The Matchbreaker

2016
PG
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

2.9K

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Christina Grimmie and Wesley Elder in The Matchbreaker (2016)

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Comedy Romance

A young professional breakup artist reaches a crisis when the girl he's hired to target is the girl he's always wanted.A young professional breakup artist reaches a crisis when the girl he's hired to target is the girl he's always wanted.A young professional breakup artist reaches a crisis when the girl he's hired to target is the girl he's always wanted.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

2.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Only movie featuring Christina Grimmie. She was shot and killed after her concert in Orlando on June 10, 2016. She was 22.

Goofs
When Ethan and Sam walk to the gas station, a Dodge Minivan is parked behind them. In the next frame, it vanishes.

Quotes
[First lines]
Sam: Why'd you breakup with her?
Ethan Cooper: Seven reasons actually. Number one, she doesn't vote.
Sam: Eh!
Ethan Cooper: Shh! Number two, she cheered for Bulgaria in the last Olympics.
Sam: Bulgarians don't even cheer for Bulgaria.
Ethan Cooper: Okay, so it was one Bulgarian and he was missing an arm.
Sam: The rest of the time she cheered for America?
Ethan Cooper: Yes.
Sam: Okay, that one's a stretch too. Look, why don't you just forget your seven reasons and admit that you only need one to talk yourself out of any girl.
Ethan Cooper: What's that?
Sam: That she's not Emily.

Crazy credits
"Obviously there were animals in the film. And we didn't harm them. But no one was there to watch so we can't put their logo here."

Connections
References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtracks
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Featured review

8/10

Even if you don't like rom coms, you'll appreciate this one

I usually don't like romantic comedies, but I thought this one genuinely witty, like the ones Ron Howard used to do in the 1980s. Why not quite as cerebral as Whit Stillman's best work, like his films, It is driven by the dialogue, and forgoes the usually expected slide into raunchiness typical of most comedies these days. I think this one should be given a shot, if you want something funny, sweet-natured and inoffensive. It is the only feature film done by the late Christina Grimmie, and is worth discovering.