Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ellen Page
Into the life of a widowed professor comes a new love and an unexpected visit from his adopted brother.
DVD Release Date: August 12, 2008
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Stats: 5,123 reviews
Flixster Reviews (5,123)
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May 16, 2009Couldn't finish watching. The beginning was terrible and boring. Snooze Alert!
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March 22, 2009A very enjoyable and utterly wonderful comedy. An intelligent, well-written and superbly performed film. Smart, witty, outstanding, engagging and hilarious. An excellent, touching and remarkable movie. A teriffic balance between comedy and drama. Every performance is pitch perfec...( read more)
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March 2, 2009thomas haden church's performance is all thats needed for this film to be recommended, but it also has a charm to it and it was very interesting. it also suffered unfortunately by incredibly underdeveloped sub plots and a rather cold ending. overall, good flick.
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January 30, 2009I find it quite conspicuous the way this film is most certainly not called Nice People. I don't really know how smart you can call a person who uses thier intellect primarily to belittle and alienate other people. These people are smart in the same way Calvin from the comics is s...( read more)
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November 18, 2009I thought this was a really great look at destructive personalities. While the characters might be funny on the screen, they are very realistic and sad. How someone can go through there life acting like they're better than everyone else is horrible. Ellen Page was priceless at be...( read more)
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November 18, 2009This movie combines the cuteness of Little Miss Sunshine with the wit of Juno and the humor of both. Ellen Page...( read more)
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November 6, 2009A differenza del resto del mondo, mi è piaciuto parecchio.
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November 1, 2009It was a pretty good comedy drama, Thomas Haden Church is the funniest of all... being smart just doesnt make your life better.
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October 22, 2009Page and Church were def the highlights for me, providing that wonderful dry humor that I love so much.
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Critic Reviews
April 20, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
April 14, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The excellent script for Smart People is the work of Mark Jude Poirier, a fiction writer who has clearly spent enough time around English departments to have studied the tribal ways of the literary pr...
April 11, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Smart People made me happy from start to finish. full review
April 11, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Though the principals are so appealing with their smart, comical exchanges, the film's forced situations keep it from being the clever, engaging tale it aspires to be. full review
April 11, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The thorny dialogue, the rancorous arguments, the unexplained surliness of Lawrence's son -- all that nasty stuff melts away, covering up plot weaknesses in a warm glow of nuclear-family bonhomie. full review
April 11, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
There's a gulf between what Smart People should be and what it actually is. full review
April 10, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Memo to the Miramax marketing department: You might want to think about changing that title. full review
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August 12, 2008This movie looks good.I'm looking forward to watching it.
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