Love the Coopers

Name: Love the Coopers
Genre: Comedy
Released: November 13, 2015
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 31

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CBS Films | Release Date: November 13, 2015 | PG-13

Summary: When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.

Director: Jessie Nelson

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 107 min

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Bilge Ebiri

Nov 30, 2015

Jessie Nelson’s film sells itself well. There’s care in the details, and the characters often feel like actual people. Read full review

Lindsey Bahr

Nov 12, 2015

Perhaps it's the soothing, storybook quality of Steve Martin's narration, or the predictable third act turn, but Love the Coopers does come together in the end. Read full review

Devan Coggan

Nov 12, 2015

Even with such a talented ensemble, Love The Coopers’ convoluted narrative and overreliance on Christmas clichés keeps it from sparking any real holiday magic. Read full review

Steve Davis

Nov 11, 2015

It’s a frustrating thing to unsnarl. Straddling the thorny fence of dramedy, Love the Coopers is a sometimes too serious, often not funny entry in this year’s tra-la-la movie sweepstakes. Read full review

Brian Truitt

Nov 12, 2015

True, most Christmas flicks tend toward the trite and predictable naturally but they just don’t have to be quite this insufferable. Read full review

Jon Frosch

Nov 12, 2015

A Christmas comedy of numbing tedium and tackiness. Read full review

Jen Chaney

Nov 12, 2015

Love the Coopers is one of the most jumbled, tonally misguided holiday movies in recent memory. It is an insult to tidings of comfort as well as joy, and a complete waste of the time and talents of its ensemble cast. Read full review

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jblum1998

May 13, 2016

A strange yet quite enjoyable film with great stars that make up the dysfunctional yet oddly realistic Cooper family with John Goodman and Diane Keaton effectively portraying the patriarchs in this existential but familiar movie!

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Acacia

Dec 14, 2015

This movie was not on my must see list, but a friend really wanted to see it. I expected a stupid, slapstick, family "comedy" with lots of crude jokes and pratfalls. Wrong! I really enjoyed this movie! I found myself getting very involved with the individual stories of each familyThis movie was not on my must see list, but a friend really wanted to see it. I expected a stupid, slapstick, family "comedy" with lots of crude jokes and pratfalls. Wrong! I really enjoyed this movie! I found myself getting very involved with the individual stories of each family member. This is not a horrible movie. The story I was least interested in was the line involving Ed Helms. It was not memorable for me. The plot line with Olivia Wilde was probably the most engrossing, but Marisa Tomei's story was pretty cool too. The thing I cared least about was the story involving Diane Keaton and her husband John Goodman. It was horribly contrived and not believable at all to me. It is not "The Family Stone" for sure, but it is better than. Any other Christmas family movies.… Expand

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livelovelaugh22

Apr 18, 2020

This a very underrated film, and I found myself liking it. Sure, the humor is cliché and slapstick, and the story can be slow and dull at times, and the acting may be average, but the movie taught a very good message and was fairly emotional, and at times caught me shedding tears. It was aThis a very underrated film, and I found myself liking it. Sure, the humor is cliché and slapstick, and the story can be slow and dull at times, and the acting may be average, but the movie taught a very good message and was fairly emotional, and at times caught me shedding tears. It was a very toasty, and cozy movie. But, another problem I have is the syrupy and cliché ending. Other than that and a few other already mentioned cons, this is a great film and deserves more respect.… Expand

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Tss5078

Nov 28, 2015

Over the past decade, we've seen a recent phenomenon in film, where producers cast many big names in a clip film, that all comes together in the end. While this may work well with superheroes, it has yet to be successful in regards to comedy. That is why the film, Love The Coopers can beOver the past decade, we've seen a recent phenomenon in film, where producers cast many big names in a clip film, that all comes together in the end. While this may work well with superheroes, it has yet to be successful in regards to comedy. That is why the film, Love The Coopers can be defined with one saying, too many cooks in the kitchen. This film features a large and impressive cast, and the previews looked terrific, but I assure you, Ed Helm's little girl calling him a dick, is just about the only truly funny moment in this film. The story here has a lot of different angles, and they do come together quite nicely, but this film is not what it was intended to be, as the last thing I would refer to it as is a hilarious holiday film. A lot of people are going to see this film because of it's cast, and from young Timothee Chalamet to veteran Alan Arkin, this cast is remarkable, however the story is not, in fact this whole film was fairly dull. I expect a lot from the cast, but even Hollywood's best and brightest can't make a film work when the writing just isn't there. I love the concept and I really wanted to like this film, but in the end it's just a big disappointment.… Expand

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FallsDownz

Dec 21, 2015

Okay before i go to saw this i already know the score it's looking
pretty bad but hey i'm a fan of John Goodman so how bad can it be ?
And it is pretty bad i must say the script is just horrible so repetitive so predictable and so unoriginal while the jokes is not all that great butOkay before i go to saw this i already know the score it's looking
pretty bad but hey i'm a fan of John Goodman so how bad can it be ?

And it is pretty bad i must say the script is just horrible so
repetitive so predictable and so unoriginal while the jokes is not all
that great but the thing that just throw away this movie is the
direction it's just like a disaster , overuse Voice Over , cheap cut
and editing , lack of creativity of telling the story it's like they
want to tell a story to a 3 years old kid or something it's just really
really bad.

But hear me this at some point i actually think this movie is not that
'bad' the thing that keep me entertaining is the relationship between
Amanda Seyfried and Alan Arkin characters it's just so great so
interesting and the only in this movie that feel real also they acting
is just great (if this part goes to make another movie alone i will
definitely go see it)

And then the ENDING happen and ruined the entire movie for me i was
like so angry when i left the theater, almost 90% of the movie is
garbage fine i'm okay with that but when the 10% is so great and they
just like throw it in to garbage can at the end i just can't handle
that.

In the end Love the Coopers is just plain bad is near garbage (but not
actual garbage) it has a diamond in it's terrible terrible stuff but
they also ruined it at the end , so avoid it at all cost.… Expand

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TVJerry

Nov 18, 2015

This misguided mess is trying to hit as many family holiday buttons as possible, but mostly manages to muddle it up. Four generations of a family come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration and almost every one of them has a story line: the geeky teenager's first kiss, theThis misguided mess is trying to hit as many family holiday buttons as possible, but mostly manages to muddle it up. Four generations of a family come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration and almost every one of them has a story line: the geeky teenager's first kiss, the emotionally shutoff daughter, the jealous sisters, the couple on verge of a divorce announcement. You get the idea. Although the performances are decent and some of the individual moments are effective, the deluge of earnest conversations and vulnerable confrontations overloads any charm. And forget any laffs. The movie has noble intentions and an inevitable feelgood finale, but this turkey won't make it til Christmas.… Expand

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TheKavehJ

Nov 13, 2015

Love The Coopers is the worst movie to start the Holiday Season. The film is a boring and clichéd attempt at a good Christmas movie, and the result is just awful.

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