Movie
The Break-Up
Overview
Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest 'why can't you do this one little thing for me?' argument, Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. What follows is a hilarious series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and undermining tricks – all encouraged by the former couple's friends and confidantes …and the occasional total stranger! When neither ex is willing to move out of their shared apartment, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until one of them reaches breaking point.
Details
- Release date
- 2006-06-01
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Mosaic Media Group, Wild West Picture Show Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jennifer Aniston as Brooke Meyers
- Vince Vaughn as Gary Grobowski
- Joey Lauren Adams as Addie
- Ann-Margret as Wendy Meyers
- Jason Bateman as Riggleman
- Judy Davis as Marilyn Dean
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Dennis Grobowski
- Jon Favreau as Johnny O
- Cole Hauser as Lupus Grobowski
- John Michael Higgins as Richard Meyers
- Justin Long as Christopher
- Ivan Sergei as Carson Wigham
Crew
- Peyton Reed - Director
- Jeremy Garelick - Screenplay
- Jay Lavender - Screenplay
- Vince Vaughn - Story
- Jeremy Garelick - Story
- Jay Lavender - Story
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