SummaryAdapted from Elinor Lipman’s novel of the same name, Helen Hunt makes her feature directing debut with Then She Found Me, a touching story of schoolteacher April Epner and her very unlikely path towards personal fulfillment. Following the separation from her husband and the death of her adopted mother, April is contacted by her apparent birth mot... Read More
Directed By:Helen Hunt
Written By:Elinor Lipman, Alice Arlen, Victor Levin, Helen Hunt
Then She Found Me
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52% Positive
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A smart, subtle and seriously funny dramedy bound to find favor with sophisticated auds.
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While there are plenty of laughs, Hunt doesn't play this for farce. Even Midler gives perhaps the most restrained, and arguably the most winning, performance of her screen career.
70
With subtle laughs but solid emotional thrust, it will play very well with older audiences.
63
What ought to be a bittersweet movie about a woman's momentary unraveling feels like a workout class: Cardio melodrama.
50
No, there isn't anything wrong with comfort entertainment. Then She Found Me could have, should have been something special - a "Knocked Up" for weary boomers. The only hitch is that it isn't all that entertaining. Nor comforting for that matter.
40
Hunt's crabby performance weighs on the film, though it's nothing compared to Colin Firth's scenery-chewing turn as her self-lacerating new beau.
30
Overall, the film is lost and never found. In her first shot as director, Hunt seems direction-less.
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May 27, 2018
5
It's worth giving it the chance because the cast's work is solid. It's not a memorable film but it wasn't so bad.
Undoubtedly it's one of those romantic comedies imbued with drama that are sufficiently competent and practical but they will fall into a fast and inescapable oblivion
Sep 1, 2014
5
A disappointing surprise from Helen Hunt's directorial debut. Then She Found Me is a unique look at motherhood and long-lost relationships. Unfortunately, the gifted cast fell short.
Production Company:
- Odyssey Entertainment
- Killer Films
- John Wells Productions
- Blue Rider Pictures
- Black Watch Productions
- Less Is More Pictures
Release Date:Apr 25, 2008
Duration:1 h 40 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Life can change in a heartbeat.
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Awards
Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Ashland Independent Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
