The Breaker Upperers

Name: The Breaker Upperers
Genre: Comedy
Released: February 15, 2019
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Ana Scotney, Brett O'Gorman, Carl Bland, Celia Pacquola, Cohen Holloway

2019

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): February 15, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Ana Scotney, Brett O'Gorman, Carl Bland, Celia Pacquola, Cohen Holloway, Jackie van Beek, James Rolleston, Madeleine Sami, Rima Te Wiata, Te Keepa Aria

Summary: Fifteen years ago, Mel (Madeleine Sami) and Jen (Jackie van Beek) discovered they were being two-timed by the same man. Bitter and cynical they became fast friends and formed The Breaker Upperers, a small-time business breaking up couples for cash. Now they're in their late-thirties and business is booming. They're a platonic, codependentFifteen years ago, Mel (Madeleine Sami) and Jen (Jackie van Beek) discovered they were being two-timed by the same man. Bitter and cynical they became fast friends and formed The Breaker Upperers, a small-time business breaking up couples for cash. Now they're in their late-thirties and business is booming. They're a platonic, codependent couple who keep their cynicism alive by not getting emotionally involved with anybody else. But when they run into an old victim, Mel develops a conscience and their friendship is truly put to the test.… Expand

Director: Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Kimber Myers

Feb 14, 2019

The Breaker Upperers features a distinctly New Zealand style of comedy: dry, awkward and utterly hilarious. But directors, writers and stars Jackie van Beek and Madeline Sami still give this film a wild energy that’s absolutely their own, with jokes that take the audience from giggles to cackles to all-out shrieks. Read full review

The Playlist Oliver Lyttelton

Jan 25, 2019

Most importantly of all: it’s funny. Really, really funny, consistently and constantly. Read full review

Sarah Ward

Jan 25, 2019

The Breaker Upperers might suffer from a too-neat third act, but it wins hearts and hearty guffaws along the way. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Tomris Laffly

Feb 16, 2019

A marvelously kooky, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny buddy comedy. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 8, 2023

The Breaker Upperers is a rude and rowdy Kiwi comedy about two friends who run a service that helps people get out of hard-to-end relationships. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Feb 15, 2019

This collaboration between Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami — who wrote, directed and star together — exhibits their fairly irresistible comic chemistry, even if the conceit of the movie wears a bit thin. Read full review

The Guardian Luke Buckmaster

Jan 25, 2019

The Breaker Upperers is Sami and Van Beek’s show through and through. The film coasts off the energy and rapport of this affable pair, whose smart-mouthed performances are full of pep and fizz. What they lack in wit they compensate for with sheer likability. Read full review

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LegendaryLass

Feb 18, 2019

It's sweet, it's dry, it's sometimes surreal, but ultimately this is a very good comedy from New Zealand and we need more from these two ladies.

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Djakeir

Feb 25, 2019

As much as this film is low budget and would go under the radar for the majority of movie lovers, it is a very successful comedy.

This is an extremly easy watch, offering up an interesting concept but not being overburdoned by having one. It is light entertainment with a good scriptAs much as this film is low budget and would go under the radar for the majority of movie lovers, it is a very successful comedy.

This is an extremly easy watch, offering up an interesting concept but not being overburdoned by having one. It is light entertainment with a good script accompanied with solid deliverance of it.… Expand

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geewah

Jan 6, 2021

This movie starts off brilliantly but fades as we get towards the end which is a shame.

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