I Love You, Beth Cooper

"Popularity is nice. Popular girls are not."

2009 1h 42m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 1,019

ComedyRomance

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A valedictorian's declaration of love for a high-school cheerleader launches a night of revelry, reflection and romance for a group of graduating seniors.

“Popularity is nice. Popular girls are not.”

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Cast

Hayden Panettiere
Beth Cooper
Paul Rust
Denis Cooverman
Jack Carpenter
Rich Munsch
Lauren London
Cammy
Lauren Storm
Treece
Shawn Roberts
Kevin
Jared Keeso
Dustin
Brendan Penny
Sean

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Columbus
Writers: Larry Doyle
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 85% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chris Columbus, shot by Phil Abraham. 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 Christophe Beck. 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 Peter Honess shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Hayden Panettiere and Paul Rust and Jack Carpenter carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Marketing tagline: "Popularity is nice. Popular girls are not.".

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The take

Chris Columbus directs. Phil Abraham behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. Peter Honess cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 85% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 17 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
4Directed by Chris Columbus, shot by Phil Abraham. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Peter Honess shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hayden Panettiere and Paul Rust and Jack Carpenter carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Popularity is nice. Popular girls are not.".
9IMDB entry: tt1032815 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 19 themes, including "virgin", "high school", "based on novel or book", "affectation".

The technical file

Cinematography: Phil Abraham
Original score: Christophe Beck
Editing: Peter Honess
Production design: Howard Cummings
Costume design: Karen L. Matthews
Makeup / hair: Amanda McGowan
Stunt coordinator: Dean Choe
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $15,300,000
Return: 85% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)

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Gimly2018-09-13
★ 4/10
I Love You, Beth Cooper is honestly pretty atypical for your American Teen Rom-Com, but the things I hated about it are still the things that I hate about American Teen Rom-Coms at large. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Kamurai2020-07-19
★ 6/10
Decent watch, could watch again, but can't confidently recommend. While they're very different movies, I tend to get this mixed up with "She's Out of My League". They're both decent movies, they're funny enough, but they're both forgettable and I don't think you're missing out if you skip either. My biggest problem with this movie is that there is a wildly violent crime spree throughout the movie. I'm not talking about simple trespassing, or even under-age drinking (though, I think it applies to my point) there is physical assault, jokes about "date-rapey" behavior, use of cocaine, threats to life, severe destruction of property, forced entry, and I think illegal tracking, quite a bit is just done openly in front of adults / authority figures, and at one point in uniform. It's one thing to be a little lenient and let kids be kids, but graduating high schoolers are probably 18, adults, and it doesn't make sense to not arrest this idiot. On top of that, to create a character like that in the moment, then he must have a long history of crimes. I'm actually a fan of the story, cringey as it may be. I love an underdog story, and this is a powerful "coming of age" story for at least 3 different characters, but as the premise is that it is an unbelievable situation, and they casted and that caste delivered just a little too well. They specifically don't play well off of each other because the performances are actually so good as characters, and the characters barely mesh, even as the movie continues. The movie also undercuts the protagonist at the oddest times. While we're supposed to relate to one of the boys (or possibly Beth Cooper) there are several points where it makes them look even more pathetic or jerks (in her case) and it really takes me out of the movie. I think it is better to have irredeemable characters than characters that vary on their relate-ability like this movie does. I think you could have a fun little watch with this, but there are so many other things I would suggest: "Superbad", "Can't Hardly Wait", "She's All That", "Booksmart", "Eurotrip" for a start.