Mr. Jealousy

Mr. Jealousy (1997)

  • 67% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 56% of users liked it
    (1,364 ratings)

In this dark comedy, former broadcast journalist and current substitute teacher Lester Grimm (Eric Stoltz) is not especially good at displaying a healthy trust in his relationships. Ever since the age of 15, when Lester's first girlfriend ditched him for a 24-year-old, Lester has displayed an… More

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By
Noah Baumbach
Genres
Comedy, Romance
In Theaters
Jun 5, 1998 Wide
On DVD
May 8, 2001
BMG

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    With its movie references and psycho-babble,, Baumbach's follow-up to the highly acclaimed Kicking and Screaming is imitative of Woody Allen and Stillman, a slender, one-premise serio-comedy that's better scripted and acted than helmed.

  • Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

    Overlong, mediocre romantic comedy that barely even delivers on its premise.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bruce B


    This is a chick flick, don't get me wrong I have watch many a chick flick and enjoyed a number of them, but this one is from the bottom of the bucket. 1 star is all I'll give it.

  • Leigh R


    Eh... it was okay to watch. Not on the To-See-Again list though.

  • Steve B


    Between this and The Squid and the Whale, I'm beginning to think Kicking and Screaming was a one-off.

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