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  • 2012
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2012
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary Celeste is convinced that divorcing Jesse is the right thing to do -- she is on her way up, he is on his way nowhere, and if they do it now instead of later, they can remain supportive friends. Jesse passively accepts this transition into friendship, even though he is still in love with her. As the reality of their separation sets in, Ce...

Directed By: Lee Toland Krieger

Written By: Rashida Jones, Will McCormack

  • 2012
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2012
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 32 m

Celeste and Jesse Forever

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 37 Critic Reviews
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Summary Celeste is convinced that divorcing Jesse is the right thing to do -- she is on her way up, he is on his way nowhere, and if they do it now instead of later, they can remain supportive friends. Jesse passively accepts this transition into friendship, even though he is still in love with her. As the reality of their separation sets in, Ce...

Directed By: Lee Toland Krieger

Written By: Rashida Jones, Will McCormack

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 37 Critic Reviews
59
59% Positive
22 Reviews
32% Mixed
12 Reviews
8% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 37 Critic Reviews
59
59% Positive
22 Reviews
32% Mixed
12 Reviews
8% Negative
3 Reviews

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100
Aug 9, 2012
This film has a voice of its own. And at a time when the romantic comedy seems to be a lost art form, that's saying something.
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75
Aug 30, 2012
To its credit, Celeste and Jesse Forever wants to be more than a formulaic farce. It succeeds to the extent that the neighbors keep up with Jones.
By Joe Williams FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 30, 2012
An honest and breezily melancholic film, thoroughly clear-sighted in its intentions and ideas and bravely committed to the emotional rigors of its central relationship.
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70
Jul 30, 2012
Jones is great in the part, even if this movie doesn't quite prove she should be carrying films on her own, and the actress makes her character's clumsy heartache feel like more than a plot point.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
58
Aug 23, 2012
Well-intentioned but underdeveloped and self-satisfied, it feels at times like the ultimate movie for the millennial generation, or at least its stereotype.
By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 31, 2012
Celeste and Jesse Forever isn't a movie many people will outright hate, but if this is the most original romantic comedy that Hollywood can muster, forever can't come soon enough.
By Mike Scott FULL REVIEW
25
Aug 2, 2012
So why are they divorcing, you ask. Who knows? Certainly not the creators of the very confused Celeste and Jesse Forever.
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Production Company Envision Media Arts, Team Todd, PalmStar Media, The Bridge Finance Company
Release Date Aug 3, 2012
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline A loved story.
Website https://www.facebook.com/celesteandjesseforever
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Awards

Black Reel Awards
• 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Nomination
Casting Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination

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