Larry Crowne

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  • Opened July 1, 2011 
  • 1 hr 39 min
  • PG-13 | Brief strong language and some sexual content
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+. More on child suitability

  • Once well-respected at his company, Larry Crowne (Tom Hanks) finds himself on the unemployment line after a wave of corporate downsizing. Drowning in debt and unsure of what to do with his life, Larry enrolls in college, where he becomes part of a community of misfits who are all trying to carve out a better future. The possibility of romance enters the picture when Larry meets Mercedes Tainot (Julia Roberts), an instructor who has lost her passion for both teaching and her marriage. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston, Cedric the Entertainer, Taraji P. Henson
  • Director: Tom Hanks
  • Genres: Comedy, Drama

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by saraklingebiel

Tom Hanks & Julia Roberts are 2 of the most likeable & watchable actors ever. Admit it. There was nothing at all bad about this movie. It was totally enjoyable. It just made me smile. He's totally...

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Warm, Almost Effortless Performances Worth Experiencing.

by Alon Patterson

Although it's short on action, meaning no caped comic characters saving the world yet again, this film delivers genuine portrayals of ordinary people, doing ordinary things while going about their...

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by ywsf

it had good moments and poor moments. it was bad editing and didnt really flow. I was disappointed.I really wanted it to be great but it wasn't. its an average movie. Go see the bargain matinee....

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Critic Reviews

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Miami Herald
| Rene Rodriguez

The film seems simple and facile at a glance, but these characters and their dilemmas stay with you. These days, any of us could suddenly be Larry Crowne. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Too cute for its own good, Larry Crowne is nonetheless hard to dislike. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

Hanks directs with assurance. Perhaps if he had teamed with a more agile writer, less given to cheesy yuck-fests, Larry Crowne would be the nuanced adult love story it aims to be. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

It's easy enough to accept the romantic-comedy luck of the two finding each another. It's much tougher, and ultimately useless, to buy everything else about this fairy tale of self-reinvention in a stalled economy. Read full review

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Tom Hanks as Larry Crowne and Julia Roberts as Mercedes Tainot in ``Larry Crowne.''