Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) poster
2011 · romantic-comedy · ensemble · dramedy

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Directed by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa1h 58m2011
ElsewhereIMDb7.4601kRT79%Metacritic68TMDB7.39k
  • warm
  • brisk
  • redemptive
  • tender
Movie DNA

Cosy, kinetic, gentle romantic-comedy / ensemble, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.

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Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.

Our read · Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded romantic-comedy · ensemble · dramedy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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You want a clever romcom about divorce, dating and second chances with sharp banter.

ends upliftingyou’ll feel glowing aftersteady all the waygrips by minute 3attention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upcringe humiliation

Skip it tonightYou dislike romantic complications or want darker drama tonight.

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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