Rumor Has It (2005)
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20% of critics liked it
(111 reviews) -
51% of users liked it
(401,010 ratings)
A woman discovers that a part of her family history may be more complicated -- and more famous -- than she ever imagined in this comedy. Thirtysomething Sarah Huttinger (Jennifer Aniston), who has spent most of her adult life in New York City, is flying home to California with her long time… More A woman discovers that a part of her family history may be more complicated -- and more famous -- than she ever imagined in this comedy. Thirtysomething Sarah Huttinger (Jennifer Aniston), who has spent most of her adult life in New York City, is flying home to California with her long time boyfriend, Jeff Daly (Mark Ruffalo), for the wedding of her annoyingly perky younger sister, Annie (Mena Suvari). While Sarah and Jeff have recently announced they're engaged to be married, Sarah has been having second thoughts, and she isn't excited about the prospect of spending time with the family where she's always felt like the odd duck. As Sarah tries to decide what she should do with her personal and professional lives, she turns to her sharp-tongued and still youthful grandmother, Katharine (Shirley MacLaine), for advice, and Katharine shares a little-known bit of family history -- that Sarah's now-deceased mother left her father, Earl (Richard Jenkins), a few days before their wedding and ran off with another man for several days before coming back and marrying Earl. However, after hearing this Sarah is also treated to some long-simmering local gossip about a young man who ran off with a bride-to-be after he was seduced by her mother...and that the story became the basis for the hit movie The Graduate. Sarah begins to wonder, was Katharine the real-life Mrs. Robinson of this story? And if it's true, who was the man who had affairs with Sarah's mother and grandmother? Was it dashing and wealthy family friend Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner), who has also turned Sarah's head? Rumor Has It... was produced from an original screenplay by Ted Griffin; Griffin was originally set to direct the film, but shortly after production began he was replaced, with Rob Reiner taking over the project. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rob Reiner
- Written By
- Ted Griffin
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Dec 25, 2005 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Rex Reed, New York Observer
Nothing is remotely believable here.
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
I suppose it sounded like a good idea at the time.
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Susan Walker, Toronto Star
A scantily clad premise that would at best have been a light-hearted farce goes in search of a heart-tugging denouement and doesn't find it.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
A funny idea, alas, doesn't necessarily make for a funny movie.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It fails artistically but also philosophically, in that it rebuts the spirit of the earlier film, while offering nothing attractive in its place.
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Cast
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Jennifer Aniston
as Sarah Huttinger
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Kevin Costner
as Beau Burroughs
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Shirley MacLaine
as Katharine Richelieu
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Mark Ruffalo
as Jeff Daly
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Richard Jenkins
as Earl Huttinger
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Mena Suvari
as Annie Huttinger
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Christopher McDonald
as Roger McManus
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Steve Sandvoss
as Scott
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Mike Vogel
as Blake Burroughs
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Clyde Kusatsu
as Conference Attendee
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Shannon Farnon
as Party Guest
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Leigh French
as Charity Dinner Guest
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Paul Ganus
as Co-Pilot
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George Gerdes
as Charity Dinner Guest
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Googy Gress
as Burly Man
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Gabe Jarret
as Conference Attendee
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Jordan Lund
as Charity Dinner Guest
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Andy Milder
as Conference Attendee
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Terrie Snell
as Party Guest
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Lyman Ward
as Charity Dinner Guest
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Frank Novak
as Party Guest
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Marie Cheatham
as Party Guest
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William Kerr
as Party Guest
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Jennifer Taylor
as Jocelyn Richelieu
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Rolando Molina
as Mover
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Erinn Bartlett
as Donna
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Gloria Grant
as Party Guest
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Charlotte Colavin
as Charity Dinner Guest
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Lynn Wanlass
as Pasadenan Wife
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Marcia Ann Burrs
as Pasadenan Wife
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Gregory White
as Party Guest
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Mike Baldridge
as Reporter
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Jaime Ray Newman
as Conference Greeter
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Carmela Rappazo
as Party Planner
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Mary Anne McGarry
as Pasadenan Wife
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Erinn Hayes
as Wedding Coordinator
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Jennifer Wade
as Nikki
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Kate McClafferty
as Bridesmaid
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Trevor Stock
as Young Beau
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Jake Mailey
as Party Guest
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Allyson Bradford
as Bridesmaid
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Christopher Stapleton
as Bartender
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George F. Regas
as Pastor
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John Sterling Carter
as Conference Attendee
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Donna Cooper
as Reporter
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Erin McDonald
as Waitress
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Amos Levkovitch
as Magician
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John E. Byrd
as Doorman
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Robert Lanza
as New Year's Eve M.C.
- Chris McDonald
- Colleen Camp
- Jenny Wade
- Kathy Bates
- Lisa Vachon








