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The Breaker Upperers

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Two cynical women create an agency that helps break up couples in an attempt to avoid moving on with their lives.
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Critics Consensus

The Breaker Upperers brings the laughs early and often, thanks to the dry wit -- and effervescent chemistry -- of writer-director-star duo Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami.

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Tomris Laffly RogerEbert.com 02/15/2019
3/4
A marvelously kooky, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny buddy comedy. Go to Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 02/15/2019
"The Breaker Upperers" adds some welcome irreverence to the homogenized mix of Netflix comedies. Go to Full Review Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times 02/14/2019
[D]irectors, writers and stars Jackie van Beek and Madeline Sami still give this film a wild energy that's absolutely their own, with jokes that take the audience from giggles to cackles to all-out shrieks. Go to Full Review Kelechi Ehenulo Confessions From A Geek Mind 08/27/2020
4/5
For a fast-paced comedy, it has the perfect amount of laugh out loud humour which is silly, but simultaneously not afraid to accept and embrace its silliness. Go to Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia 07/31/2020
5/10
The film is slowly marred by a concatenation of cliches that turn off the fun and leave me in a state of apathy towards the characters. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Katie Hogan VultureHound 02/03/2020
4/5
The film manages to be several different comedic plots at the same time; odd couple pairing, screwball antics, quirky romance making it comedic gold that isn't present in it's Hollywood and even indie comparatives. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Leah W @RT52806707 03/24/2024 Funny, stupid, and fun! I think the low expectations from the audience ratings led to a feelgood surprise. Really enjoyable! See more Gareth v @geewah 06/22/2023 This movie starts off brilliantly but fades as we get towards the end which is a shame. See more Tyler K @gorphead57 12/02/2022 It feels more like a TV show series and I don't think the title deserves to be called the breaker uppers because there isn't much besides the beginning but I did and that is a pretty enjoyable and pretty funny watch 7/10 See more 01/01/2022 Two stars who wrote and produced it work incredibly together. Script is fairly tight, I would put only some criticism on some scenes, like the police stripper section, feeling a little crass and unnecessary, as well as the 80s music video sketch. Had me cracking up otherwise. See more 01/10/2021 Odd. Nothing more nothing less See more 01/02/2021 I would literally eat my own eyeballs before watching this movie again. See more Read all reviews
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Madeleine Sami

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Jackie van Beek

Director

Madeleine Sami

Mel

Jackie van Beek

Jen

James Rolleston

Jordan

Celia Pacquola

Anna

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two cynical women create an agency that helps break up couples in an attempt to avoid moving on with their lives.
Director
Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek
Producer
Georgina Allison Conder, Ainsley Gardiner, Carthew Neal
Screenwriter
Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek
Production Co
Piki Films
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 15, 2019
Runtime
1h 30m
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