The Break-Up (2006)

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…pick a side.

Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest 'why can't you do this one little thing for me?' argument, Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. What follows is a hilarious series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and undermining tricks – all encouraged by the former couple's friends and confidantes …and the occasional total stranger! When neither ex is willing to move out of their shared apartment, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until one of them reaches breaking point.

• Released: 2006-06-01
• Genres: Romance, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 46m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 2,904 votes

Directed by Peyton Reed.

Top cast

• Vince Vaughn as Gary Grobowski
• Jennifer Aniston as Brooke Meyers
• Joey Lauren Adams as Addie
• Cole Hauser as Lupus Grobowski
• Jon Favreau as Johnny O
• Jason Bateman as Riggleman
• Judy Davis as Marilyn Dean
• Justin Long as Christopher
• Ivan Sergei as Carson Wigham
• John Michael Higgins as Richard Meyers

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Break-Up

• United States: stream on Starz Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Starz Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Foxtel Now, Netflix Standard with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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