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The Break-Up

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The Break-Up
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PG13,1hr 46min
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June 2, 2006
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Universal Pictures
Synopsis: A once-loving couple whose happily ever-after quickly turned into a never-again finds their crumbling romance complicated when both parties refuse to move out of the pair's recently purchased condo. The Break-Up is a romantic comedy that starts where all the others end. The future once looked promising for thirtysomething couple Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) and Gary (Vince Vaughn), but lately it seems like a series of increasingly petty and intolerable squabbles have snuffed any semblance ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
By John Hartl, Film critic, MSNBC
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"It's as if the filmmakers set out to turn the central couple in this "romantic comedy" into outrageously sexist stereotypes of ugly Americans." Full Review
Perry Seibert
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Peyton Reed's The Break-Up earns its title honestly. The screenplay, the actors, and the director have succeeded in capturing an ugly, pedestrian break-up between two very average emotionally stunted people. ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Gary, Gary Grobowski
Brooke, Brooke Meyers
Lupus Grobowski, Lupus Grabowski
Riggleman
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