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Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston, Tcheky Karyo, Maureen Stapleton ... see more see more... , Nesbitt Blaisdell , Susan Forristal , Mike Hodge , Conrad McLaren , Larry Pine , Remak Ramsay , William Timoney , Lee Wilkof , Richard Dreyfuss , Dominick Dunne , Helmar Augustus Cooper , Daniel Dae Kim , Maurizio Benazzo , Bill Kux , Jacqueline Heinze , Deborah Ayer , Paolo Calamari , Tom Forrest , Shoshanna Gleich , Steve McAuliff

In this slightly dark comedy about romantic obsession, Sam (Matthew Broderick) is an astronomer who likes his life in the small New England town he calls home and loves his fiancée, Linda (Kelly Prest... read more read more...on). But one day, Linda tells Sam that she's moving to New York because she has found a new job -- and a new boyfriend. Sam is shocked and doesn't want to give Linda up, so when she moves to Manhattan, Sam follows her. Moving into an empty loft across the street from Linda's new apartment, Sam constructs a camera obscura that allows him to watch what she and her new beau, a French restaurateur named Anton (Tcheky Karyo), are up to. Sam's convinced that Linda is just going through a phase, and when she gets tired of Anton, he'll be there to pick up the pieces. But Sam soon has company in his obsessive watch over Linda's new flat: Anton's former girlfriend, Maggie (Meg Ryan), crashes Sam's hideout and joins him in his spy mission. While Sam just wants Linda back, Maggie is seething with rage against Anton after he dumped her and now she's out for revenge. Addicted to Love was the directorial debut of actor and producer Griffin Dunne; he cast his father, noted author Dominick Dunne, in a small role as a food writer. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Griffin Dunne

Release Date: May 23, 1997

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  • moonrivers
    August 16, 2011
    moonrivers
    Two jilted lovers team up to get revenge on their ex's --- what do you think happens next? The execution of the plotline plays much better than the description, trust me, in this cute little black comedy/romance. Give it a chance, you'll be glad you did.
  • ScoopOnline
    December 15, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    A Comedy About Lost Loves And Last Laughs
  • FiLmCrAzY
    May 7, 2009
    FiLmCrAzY
    Well this is an alright film, its a nice romanctic comedy with a few laughs here and there.
    It is predictable throughout the film to be honest but its watchable espicially on a wet sunday evening.
    Ryan and Broderick are two people that have lost there partners to other people, ... read moreBroderick wants his ex back are sort of stalks her in a way but not in a weird way whereas Ryan whants to cause her ex problems because he used her, they end up partning together so broderick can get his love back and ryan ruin her ex's life however towards they realise there views have changed about one another.
    Like i said this film is predictable with a few good kaughs and is worth a watch !
  • mwilliams078
    April 21, 2008
    mwilliams078
    Addicted to Love is a sweet film starring Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick.

    Two jilted people whom were recently got dumped for another find themselves together trying to get even. This has many good scenes with the wonderful Maureen Stapleton co-starring.
  • deano
    July 8, 2007
    deano
    This is my all-the-time favourite Meg Ryan's comedy-romance film that makes me laugh heaps. I always never forgot that movie while I watch it again and again.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 25, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    odd but kelly preston was very good
  • mjgildea
    November 20, 2006
    mjgildea
    I can't stand Meg Ryan but this was a great movie.
  • dreamfaeries
    November 7, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    Wonderful payback stunts.
  • bcavros
    September 11, 2010
    bcavros
    For a Rom-Com this is about as good as it gets. Although the plot is on the same order of predictability for other Rom-Coms, Griffin Dunne smatters the concept with some very interesting concept and characters. Mathew Broderick is an astronomer, who dumped by his lifetime love Ke... read morelly Preston. For a Hollywood scientist he?s not annoyingly inaccurate, the best praise I can give for Hollywood?s interpretation of science. Meg Ryan ex Tceky Karo is living with Kelly Preston now. Meg and Mathew become stalkers of there respective ex?s. Both of them battling over the right to live in an abandoned building across the street. Broderick rigs up a photo multiplier to work as a Camera Obscurra so they can watch the going on in the apartment across the street. Broderick shows the strain by coming up with statistical methods for analyzing the couples happiness. Meg plays a tougher character than in any of her other movies. She wears a wife beater. Full motorcycle leathers and rides a crotch rocket. I?m not really in love with the plot, but the character development and small details are excellent.
  • SunilJawahir
    August 23, 2008
    SunilJawahir
    This movie is a little odd but I remember enjoying it.

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Critic Reviews

Susan Wloszczyna
January 1, 2000
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today

This twisted romance possesses the soul and edgy atmosphere of an independent film but not quite the conviction.

Michael Dequina
October 14, 2005
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

Stalking does not sound like a viable basis for a romantic comedy, but director Griffin Dunne and screenwriter Robert Gordon have somehow made it work. Full Review

Steve Crum
June 8, 2005
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

Misfire "romantic comedy" of stalking.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 26, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Reveals that in genuine affairs of the heart, nothing is ever predictable. Full Review

Karina Montgomery
June 14, 2001
Karina Montgomery, Cinerina

The movie is filled with really innovative shots and use of light, both in the actual making of the movie and within the plot.

James Sanford
January 1, 2000
James Sanford, rec.arts.movies.reviews

It looks like a typical box of Hollywood candy, but "Addicted To Love" is full of baker's chocolate. Full Review

David N. Butterworth
January 1, 2000
David N. Butterworth, rec.arts.movies.reviews

Appealing actors alone do not a romantic comedy make. Full Review

Neil Young
November 1, 2010
Neil Young, Hollywood Reporter

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Leonard Klady
July 22, 2008
Leonard Klady, Variety

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Stephen Holden
May 20, 2003
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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