Happy Endings
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56% Critic Match

Happy Endings

All's well that ends swell.

5.6 / 10 2005 2h 8mR English
ComedyDramaRomance

Storyline

Filmmaker Nicky offers to track down the son that Mamie gave up for adoption nearly two decades before. Meanwhile, Mamie's stepbrother (and the father of her child), Charley, along with his boyfriend, Gil, try to find out what became of the sperm Gil donated to a lesbian couple. Finally, singer Jude becomes entangled in a love triangle with androgynous drummer Otis and his conservative father.

Cast & Crew

Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrow

Mamie

Lead
Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

Charley

Jesse Bradford

Jesse Bradford

Nicky

Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

Javier

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Jude

Jason Ritter

Jason Ritter

Otis

Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold

Frank

David Sutcliffe

David Sutcliffe

Gil

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Don Roos's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Happy Endings is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker