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They All Laughed

PG

1981

1 hr. 55 min.

Romance

Comedy

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50%

10 Reviews

Tomatometer

50%

500+ Ratings

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The employees of New York City's Odyssey Detective Agency can't seem to prevent themselves from getting over-involved in their clients' lives. When aging gumshoe John Russo (Ben Gazzara) is assigned to trail an Italian millionaire's wife, Angela (Audrey Hepburn), he inevitably falls for her continental charm. His partner, Charles (John Ritter), is similarly unable to keep his hands off the woman he's trailing -- a winsome cheating spouse named Dolores (Dorothy Stratten).

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lionel b

Like the references to the H Hawk s Big sleep movie - The cab scene with Gazzara and the female taxi driver that recalls Bogart s scene with Joy Barlow/ John Ritter s character called *Rutledge* which happens to be Bacall s character name in the Big sleep / The private agency is known to be they never sleep / Gazzara calls Hepburn steve which was the name Bogart called Bacall ...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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Alec B

It really does have a spontaneous energy (no doubt influenced by how it was made) that is rather infectious. Also you can see how this was so influential on the likes of Wes Anderson.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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ERF

Terribly silly plot. The movie seemed like an excuse for the director to put his girlfriend on screen. He even made John Ritter look like him with the glasses and the hair.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/23

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delysid d

i didn't like this long and pointless story, but i'm no big fan of romance in general

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/26/22

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Audience Member

It really does have a spontaneous energy (no doubt influenced by how it was made) that is rather infectious. Also you can see how this was so influential on the likes of Wes Anderson.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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steve d

They may have laughed, I didn't.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Peter Bogdanovich

Director

Audrey Hepburn

Angela Niotes

Ben Gazzara

John Russo

John Ritter

Charles Rutledge

Colleen Camp

Christy Miller

Patti Hansen

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Fernando F. Croce

Slant Magazine

The film is a delicately staged roundelay of intertwined pursuit.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 14, 2006

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Sean Burns

Crooked Marquee

‘They All Laughed’ was Peter Bogdanovich’s personal favorite of all his films. Most days it’s mine, too.

Apr 25, 2024

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Diego Galán

El Pais (Spain)

The adventures of the three sad private detectives don't thrill or entertain. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 22, 2019

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Tynan Yanaga

Film Inquiry

Even in the themes of infidelity, heartache, and loneliness, They All Laughed somehow manages to cling to the humor found in its title.

Feb 27, 2019

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

If you've ever wanted to take a time machine vacation back to 1980 New York where you can do no wrong, this fun-loving movie makes it possible. We're all in the mood for love.

Rated: B+

Mar 22, 2018

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Not much sparkle.

Rated: C+

Jul 12, 2007

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Synopsis

The employees of New York City's Odyssey Detective Agency can't seem to prevent themselves from getting over-involved in their clients' lives. When aging gumshoe John Russo (Ben Gazzara) is assigned to trail an Italian millionaire's wife, Angela (Audrey Hepburn), he inevitably falls for her continental charm. His partner, Charles (John Ritter), is similarly unable to keep his hands off the woman he's trailing -- a winsome cheating spouse named Dolores (Dorothy Stratten).

Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Oct 17, 2006

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