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Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to balance high stakes, conflict, and healthy relationships in romantic movies. Toxic couples who fight all the time and break up and then get back together can be exciting in a movie, but there's something special about mature, functional relationships. Healthy couples respect each other's autonomy, communicate effectively, and appreciate each person's unique qualities.

A romance doesn't have to be boring to be mature and refreshingly kind. They exist in even the goofiest and most entertaining comedies, like George of the Jungle. There are many ways to depict happy relationships, and these movie couples prove that love on the big screen can be healthy and scintillating.

Updated on January 3, 2025, by Andrea Sandoval: While romance movies are some of people's favorite genres, they are often riddled with clichés, toxic tropes, and problematic relationships. Oftentimes, these films portray unrealistic and harmful ideals, like love at first sight,...

One of the best running gags in My Old Ass is Spencers inexplicable obsession with Saoirse Ronan, but its unclear exactly why he loves the Lady Bird star so much. The sophomore outing of director Megan Park, My Old Ass has proven to be a huge streaming hit since it dropped on Prime Video. Its a unique spin on the coming-of-age comedy about a young woman named Elliott who starts appreciating what she has in life after taking magic mushrooms on her 18th birthday and meeting her 39-year-old self during the ensuing trip.

While Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza ably lead the cast of My Old Ass as the younger and older versions of Elliott, respectively, theyre surrounded by great supporting players. Percy Hynes White is unbelievably charming as Elliotts love interest Chad, Maria Dizzia and Al Goulem give delightful turns as her parents, and Seth Isaac Johnson and Carter Trozzolo...

My Old Ass (2024) succeeds as a time travel movie for the same reason that many classics in the subgenre have worked so successfully; it understands that time travel itself is a mechanism used to create interesting plot scenarios, regardless of whether or not the logic of the science makes any actual sense. “Back to the Future” works because the concept of a teenager meeting his parents when they were young is brilliant; similarly, the concept of reliving the same day over and over again is what makes “Groundhog Day” fun, even though it never really offers an explanation for why this is happening.

“My Old Ass” won’t be heralded in the same breath as “Back to the Future” or “Groundhog Day,” but it does find an inventive way of showing the path the inherent struggles with growing older and accepting uncomfortable truths about adulthood. At the center of Megan Park...

What would you say to your younger self? In this fresh coming-of-age movie, a mushroom trip gone wrong (or right) brings 18-year-old Elliott face-to-face with her 39-year-old self, full of advice and warnings. Amazon MGM’s “My Old Ass,” starring Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella, premieres on Thursday, Nov. 7 exclusively on Prime Video— get started with a 30-Day Free Trial of Amazon Prime Video.

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“Nashville” actor Maisy Stella leads the cast of “My Old Ass” in her film debut as Elliott, a free-spirited 18-year-old who rings in her birthday with a mushroom trip that brings her face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self (Aubrey Plaza). Elliott’s “old ass” isn’t around for long, though, before she starts handing...

Exclusive: As nearly every local store has shown you recently, the holiday season is in full swing. With that comes a healthy amount of themed programming like The Roku Channel’s Jingle Bell Love, starring Joey McIntyre, premiering November 18.

McIntyre stars in the romantic comedy as Jack Cooper, who viewers will meet when he visits his late wife’s hometown for Christmas. He gets more than he bargained for when his determined daughter hooks him up with a charming local shop owner (Michelle Morgan), even though he is already dating someone else that nobody really likes. Things get complicated when past-due business dealings bubble to the surface. Jack is full of creative ideas that could help smooth things out just in time for Christmas, but will it all work out?

Yanna McIntosh, Delia Chambers and Al Goulem also star.

McIntyre, who has been a member of one of the biggest boy bands of all time,...

My Old Ass has set its release date. My Old Ass is 2024 comedy about a young woman named Elliot whose wild trip on mushrooms brings forth an older, 39-year-old version of herself, who delivers wisdom to the young Elliot. My Old Ass is directed by Megan Park and features a leading cast including Maisy Stella, Aubrey Plaza, Percy Hynes White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks, Maria Dizzia, and Alain Goulem. Park is also a writer and executive producer on the film, with a producing team that includes Margot Robbie, Steven Rales, Bronte Payne, Josey McNamara, Daniel Bekerman, and Tom Ackerley.

