Trainwreck (2015)
78%RT Audience Score: 66%
Awards & Nominations: 5 wins & 27 nominations
Trainwreck drags commitment out of all but the most rom-com-phobic filmgoers with sharp humor, relatable characters, and hilarious work from Amy Schumer
Trainwreck is a rollercoaster ride of emotions that will leave you laughing, crying, and maybe even cringing a little bit. While it may not be the most groundbreaking rom-com out there, it’s definitely worth a watch for Amy Schumer’s hilarious performance and Judd Apatow’s signature style. Just be prepared for a few inane jokes and some pointless material – but hey, that’s all part of the fun, right? All aboard the Trainwreck!
Production Company(ies)
Twentieth Century Fox, Brandywine Productions, Pinewood Studios,
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Plattduetsche Home – 1150 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, New York City, New York, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use
Year of Release
2015
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:2h 5m
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Language(s):English, Mandarin
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 17, 2015 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 10, 2015
Genre(s)
Comedy/Romance
Keyword(s)
starring Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, John Cena, Tilda Swinton, directed by Judd Apatow, written by Amy Schumer, comedy, romance, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Jess Kibler, Max Weiss, Jonathan Romney, Richard Roeper, David Sexton, Brian Eggert, Kip Mooney, Nick Levine, David Walsh, David Bax, MPAA rating R, Universal Pictures, produced by Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, promiscuity, commitment, sports doctor, falling in love, monogamy, magazine writer, uninhibited life, sharp humor, relatable characters, hilarious work, female perspective, celebrity cameos, heartwarming, raunchy, crazy, sexy, cool
Worldwide gross: $140,795,793
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $175,750,933
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 768
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 19,165,860
US/Canada gross: $110,212,700
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $137,575,026
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 555
US/Canada opening weekend: $30,097,040
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $37,569,183
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 345
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $35,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $43,689,392
Production budget ranking: 884
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $23,526,738
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $108,534,803
ROI to date (est.): 161%
ROI ranking: 732
Bill Hader – Aaron Conners
Brie Larson – Kim
Colin Quinn – Gordon
John Cena – Steven
Tilda Swinton – Diana
Director(s)
Judd Apatow
Writer(s)
Amy Schumer
Producer(s)
Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
5 wins & 27 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (291) | Top Critics (70) | Fresh (244) | Rotten (47)
Though her new film Trainwreck, directed by Judd Apatow, isn’t a wreck – there’s plenty of material to laugh about – it remains disappointingly myopic.
February 3, 2021
Jess Kibler
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
Trainwreck is a complete blast. Even as it sends up rom-com clichés, it manages to be both seriously funny and genuinely romantic.
June 10, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
Max Weiss
Baltimore Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Enjoyable enough, and certainly not a trainwreck – it just doesn’t quite clear the platform.
August 16, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
Jonathan Romney
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Schumer’s performance is a tour de force of razor-sharp comedic timing.
August 14, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
Schumer has produced the most retrograde romcom for years, funny though it often is.
August 14, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
David Sexton
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
Trainwreck is both the best romantic comedy of the year as well as its most crushing disappointment.
August 13, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
David Ehrlich
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
It’s worth enduring a few inane jokes and about a half-hour of pointless material to experience the smart, funny, raunchy, and touching humor Schumer and Apatow deliver.
June 9, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It might be the year’s best comedy.
August 10, 2021 | Rating: A-
Kip Mooney
Central Track
At its core, this is a successful big screen debut from an undeniable comic talent.
June 8, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Nick Levine
NME
The situations in Trainwreck are not especially interesting or comic, or moving. Strained gags, overdone bits, dull patches and clichés take the place of plot or character development for the most part.
February 12, 2021
David Walsh
World Socialist Web Site
The very nature of the movie’s sad parts is exhausting.
January 14, 2021
David Bax
Battleship Pretension
It isn’t hilarious enough to bring this occasionally edgy romantic comedy above the level of a Melissa McCarthy project.
December 4, 2020 | Rating: 4/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins…
Plot
Despite having a love/hate relationship with her scoundrel of a father Gordon Townsend, the one thing Amy Townsend has grown up believing from him is that monogamy isn’t realistic, he and Amy’s mom who broke up due to infidelity when Amy was young. As such, she gets drunk and stoned frequently in her pursuit of indiscriminate sex, with an unstated rule that there is no sleeping over once the sex is over. Her current “boyfriend”, Steven, believes they are exclusive, not knowing that she sleeps with other men. Working at sensationalistic magazine S’nuff under head sensationalist Dianna, Amy is in line for a promotion, she certain to get it if her next story meets Dianna’s scrutiny. That story is a profile of sports doctor to the stars, Dr. Aaron Conners, it despite Amy knowing nothing about sports. To Amy’s amazement, Aaron wants to date her following their first sexual encounter, his sexual history in terms of quantity which is in extreme contrast to her own. Also to her amazement, she kind of wants to date him, the entire ritual of being the one person in another person’s life a foreign concept to her. The road to a happy ending for the two is not guaranteed as their very different sexual histories and very different perspectives on sexual life may make them incompatible despite truly liking each other as people. Ensuring that his man Aaron is happy and doesn’t get hurt in the process is someone who seems to take Aaron’s personal life even more to heart than he does: LeBron James.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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