Melinda and Melinda · LeviOsa

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Melinda and Melinda · LeviOsa

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2004·PG-13

Life can be a comedy or a tragedy, it all depends on how you look at it.

ComedyDramaRomance1h 40m

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52%

Tomatometer

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47%

Popcornmeter

6.2

TMDB

Storyline

While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.

Trailers

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Official Trailer

Chloë Sevigny Unused Scene

Chloë Sevigny Unused Scene

Alternate Ending

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Details

DirectorWoody Allen

ReleasedDec 22, 2004

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$16M

Revenue

$20.1M

Parental guidePG-13US

Studios

Fox Searchlight PicturesGravier Productions

Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Ellis Moonsong

Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

Hobie

Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller

Lee

Radha Mitchell

Radha Mitchell

Melinda Robicheaux

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Susan

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Laurel

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Sy

David Aaron Baker

David Aaron Baker

Steve

Arija Bareikis

Arija Bareikis

Sally Oliver

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Greg

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Walt

Stephanie Roth Haberle

Stephanie Roth Haberle

Louise

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Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

3 fresh · 4 rotten

Critics consensus

“Woody Allen's uneven Melinda and Melinda fails to find neither comedy nor pathos in what seems like a rehash of his previous themes.”

52% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Nell Minow

RTCommon Sense MediaDec 26, 2010

Great premise, but talky dramedy doesn't deliver.

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Ken Tucker

RTNew York Magazine/VultureMay 12, 2006

Neither version of Melinda, despite Mitchellâ(TM)s game try at making them distinctive beyond their different hairdos, is funny or tragic enough to fully engage us; thereâ(TM)s no opportunity for an audience to be moved.

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Ian Freer

RTEmpire MagazineApr 1, 2006

It has great performances, snappy one-liners and a likeably tricksy structure, all wrapped up in an affirmative antidote to life's daunting complexities. Welcome back, Woody.

D

David Walsh

RTWorld Socialist Web SiteFeb 15, 2021

Melinda and Melinda simply sits there on screen, inert, flat, unmoving (in both senses of the word).

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Information

Title

Melinda and Melinda

Released

Dec 22, 2004

Rated

PG-13

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Status

Released

Studios

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Gravier Productions

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