Must Love Dogs (2005)
As thirty-something divorced pre-school teacher Sarah Nolan (Lane) braves a series of hilariously disastrous mismatches and first dates, she begins to trust her own instincts again and learns that, no matter what, it's never a good idea to give up on love. (Warner Bros.)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Gary David Goldberg
Written By: Gary David Goldberg, Claire Cook
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Dermot Mulroney, John Cusack, Diane Lane, Stockard Channing, Elizabeth Perkins, Brad William Henke, Jordana Spiro, Ali Hillis
Country: USA
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Must Love Dogs belongs to 6 collections
1. Based on a Book (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
2. Netflix USA (public: mpowell - 8 stars)
3. Dogs (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 4 stars)
4. Amazon Prime Latam (collaborative: moderated by Roman_Herbom - 1 star)
5. 2005: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
6. 2005, Missing (public: Matthew Parkinson)
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| Aug 11, 2021 |  |
War Machine | 75 64th |
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| May 24, 2017 |  |
SirStuckey | 65 45th |
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Every so often a run of the mill rom com I am fully aware is average at best catches me a certain way and I like it way more than I ever would have expected. Must Love Dogs is one of these anomalies. Don't really know why. I just had a very pleasant time.
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| Nov 02, 2014 |  |
DaWolfey | 21 30th |
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The overriding theme of the film is that "men and women are fundamentally incompatible but somehow we muddle through." It hammers this home by presenting a gay couple whose relationship is trouble free perfection.... apart from their mother-in-law!
Uh oh!
A mother in law!
Hilarious!!!!!!!!! Mothers-in-law are universally terrible aren't they!!!
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| Apr 26, 2014 |  |
bookhouseboy | 33 30th |
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Must love Diane and Cusack - and that's a given for most - but the script isn't nearly as likeable. *Preview*: #14#, popcorn, story, cast.
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| Dec 23, 2013 |  |
rttntomatoes | 35 13th |
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Despite good work from its likable leads, the romantic comedy Must Love Dogs is too predictable.
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| Feb 03, 2013 |  |
dunbar | 40 8th |
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Alright, if you're a fan of romcom's then keep this one near the bottom of the pile. Why? Because the story sucked. And I'm judging that story on its merit as a romcom, not against a Nolan action movie or something. So there's two leads with a pretty good on screen dynamic, Cusak has his slightly-spurned impish baby-face look going and Lane looks, well, nice. So you've at least got the throw them a bone (hurhur, dog pun) when it comes to the script. (The explode-y action scene sucked too)
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| Apr 19, 2012 |  |
CMonster | 10 2nd |
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The only thing I remember about this movie is that my parents rented it and we sat down as a family to watch a happy romcom. I was not feeling well, pulled a blanket over myself and went to sleep. about 30 minutes before the end of the film I woke up in a cold sweat with the worst fever I've ever had in my whole life. Needless to say, while 'watching' this film I was miserable.
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| Jan 09, 2012 | aeghtesadi | 40 32nd |
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Diane Lane and John Cusack... I feel dirty having to rate this movie. I know, it shouldn't be very good, but dammit if I can't remove my love for these two people from my evaluation of this movie. I'm not sure if 40/100 is too high or too low, so it must be right.
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| Jan 08, 2012 |  |
JordanDcFc | 50 14th |
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Cusack and Lane were good but not good together. Disposable rom-com, you know the score.
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| Sep 04, 2011 |  |
dawne3 | 70 38th |
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Typical rom-com fare, yet charming.
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| Jul 03, 2011 |  |
joseywales | 54 25th |
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Points mainly for Christopher Plummer.
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| Mar 11, 2011 | Elham Sharif | 70 64th |
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I like it
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| Dec 06, 2010 | Mabia | 75 28th |
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It's cute. Only that.
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| Nov 29, 2010 |  |
SlantMag | 5 2nd |
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"To paraphrase some hackerish blurb I just heard on the shill-y E! network: Must Love Dogs is in the doghouse." - Ed Gonzalez
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| Jun 14, 2010 |  |
FLowER_CHiLD | 10 4th |
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I watched the movie a couple years ago. i don't remember a thing related to the movie but i remembered that i was bored.
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| Jun 08, 2010 | Rachelmovies | 55 35th |
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This movie was mildly entertaining, but was quite formulaic (surprise!), declining to tread any unexplored territory.
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| Mar 18, 2010 |  |
katelyn | 77 39th |
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Cliche but alright.
