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Love Happens (2009) -- On a business trip to Seattle, a popular self-help guru (Eckhart) sparks with a woman (Aniston) who attends one of his seminars. Their connection causes his to realize, however, that he hasn't truly confronted his wife's recent passing.
Love Happens (2009) -- Clip: Eloise tells Marty that her boyfriend cheated on her again
Love Happens (2009) -- Interview: Martin Sheen "On Burke Ryan and his back story"
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Writers (WGA):
Brandon Camp (written by) &
Mike Thompson (written by)
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Release Date:
18 September 2009 (USA) more
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Sometimes when you least expect it...
Plot:
About a widower whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru. On a business trip to Seattle, he falls for a woman who attends one of his seminars, only to learn that he hasn't yet truly confronted his wife's passing. | full synopsis
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Forgettable more (28 total)

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Also Known As:
Brand New Day (USA) (working title)
Quand l'amour arrive (Canada: French title)
Traveling (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG-13 for some language including sexual references.
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USA:109 min
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #44844) | Ireland:12A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Portugal:M/12
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Burke refers to Rocky as a parrot. Rocky is actually a cockatoo. more
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Eloise: If you had a brain in either head, you'd know that I'm doing what's best for both of us. more
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Is "Love Happens" based on a book?
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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Forgettable, 13 October 2009
4/10
Author: TamPalm from United States

A few hours after I saw this movie today, I kept trying to remember, "what did I do today?" Oh yeah! I saw a movie! lol It was literally that forgettable, left almost no impression on me whatsoever. I say that to warn you--if you see this movie, LOWER your expectations first, else you will be wholly disappointed and want your $8.50 back afterwards.

As others have stated, the title has almost zero to do with the movie and the previews are maybe among the most misleading I've ever seen. Aniston's and Eckhart's romance is not even established as "love" per se as it doesn't yet reach that point in the movie, and beyond that, their interaction is really secondary to the whole scheme of the movie! The movie is more about people getting over bereavement than anything else.

The one plus I'll give is that there is some character depth with the Eckhart character, ie he's not just superman, his weak side is revealed, which is somewhat refreshing. But this alone is not enough to save this movie.

The word "dud" was made for movies like this. There's no better word to describe how you will feel during and after watching it. Save your money and catch this one on a sleep Sunday afternoon when it comes to HBO.

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