Synopsis
Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love with John, an older married professor, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But three years later, married to John with one daughter, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex-wife are actually perfect for each other?
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Cast
- Greta GerwigMaggie Hardin
- Ethan HawkeJohn Harding
- Julianne MooreGeorgette Nørgaard
- Bill HaderTony
- Maya RudolphFelicia
- Travis FimmelGuy Childers
- Mina SundwallJustine Harding
- Jackson FrazerPaul Harding
- Ida RohatynLily Harding
- Wallace ShawnKliegler
Recommendations
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IndieWire
Miller applies Gerwig to the center of a busy story with simple themes, but it glides along so effortlessly that its reductive qualities barely register. The filmmaker's exceedingly smart screenplay is the real plan, and Gerwig's performance puts it into action. - 83
The Playlist
Witty, observational, and hilarious, Maggie’s Plan is the kind of richly complex dramedy that proves to be the rare picture that serves both halves of that genre description fully, equally, and satisfyingly. - 80
The Guardian
It’s unpredictable and a bit of a mess. And that’s what makes Maggie’s Plan such a delight. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
The picture is one part vintage Woody Allen, a few parts Screwball-era comedy of remarriage, and a vigorous shake of Gerwig herself, without whose particular spirit — "so pure," as an admirer puts it here, and "a little stupid" — this scenario might have trouble getting off the ground. - 80
Screen Daily
All three leads get stronger as the movie goes along, in part because Miller’s full intention isn’t clear until about halfway through. These characters are foolish without being idiots, which produces a more sophisticated type of comedy. - 80
Variety
Miller is greatly helped by all her major collaborators here. - 75
TheWrap
Like any artist, Miller has the right to reinvent herself, but we don’t need one more director of winsome, Sundance-ready rom-coms. That said, as winsome, Sundance-ready rom-coms go, Maggie’s Plan is a pretty winning one. - 70
Village Voice
Maggie's Plan is a fun light comedy with memorable characters, from a writer-director who lives up to her lineage (Arthur Miller's her dad), but it relies heavily on Gerwig's predictable charm and sometimes seems more Woody Allen than Rebecca Miller.
