The Broken Hearts Gallery

The Broken Hearts Gallery is a 2020 romantic comedy film written and directed by Natalie Krinsky, in her directorial debut. Executive produced by Selena Gomez, the film stars Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Molly Gordon, Phillipa Soo and Bernadette Peters. The plot follows a 20-something art gallery assistant in New York City who gets dumped by her latest boyfriend and creates a pop-up space for the items of previous relationships.

The film was theatrically released in the United States on September 11, 2020, to positive reviews from critics.

Cast

 * Geraldine Viswanathan as Lucy Gulliver


 * Dacre Montgomery as Nick


 * Utkarsh Ambudkar as Max Vora


 * Molly Gordon as Amanda


 * Phillipa Soo as Nadine


 * Bernadette Peters as Eva Woolf


 * Arturo Castro as Marcos


 * Suki Waterhouse as Chloe


 * Ego Nwodim as Harvard


 * Taylor Hill as Taylor


 * Roy Choi as himself


 * Megan Ferguson as Randy


 * Tattiawna Jones as Dr. Amelia Black


 * Nathan Dales as Jeff

Production
In May 2019, it was announced that Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery and Utkarsh Ambudkar had joined the cast of the film, with Natalie Krinsky directing from a screenplay she wrote. Selena Gomez will serve as an executive producer under her July Moon Productions banner. In September 2019, it was announced Molly Gordon, Suki Waterhouse, Phillipa Soo, Arturo Castro and Bernadette Peters had joined the cast of the film.

Principal photography began in July 2019.

Release
In June 2020, TriStar Pictures and Stage 6 Films acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for a July 10, 2020, release. It was then delayed to July 17, and then again to August 7, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However it was later pulled from the schedule, eventually being scheduled for a September 11, 2020 release. The film premiered on the Sony Pictures Studios lot as part of the company's ongoing "Drive-In Experience" event.

Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 72% based on 69 reviews, with an average rating of 6.51/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "The Broken Hearts Gallery is a rom-com with few surprises, but plenty of charm -- led by a performance from Geraldine Viswanathan that's easy to love." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed to average reviews".