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Recently divorced, newly rich, and utterly miserable, Danny (Kevin Corrigan) would seem to be the perfect test subject for a definitive look at the relationship between money and happiness. Danny’s well-funded ennui is interrupted by a momentous trip to the local gym, where he meets self-styled guru/owner Trevor (Guy Pearce) and irresistibly acerbic trainer Kat (Cobie Smulders). Soon, their three lives are inextricably knotted, both professionally and personally.
Writer/director Andrew Bujalski (Computer Chess, 2013) returns with a fun, intimate fable that's utterly grounded in real life. As wrinkles turn into complications, then blow up into full-fledged issues, the talented ensemble keeps the pensive tone light and the complex plot breezy. The end result is a charming shaggy-dog tale that's been hitting the gym: taut, limber, and powerful.
 
Written and Directed By Andrew Bujalski
Executive Producers: David Bernon, Greg Stewart and Sev Ohanian
Produced By Sam Slater, Paul Bernon and Houston King
Cinematography by Matthias Grunsky
Casting Director: Carlyn Hudson
Music by Justin Rice
Production Designer: Michael Bricker
Editor: Robin Schwartz
Guy Pearce – Trevor
Cobie Smulders – Kat
Kevin Corrigan – Danny
Giovanni Ribisi – Paul
Anthony Michael Hall – Grigory
Brooklyn Decker – Erin
Constance Zimmer – Mandy
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“ENCHANTING - WONDERFULLY ALIVE AND UNPREDICTABLE. Plus it’s funny as hell. Results manages to reinvent the rom-com.” – Bilge Ebari, New York Magazine
“A GREAT NEW COMEDY. When Results was over, my eyes were wet - they were tears of severe happiness.” – Wesley Morris, Grantland
“KEVIN CORRIGAN IS SOMETHING OF A COMIC GENIUS. A pleasing romantic-comedy triangle. The triumph of ‘Results’ is that it pretends to be loose, lazy and lived-in when it’s actually disciplined, hard-working and IN ALMOST PERFECT SHAPE.” – A.O. Scott, NY Times
“AN IRRESISTABLE TALE. A love story full of twists and turns.” – Andrew O’Hehir, Salon
A TERRIFIC, VERY FUNNY NEW COMEDY. What’s really wonderful is director Buljaski’s sympathy for his characters.” – Ella Taylor, NPR
“Funny and oddly touching. I was won over by its strong acting and kooky, mellow rhythms.” – Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair
“A wry relationship comedy that gives off a warmly inviting glow.” – Scott Foundas, Variety
“THE FILM IS SO FUNNY AND ALIVE. The rare romantic comedy that’s hopeful without resorting to condescension. BUJALSKI’S A RARE TYPE OF FILMMAKER.” – Chuck Bowen, Slant
“ROMANTIC, HILARIOUS, INTELLIGENT - it has the kind of genuine emotion that is so desperately absent from the rom-com genre.” – Sarah Salovaara, Filmmaker Magazine
“ONE OF THE BEST ROM-COMS OF THE LAST FEW YEARS. One of the most enjoyable comedies of Sundance 2015.” – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
“IT’S THRILLING VIEWING. We’re constantly being surprised by not just hairpin plot turns but unexpected character developments. IT’S LIKE NOTHING ELSE OUT THERE.” – Matt Prigge, Metro
“A CLEVER DELIGHT – funny and well observed. Smulders is fantastic, Corrigan is hilarious.” – Rodrigo Perez – The Playlist
“One of the strangest and strongest of recent romantic triangles forms in the course of this lyrical, fanatically realistic comedy.” – Richard Brody, The New Yorker
“I’LL BET YOU’LL LIKE IT TOO.” – Stuart Klawans, The Nation
“REFRESHINGLY UNPREDICTABLE AND THOUGHTFUL. Director Bujalski has become one of this country’s smartest observers of social behavior.” – Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, A.V. Club
“A yukfest – funny and unusual.” – A.A. Dowd, AV Club
“Funny and appealing.” – Matt Pais, RedEye
“ENGROSSING AND ORIGINAL, WITH A THOROUGHLY SATISFYING ENDING.” – Elise Nakhnikian, Slant
“KEVIN CORRIGAN HAS THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME. Guy Pearce and Colby Smuders are terrific. The jokes always land, although never quite where you expect them to.” – Amy Taubin, Film Comment
“[Corrigan] gives a command performance of marvelous subtlety and comic timing..." Nicolas Rapold. L Magazine
“Corrigan is a perfect pothead” Anthony Kaufman, Screen Daily
“I can’t recall seeing a recent American movie capture the spirit of classic screwball comedy as well as this." Michael Smith, Time Out
“…contains the subtle wit of a great screwball romantic comedy.” Eric Kohn, Indiewire
“A perfectly chosen cast” John DeFore, THR
“…a very solid and original cast who are all bringing their A game.” Michael Roffman, Consequences of Sound.
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