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The Breaker Upperers

2018 · 82 min

A breezy, silly comedy with a big heart, full of awkward laughs and a sweet friendship at its core.

Directed by
Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jackie van Beek, Madeleine Sami, Celia Pacquola
Tagline
Breaking up just got easier
Overview
Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jackie van Beek, Madeleine Sami, Celia Pacquola
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • love
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek
Starring
Jackie van Beek, Madeleine Sami, Celia Pacquola, James Rolleston, Ana Scotney, Carl Bland, Brett O’Gorman, Cohen Holloway
Cinematography
Ginny Loane
Runtime
82 min
Country
New Zealand
Languages
English

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