walton	...	Arik
Leonardo Nam	...	Hao
Kate Berlant	...	Lindsay
Sanchita Malik	...	Priya
Isidora Goreshter	...	Georgia
Andy St. Clair	...	Georgia's Husband
Tanner Goodstadt	...	Georgia's Toddler
Noreen O'Neill	...	Clerk
Molly Schreiber	...	Sheera

Storyline

A couple on their three-year anniversary need to decide whether to stay together or call it quits.

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Plot Keywords:

indie movie | two word title | relationship anniversary | third anniversary | romantic relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Feliz Aniversário de Casamento

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Industry Entertainment, Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Noël Wells also played the love interest of Aziz Ansari in "Master of None", who co-starred with Ben Schwartz in Parks and Rec.

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Quotes

Sam: At a certain point, you gotta shit or get off the pot.
Mollie: [takes deep breath] Yeah. Otherwise, you get hemorrhoids and that's worse than anything.

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Connections

References Frasier (1993)

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Soundtracks

Brazilian Breeze
Written by Jordan Seigel, Alexander Michael Frank, Jacob Bradley Reed
Performed by Real Jazz
Courtesy of Oovra Music

User Reviews

A pleasant surprise

I had just watched Woody Allen's Wonder Wheel a day earlier (another romance film) and I have to say this movie was so much better than that.

The chemistry between couple was superb (unlike the other film where they had none). The acting from Noel Wells (1st time seen her in something) and Ben Schwartz (he was the reason I watched the film, I really liked him in other shows I have seen him in) was very good. They worked together well. Bounced off one another. Looked and felt like a real couple. The friendship between Ben Schwartz and Rahul Kohli was high quality too.

I wasn't expecting much from this film. I was hoping for passable and wasn't even truly expecting that. So to get a film that was watchable and enjoyable was a nice surprise.

I liked the characters. I liked their chemistry together. I liked the dialogue in the movie. The pacing was good. Kept it short and that worked well. I liked how the movie told the story of the couple's 3rd anniversary but also included flashbacks to give you an idea of what their relationship was like (the good and the bad) to let you the viewer understand how they arrived at this point. And how hard it was for them to figure out whether this relationship was simply good or marriage worthy.

A pleasant surprise. Worth a viewing.