As per Collider, My Old Ass has now received its streaming release date. My Old Ass will be available to stream on Prime Video starting on November 7.

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In Megan Park’s My Old Ass, Elliott (Maisy Stella) celebrates her 18th birthday by wandering off to a nearby forest with her two besties, Ro (Kerrice Brooks) and Ruthie (Maddie Ziegler), to do mushrooms. Meanwhile, her deflated parents (Maria Dizzia and Alain Goulem) look sorrowfully at the surprise birthday cake they prepared for her, wondering how much they’ll see of their daughter before she heads off to college in three weeks. It’s not that Elliott doesn’t love her family, or even her annoying brothers, Max (Seth Isaac Johnson) and Spencer (Carter Trozzolo), but the queer spitfire is yearning to break free—and to have the sorts of experiences that aren’t possible in the small Canadian town in which she was raised.

Refreshingly for a film that centers on a queer person, expressing her queerness isn’t among the experiences that Elliott can’t have here,...

"The only thing you can't get back is time. It goes by so fast." Amazon MGM Studios has revealed an official trailer for an indie coming-of-age dramedy titled My Old Ass, which first premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, also showing at the Provincetown & Sydney Film Fests. It's the latest feature from Canadian filmmaker Megan Park, produced by Margot Robbie, and set / shot up in Canada following a young woman at the end of her time living at home before she heads to university. A mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her 39-year-old self - starring Aubrey Plaza as the "older" version of herself. But when Elliott's "old ass" delivers warnings, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about family, life, and love. She ends up tumbling into a romance with a worker boy named Chad, played by Percy Hynes White. My Old Ass stars Maisy Stella as Elliott,...

It’s always a welcome surprise to encounter a fresh face who’s also a natural screen presence, which is very much the case with the captivating Maisy Stella in My Old Ass. Not to undersell the newcomer’s individuality, but I kept getting a crunchy granola version of Clueless-era Alicia Silverstone, which is no faint praise. The fact that Stella is often bouncing off Aubrey Plaza in peerless sardonic form just sweetens the deal. Megan Park’s enjoyable second feature is a warm blend of comedy, romance and whimsical collapsed-time fantasy, albeit grounded in the protagonist’s real world.

Not since Toy Story 3 wielded its power to reduce grown-ass adults to puddles of tears has a movie been so in touch with the tender feelings associated with leaving home and saying a definitive goodbye to childhood, wistfully contemplating what we take with us and what we leave behind.

Chicago – Boris Rodriguez’s “Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal” tells a laughably inane story ripe for B-movie matinées, yet insists on taking itself (mostly) seriously. The director has made no secret of the fact that he envisions his film to be a meditation on the “darkness of creativity,” and the price that must be paid in order for an artist to find sufficient inspiration.

That could easily make an intriguing subject for a motion picture (and has many times before), but Rodriguez’s metaphorical horror tropes are so obvious and synthetic that they bore when they should provoke. That isn’t to say the film is lacking in the acting department (it isn’t) or doesn’t have some spectacularly unnerving imagery (kudos to Dp Philippe Kress), but on a story level, “Eddie” comes up mightily short. It might’ve made a fine short film, but at 83 minutes, it runs out...

Deadfall (2012) Film Review, a movie directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky and starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Kris Kristofferson, Sissy Spacek, Jason Cavalier, Alain Goulem, Allison Graham, Patrick Kerton, Kate Mara, and Treat Williams. When I began watching Deadfall I really wasn’t sure what to expect. I didn’t remember hearing about the film when it [...]

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Chicago – There’s something deeper going on in “Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal,” opening tomorrow at Music Box. I think. It’s about a struggling artist who finds inspiration in a small town when he’s forced to serve as guardian for the title character. Don’t all artists have something in common with cannibals given the way they turn their own (or other people’s) insides into fuel for their creativity? While that’s an engaging and interesting starting place for a horror-comedy, Boris Rodriguez’s movie sadly ends up being neither an effective horror movie nor a memorable satire. It just kind of, pardon me for going there, sleepwalks through its clever set-up.

