Cyrus

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Cyrus

R

2010

1h 31m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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Seven years after his divorce, John (John C. Reilly) has given up hope that he will find love again. Then he meets Molly (Marisa Tomei), and romance quickly blossoms. But she is unusually hesitant to bring him to her house and, when he secretly follows her home, he learns why: Cyrus (Jonah Hill), Molly's grown son, refuses to share her with anyone. John soon finds himself locked in a battle of wills with a possessive man-child.

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Critics Consensus

While it may strike some viewers as slight, Cyrus is a successful hybrid of mainstream production values and the mumblecore ideals of directors Jay and Mark Duplass.

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David Zuckerman

Film Comment Magazine

Nov 13, 2013

a sweet, modest, unremarkable film, propped up by seasoned actors playing quirky and "real."

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Jason Bailey

DVDTalk.com

Feb 22, 2012

The potentially one-joke premise is given depth, complexity, darkness and pathos by the offbeat execution and the honest performances.

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Sep 15, 2010

4/5

Cast and crew seem committed to making a simple point: "unhealthily close" relationships can be enriching. And the result is a movie that feels both small and deep.

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Jun 12, 2024

If you shied away from “Cyrus” because you were worried that Reilly was stuck in a rut, especially since it was released a few years after “Step Brothers” (2008), don’t be. It is so much better, far more relatable, and realistic.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Aug 18, 2023

3/4

Cyrus has an uncomfortable effect that ultimately peels back to reveal a sensitive and insightful film

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Oct 19, 2022

Cyrus is so spontaneous that it sometimes gives the uncomfortable feeling of digging through foreign lives with the cameras complicity. [Full review in Spanish]

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 14, 2026

Cyrus who's jealous of his sister = a *3* star Movie!

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 27, 2025

Unfunny in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $7,500,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dallas H

@RT53171010 Dec 21, 2024

What the hell? This movie would be one of many plausible reasons why people fear jumping back into the dating pool again during their mid-life years.

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Magnus O

@RT03988920 Dec 2, 2024

Really hard to believe a guy would not run from a woman with that kinda emotional baggage. The kid is the very definition of a man child, a spiteful one at that. Some of the dialogue is really far fetched. For instance, if a kid told me his mom oversexualized when she wants to slow down; I would have to ask how and why do you know intimate details of your Mom’s sex life! I guess when you look like John Reilly, you have take the poon with the poison.

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 Sep 9, 2024

Genuinely slight as indicated by little engagement, the Duplass brothers craftly hone their mumblecore approach with playful cinematography and natural characterization towards aspectual societal conflicts amid sincere chemistries, remarkably pulled off by the well-cast performatively soulful emittance. (B)

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Peter G

@Petermovielover Nov 27, 2023

Those viewers expecting a cookie cutter relationship comedy/drama might be disappointed since the film never tries to hint where these characters fates are headed. The performances are exceptional. I always enjoy watching John C. Reilly's work & here he comes through with his most remarkable performance, IMO, since CHICAGO. Much more of a subtle characterization than he sometimes presents. The same holds true for the rest of the cast & Jonah Hill as the mother obsessed son manages to be creepy & sympathetic at the same time. Marisa Tomei & Catherine Keener are interesting as usual. The best aspect of this somewhat dark comedy is that the outcome of the mother/son/boyfriend interaction is realistically played & unpredictable so this ambiguity will not please every audience member. But, that, for me, makes this film all that much more involving & worth experiencing.

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Synopsis

Seven years after his divorce, John (John C. Reilly) has given up hope that he will find love again. Then he meets Molly (Marisa Tomei), and romance quickly blossoms. But she is unusually hesitant to bring him to her house and, when he secretly follows her home, he learns why: Cyrus (Jonah Hill), Molly's grown son, refuses to share her with anyone. John soon finds himself locked in a battle of wills with a possessive man-child.

Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Producer: Michael Costigan
Screenwriter: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Scott Free Productions
Rating: R (Some Sexual Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 16, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.5M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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