To Die For Divorce Movies

Samantha Louis — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:15:00 -0400

Conflict, heartache, betrayal, and, uh, comedy? Yep, ripe with drama — often to the point of hilarity — divorce has served as perfect grist for movie-makers since the silent era. For our viewing pleasure, Reel Girl over at E! Online has composed a list of the top ten divorce movies of all time.

All the usual suspects are listed like "Kramer vs. Kramer," "The First Wives Club," "Irreconcilable Differences," and our all-time fave, "The War of the Roses."

She also devilishly includes Mike Nichols' "Closer," which challenges even the most steadfast romantic, and the equally bleak "We Don't Live Here Anymore." Her top pick, though, "The Squid and the Whale," is a realistic yet heartening depiction of new relationships emerging from the wreckage of old and dying ones — the best you can hope for from a divorce.

Still, there are countless films that brilliantly capture either the harsh realities of splitting, or help us to laugh at the whole affair. While it doesn't explicitly deal with divorce per se, "Reversal of Fortune" perfectly captures the dark complexity of decaying relationships.

We're always a sucker for the cold urbanity of Woody Allen's "Husbands and Wives." Then, on the lighter side, there's the adorable Dick van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds in the late 60s' classic "Divorce American Style."

Tell us your top picks. Jim Carrey in "Liar, Liar"? Schwarzenegger in "True Lies"? What will it be?

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