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{{short description|2001 film by Tony Goldwyn}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Someone like You
| image          = Someone Like You film.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Tony Goldwyn]]
| screenplay     = Elizabeth Chandler
| based_on       = {{based on|''Animal Husbandry''|[[Laura Zigman]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ashley Judd]]
* [[Greg Kinnear]]
* [[Hugh Jackman]]
* [[Marisa Tomei]]
* [[Ellen Barkin]]
}}
| producer       = [[Lynda Obst]]
| music          = [[Rolfe Kent]]
| cinematography = [[Anthony B. Richmond]]
| editing        = Dana Congdon
| distributor    = [[20th Century Fox]]
| released       = {{Film date|2001|3|30|United States}}
| runtime        = 97 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $23 million<ref name="numbers" />
| gross          = $38.6 million<ref name="numbers">{{cite web |title= Someone Like You (2001) - Financial Information |url= https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Someone-Like-You#tab=summary |website= The Numbers }}</ref>
}}
'''''Someone like You''''' is a 2001 American [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Tony Goldwyn]], based on [[Laura Zigman]]'s 1998 novel ''Animal Husbandry''. The film stars [[Ashley Judd]], [[Greg Kinnear]], [[Hugh Jackman]], [[Marisa Tomei]], and [[Ellen Barkin]], and follows a heartbroken woman looking for a reason why she was dumped.
==Plot==
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Jane Goodale is a production assistant for a talk show that has recently become nationally syndicated. Her boss, host Diane Roberts is always pushing her staff to  book ungettable guests, like [[Fidel Castro]]. Jane has a friendly but adversarial relationship with fellow producer, Eddie Alden, a shameless serial womanizer.
When new producer Ray Brown arrives, Jane is immediately smitten. Despite Ray admitting to having a serious girlfriend, Dee, he and Jane begin an affair. Eddie runs into them on the sidewalk and deduces the relationship, expressing skepticism to Jane that it'll last. After several weeks, Ray confesses his love for Jane and asks her to move in with him.
Ray ends things with Dee, but seems troubled by her lack of apparent emotion to the news, and begins enthusiastically apartment hunting with Jane. They find a place they love and begin to move forward, but Ray suddenly becomes distant and after much delay tells Jane his feelings have changed and he no longer wants to be with her. Since her apartment has been re-rented, Jane is left with nowhere to live and becomes Eddie's roommate.
Jane reads a magazine article about bovine sexuality, learning that bulls lose interest in intercourse with cows after they've already mated with them once. Jane excitedly tells her best friend, Liz, about the article and her belief that it applies to men--she is an "old cow" who has been already serviced, so Ray lost interest in her, which would also explain Jane's past bad luck with men.
Liz, after experiencing heartbreak herself, proposes Jane write a column about her theory, under the pen name Dr. Marie Charles for the men's magazine Liz works for. The article is a huge success, becoming widely discussed in the news. Diane demands her staff book Dr. Charles for the show.
At a Christmas party, Ray tells Jane he misses her, asking her out for New Year's Eve, but he stands her up. The next day, Ray admits he's reunited with Dee, who is revealed to be Diane. Eddie comforts Jane and helps her muster her courage before a staff meeting, but she nonetheless lashes out at Ray for his deception.
Over drinks with Liz, Eddie and Jane argue about Dr. Charles' "new cow" theory.  At home she tells him she has to believe the theory because otherwise she fears men don't leave women - just her. Eddie comforts her, saying Ray is not the last man she'll ever love, and they fall asleep together.
In the morning, Jane says that while Eddie can be kind, his true self will inevitably come out and hurt her. Jane's brother-in-law calls with the news that her sister, who has been trying desperately to have a child, has had a miscarriage. Jane visits them and is deeply moved by her brother-in-law's love and devotion for his wife. She calls Diane and tells her she booked Dr. Charles for a telephone interview.
On the day of the interview, Jane decides to hang up the phone and admit on stage that she is the source of the article and that Dr. Charles does not exist. She calls her own theory ridiculous and says men are more nuanced than she gave them credit for. She realizes the depth of her feelings for Eddie and, discovering he's left the studio, chases after him. She finds him on the sidewalk and admits she was wrong and has fallen in love with him. They kiss passionately.
==Cast==
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* [[Ashley Judd]] as Jane Goodale, a television show producer who researches love and the problems men have with giving it
* [[Greg Kinnear]] as Ray Brown, Jane's ex-boyfriend and the show's executive producer
* [[Hugh Jackman]] as Eddie Alden, Jane's womanizing coworker and roommate
* [[Marisa Tomei]] as Liz, Jane's best friend
* [[Ellen Barkin]] as Diane Roberts, the star talent of Jane's show
* [[Catherine Dent]] as Alice, Jane's sister
* [[Peter Friedman]] as Stephen, Alice's husband
* [[Laura Regan]] as Evelyn
* [[Donna Hanover]] as Mary Lou Corkle
* [[Nicolle Rochelle|Nicole Leach]] as Nia
* [[Colleen Camp]] as Realtor
* [[Julie Kavner]] as Furry Animal (voice)
* [[Sabine Singh]] as Girl in Bar
* [[Shuler Hensley]] as Hick Farmer
* [[Mireille Enos]] as Yoga Instructor #1
* [[Veronica Webb]] as herself
* [[Naomi Judd]] as Makeup Artist
* [[Hugh Downs]] as himself (uncredited)
* [[Tony Goldwyn]] as narrator on TV (uncredited)
* [[Chris Kerson]] as New Year's Eve Party Guest (uncredited)
* [[Krysten Ritter]] as Model (uncredited)
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==Reception==
{{Anchor|Box office}}
The film opened at No. 2 at the North American box office earning $10,010,600 in its opening weekend, behind ''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids]]''. Overall the movie grossed over $38,689,940 worldwide.<ref>Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Web. January 21, 2010</ref><ref name="numbers" />
===Critical response===
{{Anchor|Critics|Critical response}}
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 42% based on reviews from 118 critics. The site's consensus was "A light and predictable, if somewhat shallow, romantic comedy that's easy to sit through because of the charming leads."<ref>{{cite web |title= Someone Like You |work= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1106020-someone_like_you/ }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it has a score of 32% based on reviews from 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |title= Someone Like You... |url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/someone-like-you |website= [[Metacritic]] }}</ref> Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a grade B on scale of A to F.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= SOMEONE LIKE YOU (2001) B |work= [[CinemaScore]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref>
[[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the film a positive review, saying "Judd shines like gold dust" and Jackman is "funny and touching" and "His scenes with the dazzling Judd have a poignancy that soars above the chick-flick herd into the realm of sweet magic."<ref>{{cite magazine |date=30 March 2001 |last=Travers |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Travers |title=Someone Like You |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/someone-like-you-115439/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]  }}</ref>
[[Todd McCarthy]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it "A romantic comedy as lamely generic as its title."<ref>{{cite web |date=26 March 2001 |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |author-link=Todd McCarthy |title=Someone Like You |url=https://variety.com/review/VE1117797602 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0244970|title=Someone like You}}
* {{Mojo title|someonelikeyou}}
{{Tony Goldwyn}}
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[[Category:Films produced by Lynda Obst]]
[[Category:Films scored by Rolfe Kent]]
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