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Because I Said So

PG-13

Released Feb 2, 2007

1 hr. 49 min.

Romance

Comedy

List

4%

158 Reviews

Tomatometer

65%

250,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Daphne Wilder (Diane Keaton) is the proud mother of three women: Milly (Mandy Moore), Maggie (Lauren Graham) and Mae (Piper Perabo), and her love for her offspring knows no bounds. Because her youngest, always chooses the wrong man, she decides to take action to prevent Milly from repeating the mistakes of the past. Dating disaster ensues when Daphne tries to achieve her goal by placing an online personal ad for Milly.

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Critics Consensus

Overly reliant on caricatures and lacking any human insight, Because I Said So is an unfunny, cliche-ridden mess.

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Matt & Danielle D

My number one comfort movie of all time. First of all I love Diane Keaton and I love the story line and I would literally watch it every night before bed in college. And I love Mandy Moore and Diane Keaton's dynamic along with the other sisters and characters.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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Brandy B

I love romantic comedies, so I've sat through a lot of schlep for a teary giggle. This movie was so predictable, forced, and hard to watch that I turned it off a quarter in. I actually created an account just so I could warn people.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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Morgan W

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!! It's corny, romantic, and has its sexy moments as well, and is hilarious! I'm so glad I finally found out what it's called lol. Now I can figure out where and how to watch it again without having to buy the actual movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/10/23

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J M

Was binge watching as many old romcoms as I could find tonight and stumbled upon this. It's probably the worst movie I've watched (turned it off prematurely because it's just that bad). When the characters aren't shrieking at/over eachother, they are being wholly uninteresting and one dimensional. I didn't like Diane Keaton before this, and watching what I did of this movie made me realize I hate her. -10/10.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/07/23

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Melanie M

Rotten Tomatoes critics are way off base on this movie, as they often are with light, fun movies that people watch for pure enjoyment and comfort. I've watched this movie twice in one day before. Of course it has weird, cringy parts, but that's part of the charm. Overall it's very cute and funny if you're not trying to take it or yourself too seriously for a couple hours. I love Mandy Moore in this movie, as well as Diane Keaton in one of her over the top mom roles... Love Lauren Graham and Piper Perabo as the sisters.. Just watch it for yourself, honestly. Don't go by reviews..

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/22/23

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J B

This movie was so bad that me and my parents wanted it to end! The beginning was promising, but at some point in the movie, it accelerated for some reason, almost as if the 1st writer said "You know what?!? Fuck this!" and left, only for the 2nd writer to take their place.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/19/22

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Michael Lehmann

Director

Diane Keaton

Daphne Wilder

Mandy Moore

Milly

Lauren Graham

Maggie

Piper Perabo

Mae

Gabriel Macht

Johnny

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Nell Minow

Beliefnet

This movie manages to be offensive and yet dull and predictable, as phony as a Kate Spade sidewalk knock-off bag and as unoriginal as the ready-for VH1 soundtrack.

Rated: F

Dec 9, 2014

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George Palathingal

Sydney Morning Herald

It's a lame duck of a film.

Rated: 1.5/5

May 4, 2007

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

I hated this movie. I think it's the worst performance of Diane Keaton's career.

Feb 20, 2007

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Never met a cliché it didn't love or a situation too hackneyed to be inserted into the mix.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 31, 2021

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

I really wanted to like Because I Said So, but ultimately I just felt pity for it.

Nov 21, 2019

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Megan Basham

WORLD

In the end, while the mixture looks sweet, it goes down decidedly sour.

Oct 16, 2018

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Synopsis

Daphne Wilder (Diane Keaton) is the proud mother of three women: Milly (Mandy Moore), Maggie (Lauren Graham) and Mae (Piper Perabo), and her love for her offspring knows no bounds. Because her youngest, always chooses the wrong man, she decides to take action to prevent Milly from repeating the mistakes of the past. Dating disaster ensues when Daphne tries to achieve her goal by placing an online personal ad for Milly.

Director: Michael Lehmann
Executive Producer: Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt, Michael Flynn
Screenwriter: Karen Leigh Hopkins, Jessie Nelson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Gold Circle Films
Rating: PG-13 (Partial Nudity|Dialogue|Sexual Content|Some Mature Thematic Material)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 2, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 15, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.6M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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