Cyrus

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  • Opened June 18, 2010 
  • 1 hr 32 min
  • R | some sexual material and language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. More on child suitability

  • Still single seven years after the breakup of his marriage, John (John C. Reilly) has all but given up on romance. But at the urging of his ex-wife and best friend Jamie (Catherine Keener), John grudgingly agrees to join her and her fiancé Tim (Matt Walsh) at a party. To his and everyone else’s surprise, he actually manages to meet someone: the gorgeous and spirited Molly (Marisa Tomei). Their chemistry is immediate. The relationship takes off quickly but Molly is oddly reluctant to take the relationship beyond John’s house. Perplexed, he follows her home and discovers the other man in Molly’s life: her son, Cyrus (Jonah Hill). A 21-year-old new age musician, Cyrus is his mom’s best friend and shares an unconventional relationship with her. Cyrus will go to any lengths to protect Molly and is definitely not ready to share her with anyone, especially John. Full synopsis

  • Cast: John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener, Matt Walsh
  • Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy

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Mislabled Genre, Not A Comedy

by TWolves4409

Although it shows the dynamics of John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill, two great actors. This film starts slow and ends slower. To be honest, it sucks....

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Wall Street Journal
| Joe Morgenstern

A dulcetly crazy, certifiably hilarious and eerily mysterious little comedy. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Cyrus cues us to expect it to go over the top, but the film never does. That may be its neatest trick Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

Cyrus, the summer's best, most original and crazily inventive comedy, is potently funny and painfully real. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

Middle-aged romance can be a dicey prospect. And it gets more complicated when children are in the picture. But it gets more complex still if the "child" is actually 21, and creepily meddlesome. Read full review

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Marisa Tomei as Molly and John C. Reilly as John in "Cyrus."