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Another Happy Day

R

2011

1 hr. 55 min.

Comedy

Drama

List

47%

34 Reviews

Tomatometer

44%

1,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

A woman (Ellen Barkin) attends her son's wedding at the estate of her ex-husband (Thomas Haden Church).

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Critics Consensus

Another Happy Day features outstanding performances (Ellen Barkin's especially) but the characters are too unpleasant to endure.

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Steve D

Why would anyone want to spend time with these people?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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Karen B

All the characters and all the different types of emotional trauma… I was mesmerised. The acting is riveting .

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/24

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Juleigh B

What a complete dysfunctional family. How many issues can one family have! Nothing resolved. Emotional rollercoasters for most of the cast. And a totally let down of a movie. Waste of time

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/23

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Tenacious T

Well made, acting was superb; however, it was the most stressful movie I have ever seen. Constant arguing and fighting among the family… this movie very well might have given me an anxiety disorder! Viewer beware!!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/13/23

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Audience Member

Pensei ser uma comedinha leve, mas ganhou um tero dramático, intenso e até dolorido, uma família, como toda família, mas esse pegou pesado nos problemas, destaque para Ellen Barkin e Ellen Burstyn, e os irmãos, com tourette e o drogado… Lindo, constrangedor e quase trágico filme…

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Too much going on n story changes stupid

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Sam Levinson

Director

Ellen Barkin

Lynn

Kate Bosworth

Alice

Demi Moore

Patty

Ellen Burstyn

Doris

Ezra Miller

Elliot

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John Anderson

Newsday

Levinson piles on the anguish with such abandon he never convinces you that these people would ever speak to each other, much less live under the same roof.

Dec 9, 2011

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Combines some of the stock elements of a family film with an extra something - a go-for-the-jugular quality, a kind of Ingmar Bergman-like honesty and viciousness that brings it up a notch.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 8, 2011

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

"Another Happy Day" becomes increasingly difficult to watch, despite its intelligence and strong cast. You wish this family well, but you're grateful to see the last of them.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 22, 2011

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

Sam Levinson's comedy primal scream...

Jun 18, 2020

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Blake Griffin

We Got This Covered

Superb writing, a quickly moving plot and outstanding lead performances make this one a winner.

Rated: 9/10

Nov 11, 2013

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Supposedly, Another Happy Day is meant to be a dark comedy. Unfortunately, demanding it is comedic on the box does not make the actual film so.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 10, 2013

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Synopsis

A woman (Ellen Barkin) attends her son's wedding at the estate of her ex-husband (Thomas Haden Church).

Director: Sam Levinson
Executive Producer: Bill Brady, William T. Conway, Peter Crane, Lawrence Greenberg, Caroline Kaplan, Elana Krausz, Sean McEwen, Berry Meyerowitz, Eric Nyari
Screenwriter: Sam Levinson
Production Co: Cineric, Mandalay Vision
Rating: R (Sexual References|Pervasive Language|Brief Graphic Nudity|Teen Drug//Alcohol Abuse)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.1K

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