Crazy, Stupid, Love, the romantic comedy directed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, lands on HBO Max on July 25, 2026. Released in 2011, the film brings together Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore and Emma Stone in a star-studded tapestry exploring breakups, second chances and romantic misunderstandings.
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Film | 2011
Available on HBO Max on July 25, 2026
Comedy, romance | Runtime: 1h58
From John Requa and Glenn Ficarra | Starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Kevin Bacon, Marisa Tomei
Nationality: United States
In Crazy, Stupid, Love, Cal Weaver leads a settled family life until the day his wife, Emily, tells him she wants a divorce. Dazed by the breakup, he finds himself thrust into a bachelorhood he can’t quite handle and meets Jacob Palmer, a confident thirty-something who decides to teach him the rules of modern dating.
Around Cal interweaves several emotional arcs: a couple that's falling apart, an unexpected encounter, misread desires, and characters who are trying to rediscover honesty in their relationships. Written by Dan Fogelman, Crazy, Stupid, Love builds its rhythm on the connections between these stories and on the gap between the image the characters project and what they truly feel.
Produced by Warner Bros. and Carousel Productions, the film also features Kevin Bacon and Marisa Tomei in supporting roles. Directed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, the duo behind I Love You Phillip Morris, the project adopts a modern romantic-comedy tone — weaving humor with relationship tensions and a generational portrait.
Crazy, Stupid, Love may appeal to viewers looking for an ensemble romantic comedy driven by adult characters and interwoven love stories. The film isn’t aimed at those hoping for a linear romance centered on a single couple, as the story hops from one character to another to explore different ways of loving, breaking up, and starting over.
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