Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler

A romantic drama about a widower (Eckhart) whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru. On a business trip to Seattle, he falls for a woman (Aniston) who attends one...( read more  read more... ) of his seminars, only to learn that he hasn't yet truly confronted his wife's passing.

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52% liked it

98,163 ratings

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18% liked it

94 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 49 min.

Directed by: Brandon Camp

Release Date: September 18, 2009

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  • September 26, 2009
    self-help guru eckhart has a secret: he's the one who most needs his own advice, and he ain't listenin'. a shocker. ain't i supposed to say "spoiler alert" first? oh dammit. eckhart roughly manages to engage as a soul in torment while trying to be upbeat, while aniston regret...( read more)fully continues to languish as merely the projector screen for the lust of america (and she's better than that...i hope. i would face her off against sandra bullock in a something like "all about eve", now THAT would be hot!) dan fogler and john carroll lynch prove that solid character work is what holds many a film together. and a parrot almost steals the movie, say no more.
  • September 21, 2009
    18%? 18%? Love Happens is a very good movie that is currently rated at 18% on rottentomatoes.com. It's not a classic, but it is certainly a very enjoyable movie.

    It stars a lot of actors I like who do a good job for the most part. Dan Fogler is a little out of place playing a ro...( read more)le in a more serious movie. I've loved his comedy characters, and he's alright, but someone more serious would have complemented Eckhart better. Eckhart and Aniston have a chemistry that is pretty rare in a movie that combines two big actors. And who would have thought John Carrloll Lynch would be able to bring his character to life the way he does. From Drew Carrey's cross dressing brother who marries Mimi to this? I've always liked him, but this is very good stuff. He's that actor that you only remember when he's in a movie, but you always remember him as being very good.

    All of the characters in Love Happens are well done, and it's written so that you can become involved in the story and, when it starts to peak, feel for them. It's a very touching movie. It deals with the loss of a loved one, and a self help guru who needs more help than most of the people coming to his clinics.

    Love Happens is poorly titled, but once you get past that, it's a movie that makes the most of the formulaic style of movie, and is much more touching than your standard "romantic comedy." It's not so much a comedy. There are some laughs, but don't expect anything big from that angle, but it's a dramatic move that deserves a better title, and more moviegoers in the seats.
  • November 15, 2009
    not a bad movie! love jennifer aniston
  • November 14, 2009
    something happens, but neither a komplex storyline, nor komplex characters are shown...and i really hate this self-help-guru-thing.
  • November 14, 2009
    This movie reaches the heart...
  • November 8, 2009
    jennifer wow...
    a good actor in Holliwod...suip
  • November 6, 2009
    love happens anywhere..anytime
  • November 4, 2009
    i love jennifer aniston :P
  • November 3, 2009
    Love Happens when? In death? I'm sorry but this just couldn't make it. Maybe it was wrong of me to expect the typical chick-flick with happy & sweet smiles and love-nothings but no, this movie is about death, mourning, death, mourning, death.... you get the gist. Maybe "Death Hap...( read more)pens" would be more suitable.
  • November 3, 2009
    love it sooooooooooooooooooooooo much

Critic Reviews


September 21, 2009
A.O. Scott, At the Movies

Love Happens is as lazy and offhand as its title, and as far as any chemistry between Aniston and Eckhart is concerned, nothing happens. full review

September 18, 2009
Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine

Love Happens--but not much else in this heartfelt but dull romantic dirge. full review

September 18, 2009
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Not that the grieving process shouldn't be addressed in a movie, but this one feels increasingly cooked up. full review

September 18, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Love Happens is a weepie about the grieving process, mainly my own. Two hours of my life have been brutally stolen from me, and I need closure. full review

September 18, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

A limp romantic drama that occasionally lifts its drowsy head to attempt a wan smile, a picture that starts out being harmlessly dull and ends, somehow, in a place that feels insultingly manipulative. full review

September 17, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

A harmless time-waster that could have been more. full review

September 17, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The film has an uneven tone, unsure whether to mock [Eckhart's] rudimentary words of wisdom or play up his good intentions. full review

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  • lyzkareh
    September 16, 2009
    Didnt believe it till few months ago and now u cant believe otherwise......

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