Thure Lindhardt, so great in “Keep the Lights On,” stars as Lars, a painter who goes to a snowy, secluded town to find his creative muse and does so in the most unexpected of places.

Doppleganger Releasing's Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal explores an artist's inspiration in bizarre and bloody ways. Thure Lindhardt stars as the title character, a docile, cereal-obsessed art student who discovers he suffers from a rare form of sleepwalking that turns him into a flesh-eating monster, minus the undead zombie side effects. In honor of this upcoming horror-comedy, debuting in theaters and VOD formats April 5, we have a contest where fans can win hats, "bloody" t-shirts, and free digital downloads of Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal on iTunes. These prizes will go fast, so enter this contest today.

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Magnolia Pictures has provided us with an exclusive TV spot for Deadfall, directed by Oscar winner Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters). Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde star as Addison and Liza, two siblings who go on the lam after a botched casino heist. Take a look at new footage from this thriller, debuting on VOD and iTunes formats November 1 before arriving in theaters December 7.

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Siblings Addison (Eric Bana) and Liza (Olivia Wilde) are on the run from a casino heist gone wrong. When a car accident leaves their wheel man and a state trooper dead, they split up and make a run for the Canadian border in the worst of circumstances - a near whiteout blizzard. While Addison heads cross-country, creating mayhem in his wake, Liza is picked up by ex-boxer Jay (Charlie Hunnam), en-route for a Thanksgiving homecoming with his parents, June (Sissy Spacek) and...

Magnolia Pictures has released the first trailer and poster for Deadfall, the latest from director Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters). Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde star as Addison and Liza, two siblings trying to flee from their unsuccessful casino heist, making a break for the Canadian border in the dead of winter. Take a look at the one-sheet and new footage from this upcoming thriller, also starring Charlie Hunnam, Sissy Spacek, and Kris Kristofferson.

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Siblings Addison (Eric Bana) and Liza (Olivia Wilde) are on the run from a casino heist gone wrong. When a car accident leaves their wheel man and a state trooper dead, they split up and make a run for the Canadian border in the worst of circumstances - a near whiteout blizzard. While Addison heads cross-country, creating mayhem in his wake, Liza is picked up by ex-boxer Jay (Charlie Hunnam), en-route for a Thanksgiving homecoming with his parents,...

Earlier this year, Eddie the Sleepwalking Cannibal took a bow at the Tribeca Film Festival.  Now, Boris Rodriguez's horror-comedy has found U.S. distribution in Music Box Films, says The Hollywood Reporter.  No release date has been set yet.

Dylan Smith, Thure Lindhardt, Georgina Reilly, Alain Goulem and Stephen McHattie star.

The film concerns Lars Olafssen, a man unable to paint without inspiration.  He accepts a teaching gig at a small-time art school in Eastern Ontario. Somehow he inherits the guardianship of the offbeat town's neighborhood weirdo, Eddie. As their unlikely friendship evolves, Lars uncovers a dark, violent secret about Eddie's nocturnal impulses, and finds himself torn between his duty to his friend and his duty to his art. 

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One of the many films being repped at the Marché du Film in Cannes is Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal , director Boris Rodriguez's horror-comedy. The Canadian production stars Dylan Smith, Thure Lindhardt, Georgina Reilly, Alain Goulem and Pontypool 's Stephen McHattie. Lars Olafssen, once a young celebrity in the art world is slipping away fast into the land of has-beens. His long-time art dealer, Ronny, is now an ungracefully aging hipster who desperately wants his meal ticket back. But Lars refuses to paint. His creativity comes at too high a cost - his inspiration is carnage - blood, guts and limbs. Not surprisingly, this lead to a dreadful breakdown in the past. Nevertheless, an eager Ronny arranges a teaching job for Lars at an art school in Koda Lake, a small Canadian...

CBC announced that the first season of the sitcom 18 to Life will come out on DVD on January 18, 2011. The show will also return for a second season this winter.

Tom Bellow (Michael Seater) and Jessie Hill (Stacey Farber) are two neighbours who've been living side by side since their childhood. They're both 18 years old. In the pilot, they decide to marry each other. However, their parents have reservations about this marriage and believe that it won't last.

