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  • 2005
  • R
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 58 m
  • 2005
  • R
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 58 m

Summary Terry Wolfmeyer (Allen) is a suburban wife and mother whose life takes an unusual turn when her husband unexpectedly disappears. Struggling to deal with his sudden absence, Terry finds herself increasingly at odds with her four headstrong daughters and regularly drowning her anger in alcohol, until she develops an offbeat relationship wi...

Directed By: Mike Binder

Written By: Mike Binder

  • 2005
  • R
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 58 m
  • 2005
  • R
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 58 m

The Upside of Anger

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 36 Critic Reviews
63
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 42 User Ratings
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Summary Terry Wolfmeyer (Allen) is a suburban wife and mother whose life takes an unusual turn when her husband unexpectedly disappears. Struggling to deal with his sudden absence, Terry finds herself increasingly at odds with her four headstrong daughters and regularly drowning her anger in alcohol, until she develops an offbeat relationship wi...

Directed By: Mike Binder

Written By: Mike Binder

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 36 Critic Reviews
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64% Positive
23 Reviews
28% Mixed
10 Reviews
8% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 36 Critic Reviews
63
64% Positive
23 Reviews
28% Mixed
10 Reviews
8% Negative
3 Reviews

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100
In "Upside" Allen's marble face acts as the pressure-cooker lid on a hilarious hissy fit.
By M. E. Russell FULL REVIEW
80
As this matron on the loose, Allen is rancorously funny.
By David Denby FULL REVIEW
75
Wondrous performances.
By Ruthe Stein FULL REVIEW
67
The film never earns the irony of the title or offers anything profound in its observations of fractured family dynamics in an atmosphere of lingering resentment, but Allen and Costner enrich and elevate the film and give the growth of their characters a hard-earned gravitas.
By Sean Axmaker FULL REVIEW
60
The two leading actors in The Upside of Anger are so good that their performances, even more than the story they are in, keep us interested.
By Stanley Kauffmann FULL REVIEW
50
It's a bizarre but engaging fling.
By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW
20
The film has exhausted itself with fits of glib hysteria long before its truly stupefying final twist, a stunning betrayal of audience trust.
By Jessica Winter FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 42 User Ratings
7.6
71% Positive
30 Ratings
7% Mixed
3 Ratings
21% Negative
9 Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 42 User Ratings
7.6
71% Positive
30 Ratings
7% Mixed
3 Ratings
21% Negative
9 Ratings

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Production Company New Line Cinema, Media 8 Entertainment, VIP 2 Medienfonds, VIP 3 Medienfonds, MDP Filmproduktion, Sunlight Productions, FilmBudget.com, Greentrees Films
Release Date Mar 11, 2005
Duration 1 h 58 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Sometimes what tears us apart helps us put it back together
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Awards

Satellite Awards
• 2 Nominations
Critics Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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