Ex-Girlfriends

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Ex-Girlfriends
Ex-Girlfriends poster.jpg
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Directed byAlexander Poe
Written byAlexander Poe
Produced byJennifer Gerber
StarringAlexander Poe
Jennifer Carpenter
Kristen Connolly
CinematographyGregory Kershaw
Edited byJennifer Gerber
Production
company
Poe/films
Distributed byFilmBuff
Release date
  • October 20, 2012 (2012-10-20)(Austin)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ex-Girlfriends is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Alexander Poe and starring Poe, Jennifer Carpenter and Kristen Connolly. [1] [2] It is Poe's directorial debut. [3]

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Reception

As of June 2020, the film holds a 29% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on seven reviews with an average rating of 3.31/10. [4] Matt Singer of Time Out gave the film one star out of five. [5] Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine gave it half a star out of four. [6]

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References

  1. Holden, Stephen (27 November 2012). "A Close Circle of Friends With Plenty of History". The New York Times . Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. Scheib, Ronnie (27 November 2012). "Ex-Girlfriends". Variety . Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. DeFore, John (28 November 2012). "Ex-Girlfriends: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. "Ex-Girlfriends". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. Singer, Matt (27 November 2012). "Ex-Girlfriends". Time Out . Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. Bowen, Chuck (26 November 2012). "Ex-Girlfriends". Slant Magazine . Retrieved 29 October 2018.