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The Broken Hearts Club - A Romantic Comedy
2000
Focusing in on a close group of single gay pals living in Hollywood, California, THE BROKEN HEART'S CLUB is a poignant film about the ways that these friends both support each other and annoy each other, guiding each other through trials and tribulations with relationships, careers, getting older, and life in general. The film .. Read more
| Starring | Dean Cain, Nia Long, Timothy Olyphant, Zach Braff |
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| Director | Greg Berlanti |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
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The Broken Hearts Club - A Romantic Comedy
Focusing in on a close group of single gay pals living in Hollywood, California, THE BROKEN HEART'S CLUB is a poignant film about the ways that these friends both support each other and annoy each other, guiding each other through trials and tribulations with relationships, careers, getting older, and life in general. The film was written and directed by Greg Berlanti who previously wrote episodes of the popular television show DAWSON'S CREEK. THE BROKEN HEARTS CLUB is a timeless comedy that really tells it like it is.
| Starring | Dean Cain, Nia Long, Timothy Olyphant, Zach Braff, Andrew Keegan, Mary McCormack, John Mahoney, Billy Porter, Justin Theroux, Ben Weber, Matt McGrath |
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| Director | Greg Berlanti |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | DVD: 05 Nov 2001 Production year: 2000 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (6)
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Simmering with bitchy insults, lustful laments and slyly understated truths, this gay ensemble comedy resembles Swingers in a Diner in search of Sex in the City. But who says you have to be original to be amusing? Every one of Timothy Olyphant's team-mates on John Mahoney's softball team flirts with stereotype. Yet they all emerge as credible characters, whether they're flightily gay, podgily insecure or posturingly macho. Much of this is down to some unselfish acting. But most of the credit has to go to writer/director Greg Berlanti, who judges the mix of camp quippery, Hollywood affectation and romantic pathos to a nicety.
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"...Like STEEL MAGNOLIAS, THE BROKEN HEARTS CLUB emerges as an engaging [film] about the importance of community in the face of life's disappointments..."
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19 out of 20 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Seen it before, want to see it again.
This film, though ostensibly aimed at a gay audience, is good entertainment for all persuasions (or it should be: gays are happy enough watching many 'straight' films). It covers many aspects of gay life but is predominantly about the trials and tribulations of 'friendship'. Funny, touching and telling, it is a film worth watching by anyone that has experienced connection with another human being, or indeed is still waiting to connect. First class entertainment.
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Great
I loved this film, it has to be one of my favourites this year.
No big stars, no special effects and no violence but the film was superb.
Of course you have to know that the film is all about gay men, so if that ain't your bag then you ain't going to enjoy it. But if you have an open mind and a sense of humour then you will love this movie as much as I did. -
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The Broken Hearts Club - A Romantic Comedy
Focusing in on a close group of single gay pals living in Hollywood, California, THE BROKEN HEART'S CLUB is a poignant film about the ways that these friends both support each other and annoy each other, guiding each other through trials and tribulations with relationships, careers, getting older, ...
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