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Love Happens (2009)

Love Happens poster
Directed by
Brandon Camp
Genre
drama film, romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 721 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A grief counselor and widower who wrote a bestselling self-help book meets a florist who challenges him to face his own unprocessed loss. They slowly connect as he confronts his hidden pain and opens up to new love.

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What happens

Love Happens is a 2009 American romantic drama film written by Mike Thompson and Brandon Camp, directed by Camp, and starring Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston. The story follows therapist and self-help author Burke Ryan, secretly grieving widower, who finally finds love again with the slightly jaded florist Eloise. The film was released on September 18, 2009, by Universal Pictures. Love Happens garnered negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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