Maggie's Plan

2016 · 99 min · EN · R · 5.7 (414 votes)

Dir. Rebecca Miller · Starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Travis Fimmel · Music Michael Rohatyn

DramaRomanceComedy

Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love with John, an older married professor, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But three years later, married to John with one daughter, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex-wife are actually perfect for each other?

VIBE

This film feels like a witty, intellectually charged conversation over coffee in a Brooklyn cafe. It's a charmingly messy exploration of modern love and family, with a wry, observational humor that lingers long after the credits roll.

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