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| Oct 02, 2009 | dumblond66 | 50 19th |
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I love John, this is not his best work.
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| Sep 14, 2009 |  |
sahand.s | 21 6th |
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no big deal
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| Jul 09, 2009 |  |
Delirium9 | 65 10th |
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I wanted to like it because of John Cusack (I'll watch anything with him in it) and even Diane Lane (a really talented actress who was wasted in this) but in the end the preposterous plot and the painfully ridiculous clichés just couldn't save it.
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| May 26, 2009 | kcarro1 | 70 31st |
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Cute but not great.
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| Feb 18, 2009 |  |
sharpcool | 50 19th |
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All 50 points go to Diane Lane.
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| Jul 28, 2008 |  |
Obdurate | 65 28th |
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Mainly 'cuz I'd mate with Cusack. However, despite my seemingly not-so-hetero-yet-still-hetero love for him, this is a pretty solid movie.
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| Apr 26, 2008 |  |
allisoncm | 22 8th |
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AWFUL!
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| Apr 05, 2008 | jeg2 | 60 52nd |
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an easy evening's viewing; nothing deep
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| Apr 01, 2008 | Jeff Fries | 15 9th |
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Worst movie of 2005, by many measures. Everything about it is so lazy and pointless that, like Cellular the year before, it only makes sense as an advertisement (for dating service PerfectMatch.com).
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| Mar 18, 2008 |  |
jomiha | 80 26th |
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Granted, I am not a huge fan of romantic comedies, but being married will introduce you to so many more movies than you'd have ever watched as a single guy. So, having said that, I certainly wouldn't choose to see this film again, but for what it was, I can't complain.
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| Mar 15, 2008 | TheRev | 70 39th |
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Ok date flick
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| Mar 03, 2008 |  |
AnnMovie | 95 79th |
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I adore this movie! Aside from the fact that the title is so great, the movie itself is sweet and funny. Plummer, Lane, and Cusack are all fantastic in their roles, and the story is well written. It's a great movie to watch multiple times.
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| Mar 03, 2008 |  |
critickerkaw | 90 64th |
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Very cute romantic comedy!
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| Mar 01, 2008 |  |
gtown1479 | 60 20th |
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It wasn't horrible. To focus on the positives in this movie, Ubu the dog really steals the show.
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| Nov 24, 2007 |  |
nandorizzi | 75 71st |
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A simple and pleasant romantic comedy.
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| Oct 17, 2007 | webster2two | 90 46th |
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Very cute storyline and a great cast. Good movie to watch with your boyfriend.
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| Aug 15, 2007 | carolynn | 40 17th |
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I was so bored during this movie I watched it again thinking I hadn't seen it.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | CatScandal | 35 2nd |
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Incredibly generic, more of the same from Cusack, who I swear is actively trying to squander himself.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | movieguy1920 | 88 60th |
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A wonderfully crafted romantic comedy for a slightly older crowd. Gary David Goldberg, the man behind "Family Ties" brings his brand of "schmaltz" to the big screen, and it works.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
NickO | 40 4th |
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Must Not See This.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
newlikegrace | 59 38th |
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Better than average.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | mlightle3 | 55 11th |
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Despite the immensely talented cast and atypical script, this flick falls short.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | AndyDan | 75 15th |
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Nice, but nothing special in the Romantic Comedy genre.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | screensiren | 55 13th |
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Pretty boring romcom....annoying female character....cliche
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| Aug 14, 2007 | BeBe426 | 60 28th |
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It was ok... a little long and predictable but ok.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
JRC_85 | 75 56th |
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I liked it. Ran a little long, but I liked it anyway. And I do love the dogs :-P
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| Aug 14, 2007 | svicciarelli | 75 21st |
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Decent stuff but too trite to recommend.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | Med | 80 55th |
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Charmingly typical rom/com from Cusack and Lane.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | spoonerspot | 78 52nd |
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Gimme a break, Diane Lane and John Cusack together. How can anyone not like this movie?
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
fuxoft | 50 24th |
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Makes trivial things seem complicated
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| Jun 10, 2007 | Jeanie72 | 80 51st |
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I love Cusack, but this one was flat.
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| Mar 11, 2007 | Murravener | 75 40th |
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Had CUsack bee more of a primary character this film would have had the channce to shine, but Lane couldn't carry this mediocre plot on her own.
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| Dec 25, 2006 | ackleykid911 | 0 1st |
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must love stupid..
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| Average Percentile 28.63% from 1074 Ratings |  |