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Starting Over

1979Movie1 h 45 minR

60

DecentGoodWatch score

60

DecentGoodWatch score

Letterboxd

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
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Feels like real life.
Makes you fall for them.

Not for scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 71Audiences 63GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer78%
Metascore64
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.4
Audience score60%
Box office
3.6×its budget
Budget
$10 M
Worldwide
$36 M
Worldwide it earned $26 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for comedies, +5 min on the typical 100
typical 100105
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 64 more
Released
1979
October 5, 1979
47 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomance
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityMild
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 WatchBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 50
Directing · 4
Alan J. Pakula Director, Producer
Alex Hapsas Assistant Director
Herb Gains Second Assistant Director
Maggie James Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
James L. Brooks Screenplay, Producer
Dan Wakefield Novel
Production · 5
Juliet Taylor Casting
Isabel Halliburton Associate Producer
Douglas Wick Associate Producer
Sylvia Fay Extras Casting
William C. Gerrity Production Executive
Camera · 6
Sven Nykvist Director of Photography
Ricki-Ellen Brooke Second Assistant Camera
Michael Ginsburg Still Photographer
James Finnerty Key Grip
Anthony Brook First Assistant Camera
Fred Schuler Camera Operator
Editing · 3
Marion Rothman Editor
Marlayna Franklin Assistant Editor
Scott Vickrey Assistant Editor
Sound · 10
Marvin Hamlisch Original Music Composer
Marc Laub Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Portman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg Sheldon Assistant Sound Editor
Denine Rowan Assistant Sound Editor
William C. Carruth Music Editor
Art · 4
George Jenkins Production Design
Michael Molly Assistant Art Director
Walter Stocklin Property Master
Philip Smith Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
John Boxer Costume Design
Robert Jiras Makeup Artist
Tom Ellingwood Makeup Artist
Frank Bianco Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
Russell Engels Gaffer
Other crew · 2
Trudy Clemens Stunts
Bobby Bass Stunts

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