Catch and Release

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Catch and Release

PG-13

2007

1h 51m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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A woman (Jennifer Garner) struggles to rebuild her life in the wake of her fiancé's untimely death and the discovery of secrets he kept from her. Along the way, she bonds with his best pals (Sam Jaeger, Kevin Smith), including an n'er-do-well (Timothy Olyphant) she initially disliked.

Critics Consensus

A romantic dramedy with boring, stock characters and contrived situations.

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Claudia Puig

USA Today

09/01/2007

1.5/4

Release yourself from boredom by giving it a miss.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

03/24/2007

1/5

A ghastly sort of Nora Ephron-ish good taste pervades this romcom-tearjerker.

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Stella Papamichael

BBC.com

03/23/2007

2/5

Juliette Lewis helps break the monotony with a sparkling turn as a ditsy skeleton in the dead fiancé's closet and Kevin Smith spouts a few good zingers as the slacker housemate. Sadly it's not enough to catch and keep hold of your interest.

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Randall King

Winnipeg Free Press

07/16/2020

3.5/5

The film slowly and credibly builds a bridge between two diametrically opposite individuals. Call it another little triumph.

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

03/18/2011

5/10

A story of self-discovery Catch and Release is ... well it's horribly, horribly dull is what it is. It's like an entire season of a mediocre primetime soap opera squeezed into a couple of hours.

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

07/12/2009

0/4

...harbours a secret crush on Gray but, hey, so does everybody, since Gray has fairies and butterflies flying out of her vagina.

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Caroline P.

@RT25024090 Feb 5

Heartwarming, down to earth and well cast.

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Ferny B

@Ferny61 Jan 8

It was a touching and charming film. The connection between the main characters was so nice. It felt real. And the romance was simple down to earth and passionate. Don't see why critics need to hate on it.

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Alessia M

@goose.bmps Sep 26

Nice, not ugly but not memorable either.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Sep 25

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Elaine D

@RT46418087 May 7

Awful - characters are wooden and the story is poor. Pity because there are some excellent actors in it who are always good - like Fiona Shaw and Juliette Lewis, they can’t save it though

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Yuri B

@RyuBlack 04/18/2025

Not exactly what I thought it would be. Loved Kevin Smith & Jennifer Garner... Juliette Lewis too. The story was kind of wonky, but if you're simply looking for a cute movie to watch that you won't completely hate then this will do nicely.

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Synopsis

A woman (Jennifer Garner) struggles to rebuild her life in the wake of her fiancé's untimely death and the discovery of secrets he kept from her. Along the way, she bonds with his best pals (Sam Jaeger, Kevin Smith), including an n'er-do-well (Timothy Olyphant) she initially disliked.

Director: Susannah Grant
Producer: Jenno Topping
Screenwriter: Susannah Grant
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Columbia, Tall Trees Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 26, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.3M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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