
Goodbye Lover
Seen it?1999 | 102 min | Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for armchair detectives and anyone who likes secrets inside secrets. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. Same wavelength as Blue Velvet or L.A. Confidential. Nobody is quite who they seem.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and sex.
- Not ideal if you just want to unwind.
Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
27% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$8 million worldwide on a $20 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roland Joffé
- Patricia ArquetteSandra Dunmore
- Dermot MulroneyJake Dunmore
- Mary-Louise ParkerPeggy Blane
- Ellen DeGeneresStg. Rita Pompano
- John NevilleBradley
- Ray McKinnonRollins
- Alex RoccoDet. Crowley
- Don JohnsonBen Dunmore
- Vincent GalloMike
- Andre GregoryRev. Finlayson