The show also stars Erin Agostino, Alain Goulem, Angela Asher, Jesse Rath, Kaniehtiio Horn, Arielle Shiri, Peter Keleghan, Ellen David and Carl Alacchi.

Last week, The CW pulled 18 to Life after just three weeks on the air. The series was confirmed as cancelled but one of the TV show's producers says that the network hasn't given up on the series yet.

18 to Life tells the tale of two best friends who end up getting married at an early age and, to the dismay of their families. The show's cast includes Michael Seater, Stacey Farber, Alain Goulem, Angela Asher, Jesse Rath, Kaniehtiio Horn, Arielle Shiri, Peter Keleghan, Ellen David, Erin Agostino, Carl Alacchi, Samantha Moore, and Raphael Cohen-Demers.

On The CW, the show got off to a poor start in the ratings and the debut ranked in last place for the timeslot. Later installments brought fewer viewers. After last week's pair of episodes, the network decided to pull the show from the schedule, leaving six installments...

Tom and Jessie have their share of challenges as 18-year-old newlyweds. Unfortunately, their 18 to Life TV show has bigger problems. It's been cancelled.

18 to Life revolves around a pair of best friends who end up getting married at an early age, much to the dismay of the very different parents. The series features Michael Seater, Stacey Farber, Alain Goulem, Angela Asher, Jesse Rath, Kaniehtiio Horn, Arielle Shiri, Peter Keleghan, Ellen David, Erin Agostino, Carl Alacchi, Samantha Moore, and Raphael Cohen-Demers.

An import from Canada, 18 to Life debuted on August 3rd to just a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic and only 988,000 viewers. The second episode dropped to a 0.3 rating and 846,000 total viewers. That put the pair of episodes in last place in both categories. Later episodes attracted even fewer viewers.

After Tuesday's episodes, The CW...

The CW debuted a new comedy this week called 18 to Life. Like The Bridge, The Listener, and Flashpoint, this series was originally produced for Canadian television. Canadian shows have had mixed success in the Us so, how did this one fare?

The 18 to Life series revolves around Tom (Michael Seater) and Jessie (Stacey Farber), a pair of 18-year-old best friends who have grown up next door to each other. After a game of truth-or-dare gets out of hand, they run away, get married, and eventually move into Tom's family's attic. As a result, the couple's two very different families -- one free-spirited, one uptight --must finally learn how to get along with each other. The rest of the cast includes Peter Keleghan, Ellen David, Alain Goulem, Angela Asher, Arielle Shiri, and Tiio Horn.

In its first week on The CW, 18 to...

After a run this winter on CBC, a Canadian public TV network, the Canadian comedy series 18 to Life will be aired in the USA on CW, a TV network. This means that this show created by Derek Schreyer and Karen Troubetzkoy will premiere on CW on August 3 with back-to-back episodes airing from 9:00-9:30 Pm and 9:30-10:00 Pm.

Tom Bellow (Michael Seater) and Jessie Hill (Stacey Farber) have been neighbours for 12 years. At the tender age of 18 years old, they decide to say "I do" to each other. Of course, this also means that their parents will have to cope with this mariage whether they like it or not. Ben (Peter Keleghan) and Judith (Ellen David), Tom's parents, are a little bit socially conservative. Phil (Alain Goulem) and Tara (Angela Asher), Jessie's parents, are tree-huggers who like to rock out. However, when Tom and Jessie move into the attic of Tom's parents,...

Despite the fact that the American network ABC withdrew its financial support, "18 to Life" will be airing on a television or streamed on a computer near you (if you're a Canadian). Besides, 18 to Life, which was created and written by Derek Schreyer and Karen Troubetzkoy, will premiere Monday, January 4, 2010 at 8 Pm on CBC.

Tom Bellow (Michael Seater) and Jessie Hill (Stacey Farber) have been neighbours for 12 years. At the tender age of 18 years old, they decide to say "I do" to each other. Of course, this also means that their parents will have to cope with this mariage whether they like it or not. Ben (Peter Keleghan) and Judith (Ellen David), Tom's parents, are a little bit socially conservative. Phil (Alain Goulem) and Tara (Angela Asher), Jessie's parents, are tree-huggers who like to rock out. However, when Tom and Jessie move into the attic of Tom's parents, new tensions between...