Cyrus

Name: Cyrus
Genre: Comedy
Released: June 18, 2010
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 74
Cast: John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei

2010

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Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: June 18, 2010 | R

Starring: John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei

Summary: With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcee finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life – her son. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Director: Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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Joe Morgenstern

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

Peter Travers

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

Steve Persall

There's no way to make this a feel-good movie, and admirably the Duplass brothers don't try. Cyrus finds its humor in dark places, through characters bringing out the worst in each other. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Although Jonah Hill has been sweetly, profanely funny in such films as "Superbad" and "Get Him to the Greek," in Cyrus he's a revelation. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

It's a shrewd, poignant drama disguised as a comedy. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Think of Cyrus as the Duplasses for the masses, as the keenly observant sibs upgrade their scrappy, relationship-based formula to work with movie stars and a Fox Searchlight-size budget without sacrificing the raw, naturalistic feel of their first two features, "The Puffy Chair" and "Baghead." Read full review

Rex Reed

It still has a long way to go before the term Mumblecore (which sounds like a Harry Potter major at Hogwart's) can be confused with the term Class Act. Read full review

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greenpaint

Nov 20, 2011

This film is best described as a romantic drama not a comedy. there a couple of funny moments. but if your expecting a film like stepbrothers or superbad (like i was) The lol silly joke comedy films. then your not expecting the right thing. john c reilly is great in this film. so are theThis film is best described as a romantic drama not a comedy. there a couple of funny moments. but if your expecting a film like stepbrothers or superbad (like i was) The lol silly joke comedy films. then your not expecting the right thing. john c reilly is great in this film. so are the other two main characters. its such a strange film. and you might find it ridiculous how they overplay emotions etc and i couldn't argue with that.(matter of opinion) but its a deep film in a way, mainly focused on emotions it was such a different film i was glued to the screen the whole time trying to figure out the characters. and what was gonna happen. if your a thinker you might love this film. you really cant tell what is gonna happen next and that's something i really liked. the main character is really like-able and maybe you can relate to him. i think cyrus might act the way he does because of an over sensitive mother who doesn't put her foot down and no father in the picture? anyway i enjoyed this film i can understand why some people wouldn't like it. but i found it great. took me out of reality for 91 minutes.… Expand

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Cheryl

Oct 12, 2010

I loved this movie. It was funny, quirky, weird, and even suspenseful at times. Impeccably cast, and the acting superb. John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, and Catherine Keener are always a delight but I have a new respect for Jonah Hill's acting ability.

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 23, 2021

This is a very subtle film - the comedy is almost all awkward-related aka cringe-y type comedy, but not too over the top, in your face. Its quirky, its somewhat low key and it appealed to me. I liked the characters and I felt Jonah Hill and John C. Reilly got along quite well on screen. IThis is a very subtle film - the comedy is almost all awkward-related aka cringe-y type comedy, but not too over the top, in your face. Its quirky, its somewhat low key and it appealed to me. I liked the characters and I felt Jonah Hill and John C. Reilly got along quite well on screen. I did find some scenes quite funny but its certainly not a permanently laugh out loud film (I got the ocassional big laugh from it but its not constant, put it that way) - its a gentle comedy, one that I really quite liked. I think its to do with the characters quirks. Their all quite likeable characters - there's something quite endearing about John (played by John C. Reilly) but their not perfect at all either - thats fine, their not bad people, even if they are a bit strange at times - mainly the titular character, Cyrus and also John. I liked the light and floaty, upbeat and subtle type music played in the background and the general sense of optimism present throughout, it cheered me up, in a way.

This film may not appeal to all but it did to me, so I'd recommend it.… Expand

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OscarPicks2010

Dec 4, 2010

Solid performances from John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill, but Cyrus suffers from plenty of cliche writing and a really dull plot. Though it offers lots of drama and the style of directing is very bold, Cyrus doesn't and won't get anywhere with that boring plot. Because of the plot, the filmSolid performances from John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill, but Cyrus suffers from plenty of cliche writing and a really dull plot. Though it offers lots of drama and the style of directing is very bold, Cyrus doesn't and won't get anywhere with that boring plot. Because of the plot, the film sometimes gets really slow and very annoying.… Expand

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nutterjr

Dec 22, 2010

Although the actors here are doing a great job, the material they are given are mediocre to say the least. This film could appeal to dreamers who think that at their lowest psychological point, a warm, caring and sexually hungry Marisa Tomei will come to their rescue.

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BroncosOwnYou

Mar 6, 2011

This movie had so much promise. It started out just fine and actually makes you think that there are going to be some really funny moments and then it turns into the most awkward story that I have ever seen. Instead of taking the characters and playing to their strengths, the film puts themThis movie had so much promise. It started out just fine and actually makes you think that there are going to be some really funny moments and then it turns into the most awkward story that I have ever seen. Instead of taking the characters and playing to their strengths, the film puts them into extremely boring moments where you start to dislike each one of them. After about halfway into the film you start to wonder why they even made this script into a movie in the first place. This would have made a boring TV episode, so making a feature film out of it was ridiculous. John C. Reilly is a very funny actor but this movie wasted every bit of talent that he has. I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be a comedy, a drama, or some kind of new and weird genre that we've never heard of. Overall the movie was boring, uneventful, and more than a little creepy. No laughs, no tears, just disappointment.… Expand

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csw12

Apr 2, 2012

A horrific nightmare is just the start. The movie was boring with a lazy script that seem to be made in 2 days. Not funny at all and I could barely get through this movie. Good thing it is a short movie because it was begginning to give me a headache.

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