Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- flirtatious
- date night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics generally found the film lightweight but enjoyable, with its self-aware French comedy and Romain Duris's charm carrying the romantic formula.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alex Lippi is hired to charm women and break up relationships deemed undesirable, turning courtship into a carefully managed occupation.
Alex's assignment is to prevent Juliette from marrying a seemingly perfect partner, making romantic disruption the engine of the plot.
Alex and his associates rely on staged encounters, charm, and performed identities to influence Juliette's relationship.
Alex approaches relationships as paid missions, while the assignment challenges the boundary between strategy and genuine feeling.
Films like Heartbreaker, and why
The Proposal
Shares the romantic comedy format, breezy tone, professional deception, and charming lead performance.
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Combines elaborate matchmaking or relationship manipulation with witty comedy and an ultimately warm romantic arc.
Hitch
Like this film, it uses a charismatic professional outsider, comic schemes, and romantic uncertainty to create a lighthearted love story.
Priceless
Shares French romantic-comedy sensibility, playful emotional manipulation, and a polished, flirtatious tone.
Movie Details
- Director
- Pascal Chaumeil
- Release Date
- 2010-03-17
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (1428)
Cast
- Romain Duris
- Vanessa Paradis
- Julie Ferrier
- François Damiens
- Andrew Lincoln
- Héléna Noguerra
- Jacques Frantz
- Jean-Yves Lafesse
- Jean-Marie Paris
- Elodie Frenck
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now, France Channel Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Heartbreaker about?
- A professional heartbreaker hired to sabotage a seemingly perfect engagement finds his carefully staged seduction colliding with genuine romantic feeling.
- What is Heartbreaker like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Heartbreaker as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Heartbreaker violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Heartbreaker.
- What did critics think of Heartbreaker?
- Critics generally found the film lightweight but enjoyable, with its self-aware French comedy and Romain Duris's charm carrying the romantic formula.
- Which films are like Heartbreaker?
- Films with a similar feel include The Proposal, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Hitch, and Priceless.
- How long is Heartbreaker?
- Heartbreaker runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Heartbreaker?
- In United States, Heartbreaker streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now, France Channel Amazon Channel.
