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Catch and Release

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A woman (Jennifer Garner) struggles to rebuild her life in the wake of her fiancé's untimely death and the discovery of secrets he kept from her. Along the way, she bonds with his best pals (Sam Jaeger, Kevin Smith), including an n'er-do-well (Timothy Olyphant) she initially disliked.
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Critics Consensus

A romantic dramedy with boring, stock characters and contrived situations.

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Claudia Puig USA Today 09/01/2007
1.5/4
Release yourself from boredom by giving it a miss. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 03/24/2007
1/5
A ghastly sort of Nora Ephron-ish good taste pervades this romcom-tearjerker. Go to Full Review Stella Papamichael BBC.com 03/23/2007
2/5
Juliette Lewis helps break the monotony with a sparkling turn as a ditsy skeleton in the dead fiancé's closet and Kevin Smith spouts a few good zingers as the slacker housemate. Sadly it's not enough to catch and keep hold of your interest. Go to Full Review Randall King Winnipeg Free Press 07/16/2020
3.5/5
The film slowly and credibly builds a bridge between two diametrically opposite individuals. Call it another little triumph. Go to Full Review Joshua Starnes ComingSoon.net 03/18/2011
5/10
A story of self-discovery Catch and Release is ... well it's horribly, horribly dull is what it is. It's like an entire season of a mediocre primetime soap opera squeezed into a couple of hours. Go to Full Review Walter Chaw Film Freak Central 07/12/2009
0/4
...harbours a secret crush on Gray but, hey, so does everybody, since Gray has fairies and butterflies flying out of her vagina. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Caroline P. @RT25024090 Feb 5 Heartwarming, down to earth and well cast. See more Ferny B @Ferny61 Jan 8 It was a touching and charming film. The connection between the main characters was so nice. It felt real. And the romance was simple down to earth and passionate. Don't see why critics need to hate on it. See more Alessia M @goose.bmps Sep 26 Nice, not ugly but not memorable either. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 25 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Elaine D @RT46418087 May 7 Awful - characters are wooden and the story is poor. Pity because there are some excellent actors in it who are always good - like Fiona Shaw and Juliette Lewis, they can’t save it though See more Yuri B @RyuBlack 04/18/2025 Not exactly what I thought it would be. Loved Kevin Smith & Jennifer Garner... Juliette Lewis too. The story was kind of wonky, but if you're simply looking for a cute movie to watch that you won't completely hate then this will do nicely. See more Read all reviews
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Susannah Grant

Director

Jennifer Garner

Gray

Timothy Olyphant

Fritz

Sam Jaeger

Dennis

Kevin Smith

Sam

Juliette Lewis

Maureen

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Synopsis A woman (Jennifer Garner) struggles to rebuild her life in the wake of her fiancé's untimely death and the discovery of secrets he kept from her. Along the way, she bonds with his best pals (Sam Jaeger, Kevin Smith), including an n'er-do-well (Timothy Olyphant) she initially disliked.
Director
Susannah Grant
Producer
Jenno Topping
Screenwriter
Susannah Grant
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Columbia, Tall Trees Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 26, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.3M
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)