Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- sincere
- date night
- lgbtq+ film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film warm and positive, with appealing romantic and friendship dynamics, though its sitcom-like writing and conventional characters divided opinion.
What sets it apart
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Dennis and his friends rely on Jack's restaurant and one another as a sustaining community during romantic and personal crises.
The group navigates romance, jealousy, work, and friendship with an emphasis on ordinary social experience rather than AIDS or coming-out melodrama.
Dennis, Benji, Howie, Cole, Patrick, Taylor, and Jack have intersecting romantic histories and distinct emotional roles within the group.
The story is located in West Hollywood, with Jack's restaurant serving as the group's recurring social haven.
Films like The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy, and why
The Boys in the Band
lgbtq+ ensemble friendship, romantic entanglements, and frank social comedy
Peter's Friends
warm, talkative relationship comedy centered on an interconnected friend group
Love! Valour! Compassion!
gay male friendship, dating complications, and bittersweet ensemble humor
Kissing Jessica Stein
romantic comedy shaped by friendship, emotional candor, and urban community
Movie Details
- Director
- Greg Berlanti
- Release Date
- 2000-02-01
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (102)
Cast
- Timothy Olyphant
- Zach Braff
- Ben Weber
- Dean Cain
- Billy Porter
- Matt McGrath
- Justin Theroux
- Andrew Keegan
- Chris Payne Gilbert
- John Mahoney
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy about?
- A gay photographer's close-knit West Hollywood friends weather romance, rivalry, and tragedy while discovering the resilience of chosen family.
- What is The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy.
- What did critics think of The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy?
- Critics broadly found the film warm and positive, with appealing romantic and friendship dynamics, though its sitcom-like writing and conventional characters divided opinion.
- Which films are like The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy?
- Films with a similar feel include The Boys in the Band, Peter's Friends, Love! Valour! Compassion!, and Kissing Jessica Stein.
- How long is The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy?
- The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy?
- In United States, The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
