Summary
'Breaking Upwards' explores a young, real-life New York couple who, four years in and battling codependency, decide to intricately strategize their own break up.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 58Audiences 59GoodWatch 51
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most comedies, −12 min on the typical 100
typical 10088Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
2009
March 14, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
21 of 21
Zoe Lister-JonesZoe
Daryl WeinDaryl
Julie WhiteJoanie
Andrea MartinHelaine
Peter FriedmanAlan
LaChanzeMaggie
Ebon Moss-BachrachDylan
Olivia ThirlbyErika
Pablo SchreiberTurner
Heather BurnsHannah
Tate EllingtonBrian
Francis BenhamouLindsay
David CallDavid
Sam RosenJack
Max JenkinsFrosh
Ashley LambertYoga Girl
Charles SocaridesNikkos
Michael BenjaminPolyamorist- WFWill FrearsWill
- MGMatthew GregoryPolyamorist
- SGShira GregoryPolyamorist
Directing · 1
- Daryl Wein Director, Screenplay, Editor
Writing · 2
- Zoe Lister-Jones Screenplay
- Peter Duchan Screenplay
Camera · 1
- Alexander Bergman Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Kyle Forester Original Music Composer
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