Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- awkward
- sincere
- date night
- adult comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film entertaining and often funny, with strong comic performances, while noting an uneven transition between farce and relationship drama.
What sets it apart
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Paul and Julie's open marriage becomes destabilized when Carey crosses an agreed boundary, throwing the connected couples into conflict.
Carey's divorce crisis expands into chaos across Ashley, Carey, Julie, and Paul's relationships.
The central marriage and the friends' open relationship are tightly linked, with the consequences spreading through their social circle.
The film comes from NEON and Topic Studios and centers on adult friendship, marriage, and sexual negotiation in a character-led comic format.
Films like Splitsville, and why
The Lovers
adult romantic comedy built around marital conflict, unconventional relationship arrangements, and escalating comic dysfunction
Your Sister's Sister
ensemble relationship comedy combining infidelity, friendship tensions, and emotionally messy romantic choices
The One I Love
sharp contemporary comedy-drama about couples, sexual boundaries, and the instability beneath modern relationships
The Overnight
awkward, character-driven relationship comedy with improvisational energy and escalating interpersonal chaos
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Angelo Covino
- Release Date
- 2025-08-21
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (269)
Cast
- Dakota Johnson
- Adria Arjona
- Kyle Marvin
- Michael Angelo Covino
- Nicholas Braun
- David Castañeda
- O-T Fagbenle
- Charlie Gillespie
- Simon Webster
- Nahéma Ricci
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Splitsville about?
- A well-meaning husband’s divorce crisis detonates his friends’ open marriage and turns a circle of adult relationships into a comic emotional minefield.
- What is Splitsville like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Splitsville as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Splitsville violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Splitsville as mild.
- What did critics think of Splitsville?
- Critics broadly found the film entertaining and often funny, with strong comic performances, while noting an uneven transition between farce and relationship drama.
- Which films are like Splitsville?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lovers, Your Sister's Sister, The One I Love, and The Overnight.
- How long is Splitsville?
- Splitsville runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Splitsville?
- In United States, Splitsville streams on Hulu.
