The Love Punch

2013Movie⏱️ 1h 34mPG-13

ComedyRomance

⭐ 5.7

IMDB Rating

16,676 votes

A divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them.

Director

Joel Hopkins

Writers

Joel Hopkins, Tess Morris

Stars

Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Timothy Spall

Release Date

May 23, 2014

Language

English, French

Country

France, United Kingdom, United States

🎯 1

Nominations

💬 83

Reviews

📋 27.6K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Pierce Brosnan

as Richard

Emma Thompson

as Kate

Timothy Spall

as Jerry

Celia Imrie

as Pen

Louise Bourgoin

as Manon Fontaine

Laurent Lafitte

as Vincent Kruger

Marisa Berenson

as Clothilde

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Olivier Chantreau

as Jean-Baptiste Durain

Ellen Thomas

as Doreen

Tuppence Middleton

as Sophie

💰 Box Office

$8,366,493

Worldwide Gross

$266,588

Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

Paris, France

Production

Process Media, Love Punch, Radar Films

🏷️ Keywords

paris francefrench rivieraex husband ex wife relationshipdivorced couplepension fund

🎯 Categories

ComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Enjoyable Fluff

by alfredsmith • 2014-08-15

5/10

"I do enjoy a good British romantic comedy. My guilty pleasure I guess. They just make you laugh and feel good, just a little escapism and shouldn't be taken seriously. Being serious, well, that's for other films. Having said that, this movie has so many things wrong with it, it should be a huge failure, but oddly enough I loved it. I thought the two leads Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson were exceptionally well cast as they were so believable and likable. The other "good guy" Anglo-Saxon characters were good and as in so many other British films, the bad guys were French. I..."

💡 Did You Know?

Apart from a few establishing shots after the animated titles, the whole movie was filmed in France, including all of the English scenes of the first act.