Singles

"Love is a game. Easy to start. Hard to finish."

1992 1h 39m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 451

RomanceComedyDrama

Synopsis

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A group of young adults in their twenties, who share an apartment in the city of Seattle, ponder on love and face all the challenges of adulthood.

“Love is a game. Easy to start. Hard to finish.”

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Cast

Bridget Fonda
Janet Livermore
Campbell Scott
Steve Dunne
Kyra Sedgwick
Linda Powell
Matt Dillon
Cliff Poncier
Sheila Kelley
Debbie Hunt
Jim True-Frost
David Bailey
Bill Pullman
Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
James Le Gros
Andy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cameron Crowe
Writers: Cameron Crowe
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cameron Crowe, shot by Tak Fujimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul Westerberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Chew shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bridget Fonda and Campbell Scott and Kyra Sedgwick carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Love is a game. Easy to start. Hard to finish.".

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7 / 7

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IMDB entry: tt0105415 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Cameron Crowe directs. Tak Fujimoto behind the camera. Paul Westerberg scores. Richard Chew cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Cameron Crowe, shot by Tak Fujimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Paul Westerberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Richard Chew shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Bridget Fonda and Campbell Scott and Kyra Sedgwick carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Love is a game. Easy to start. Hard to finish.".
7IMDB entry: tt0105415 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 19 themes, including "rock 'n' roll", "lovesickness", "love of one's life", "free love".

The technical file

Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto
Original score: Paul Westerberg
Editing: Richard Chew
Production design: Stephen J. Lineweaver
Costume design: Jane Ruhm
Makeup / hair: Candace Neal
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Status: Released
Box office: $18,472,850
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Singles (1992)

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Wuchak2022-06-12
★ 6/10
Quirky romcom with the backdrop of the early 90's grunge scene Two 20-something couples and others explore life & love during the advent of the grunge scene in Seattle. Dillon's character is the only one musically involved in the scene, as the vocalist of the band Citizen Dick. The two couples are played by Campbell Scott & Kyra Sedgwick and Bridget Fonda & Dillon while other cast members include Sheila Kelley and Bill Pullman. Although "Singles" was released in September 1992 it was actually shot in March-May, 1991, a full half a year before the explosion of grunge music with the success of Nirvana's NEVERMIND. Writer/director Cameron Crowe originally wrote the script in 1984 with the setting of Phoenix in mind but rewrote it six years later inspired by how the burgeoning Seattle grunge community came together after the death of Mother Love Bone's singer in March, 1990. The flick is a little reminiscent of 2001's "Rock Star," but the latter is better IMHO simply because it focuses more on the music scene than romantic relationships. Not to mention the style of music in "Rock Star" is metal, which is preferable in my book (although Alice In Chain's song performed live for this movie definitely smacks of metal). The very title "Singles" tips off that this is a romcom focusing on dating. As such, if you favor dating movies you'll probably like "Singles," even if you don't particularly like grunge. Speaking of which, the soundtrack includes cuts by grunge luminaries Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Alice In Chains, Mother Love Bone, Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins and Screaming Trees, amongst others. In fact, quite a few grunge stars have cameos, such as Chris Cornell, Layne Staley, Eddie Vedder and Kim Thayil. The film runs 1 hour, 39 minutes, and was shot in Seattle. GRADE: B-
GenerationofSwine2025-06-03
★ 10/10
I don't understand the hate for this, it's a nice little rom-com. I think the big deal was that they tried to make it Gen-X and, for the most part, it got rejected because commercial film, and I get that, I don't understand it because it was still done well, but I get it... it's a Rom-Com, it's supposed to be that way. If they casted Meg Ryan you can complain more. Had it been released in the 80s it would have played, and they not tried to focus on grunge, it would have been better received. The focus is really all over the place and that is part of the charm. And probably also why it was rejected, but the ensemble cast works. Bridget Fonda is adorable, probably the most relatable in the cast, but it does manage the "I know people like that" characters, and the "I've done that" scenes that makes it relatable across the cast. Cliff, for example, Matt Dillon's character, you knew someone like that in your twenties. "If I make this basked, I should call him," everyone's done that over something. So it has marks for relatability, it has marks for a well done ensemble. It does what Romantic Comedies should do, they just needed to bring all the characters into the apartment complex to really pull it off better.