Ben Shenkman, Bette Midler, Cherise Boothe

A New York schoolteacher (Hunt) hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her real one, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her ...( read more  read more... )life upside down as she (April) begins a courtship with the father (Firth) of one of her students.

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Helen Hunt

Release Date: September 7, 2007

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DVD Release Date: September 2, 2008

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  • October 27, 2009
    Interesting movie. I didn't know if I was liking it much until I got towards the end. The film grows slowly on you. By the end credits I was totally digging the film and was elated with the ending...
  • August 30, 2009
    Very cute! It had a great cast.
  • June 7, 2009
    As Hunt's directorial debut, I was completely underwhelmed. Her character was entirely miserable for the duration of the film and even when she was happy she was still whiny. I could not fathom what Colin Firth's character saw in her, or what her character saw in Matthew Broderic...( read more)k. The only unpainful moments were when Bette Midler was onscreen.
  • May 3, 2009
    Hm, I am a huge Bette Midler fan and she didn't dissapoint at all. Helen Hunt did good, acting and directing. I wonder though if her talent got a little lost in this project. Overall the story was something I seen some friends go through...so that was really strange. Good thing b...( read more)oth stories had a happy ending. This was good, nothing to great, but good. I wouldn't want to see it again thiugh.
  • March 17, 2009
    A good movie. Helen Hunt is not really extraordinary as a director, but she did a fine enough job. Bette Midler was terrific. It was fun to see Helen and Matthew together again after Project X. However Project X was a much better movie too. :) The story of this one is about...( read more) a woman who is adopted, loses her adoptive mother (to death) and her husband (to divorce) at the same time. She desperately wants a child of her own but things do not seem to work out for her. Midler plays her biological mother who seeks her out to try and have a relationship with her now that both her adoptive parents have passed on. It had a few funny moments and a few heartwrenching ones. Worth a viewing.
  • November 14, 2009
    Kind of slow moving and not too interesting.
  • November 10, 2009
    Colin Firth is quite funny in this film.
  • November 8, 2009
    El debut como directora de Helen Hunt nos regala una pelicula muy humana donde las actuaciones logran transportarnos hasta los mismos zapatos de los personajes, haciendo de esta pelicula una buena inversion de tiempo.
  • November 6, 2009
    Primo film da regista per Helen Hunt.. meno male che c'era Colin Firth.
  • October 30, 2009
    Very good movie!!! Luv it!

Critic Reviews


September 19, 2008
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

Hunt's lovely voice, pitched in that diurnal-dizzy limbo between mezzo and soprano, is perfect for mid-life crisis. So is her gawky, strung-out, tragicomical body language. full review

May 9, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Hunt draws some good performances from the cast and wisely chose a low-key personal story for her directorial debut. full review

May 2, 2008
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Overall Then She Found Me, though earnest and clearly heartfelt, just feels tired; like Hunt's sad-eyed April, it lacks spark. full review

April 27, 2008
Marcy Dermansky, About.com

It's a romantic comedy, it's a mother-daughter drama, and most importantly, it's an unpretentious, gentle, moving film. full review

April 25, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com

A heartfelt dramedy that's not 'as good as it gets' but still commendable. full review

April 25, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

A bizarre, overcooked broth. full review

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