Going the Distance

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  • Opened September 3, 2010 
  • 1 hr 49 min
  • R | Sexual content including dialogue, language throughout, some drug use and brief nudity.

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • Erin (Drew Barrymore) and Garrett (Justin Long) are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work in the music industry, they gamely keep their romance alive with webcams and frequent-flyer miles. However, just when it seems the lovers will be soon be reunited, Erin and Garrett both score big breaks that could break them up for good. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate
  • Director: Nanette Burstein
  • Genres: Comedy

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

The film captures the harshness and the sweetness of our time. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Going the Distance may be a minor movie, but it's also the rare romantic comedy in which you can actually believe what you're seeing. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

I liked the movie mainly for Barrymore. The way she handles the crucial, early "I love you" moment (he's saying it to her, and the camera shows us what she's thinking), you think: This is one canny actress. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

Going the Distance earns its R rating, often by daring to say what goes frequently unsaid by women in raunchy comedies. It's not a very good movie. The entire second half is a sitcom. Read full review

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Drew Barrymore as Erin in "Going the Distance."