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The Upside of Anger
Sometimes what tears us apart helps us put it back together.
Sometimes what tears us apart helps us put it back together.
Comedy, Drama - 2005
6.8
75%
63
After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player. As the two grow closer, and her daughters increasingly rely on Denny, Terry starts to have reservations about where their relationship is headed.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
118 min
Release date:
23 Jan 2005
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$12,000,000
Revenue:
$28,237,488
Awards:
5 wins & 13 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Standard-issue.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
25 Mar 2005
fresh:
The actors tune in to their individual characters perfectly, but this is Allen's show.
– Kirk Honeycutt,
Hollywood Reporter,
2 Apr 2005
fresh:
Mike Binder's femme-dominated domestic drama hooks the viewer immediately, and is flecked with enough bitterly comic touches to make this an easy-to-digest variation of an angst-ridden tale.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
2 Apr 2005
rotten:
Binder wrote this movie for Joan Allen, and it is her flinty performance that gives the undertaking what claim it has to success.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
15 Sep 2005
rotten:
l, yet the movie's There's spiky humour and ample breathing room for the material, yet the movie's rather too intent on parading its own wisdom.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
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