If Lucy Fell
1996 · Movie · R · 92 min · ★ 5.4 · 26% critics
Two longtime roommates in New York feel stuck in dead-end dating lives and make a drastic pact: if neither finds a real, stable relationship within a month, they’ll jump off the Brooklyn Bridge. As the deadline approaches, their search for love turns messy, funny, and uncomfortably honest about what they really want.
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-03-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 26/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (60 votes)
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
You may enjoy this if you like slightly darker, ’90s-era romantic comedies with cynical humor and messy relationship choices, somewhat in the vein of A Life Less Ordinary; Not for you if you want warm, believable romance or surprises.
Pros: dark, offbeat premise; occasional sharp humor; memorable side characters | Cons: predictable rom-com beats; weak lead chemistry; uneven tone and pacing
Themes
- roommates
- single
- love
- best friend
- brooklyn bridge
Cast & crew
Sarah Jessica Parker
as Lucy Ackerman
Eric Schaeffer
as Joe MacGonaughgill
Ben Stiller
as Bwick Elias
Elle Macpherson
as Jane Lindquist
James Rebhorn
as Simon Ackerman
Robert John Burke
as Handsome Man
Scarlett Johansson
as Emily
Dominic Chianese
as Al
- EH
Emily Hart
as Eddy
David Thornton
as Ted
Directed by Eric Schaeffer