Product Details

• Actors: Jennifer Westfeldt, Chris Messina, Judith Light, Frances Conroy, Jason Alexander
• Directors: Robert Cary
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: January 29, 2008
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000YDOOPU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,829 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Ira & Abby" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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Written by Jennifer Westfeldt, who also stars as Abby in this Manhattan-centric comedy, Ira & Abby is akin to Woody Allen's filmic escapades with Diane Keaton, minus the intellectual rigor. More like an extended sitcom episode, Ira & Abby's jaunty vibe gives credit where credit is due, by casting Seinfeld's Jason Alexander as a convincing psychiatrist Dr. Morris Saperstein. In this film, Ira Black (Chris Messina) is a self-doubting depressant who, raised by two affluent therapists, thinks too much until he meets the air-headed but refreshingly genuine gym sales consultant, Abby Willoughby. Marrying after one passionate day, viewers quickly discover how Ira and Abby's parents refract the personalities of the two lovers. Seymour and Arlene Black (Robert Klein and Judith Light) seem formal, unhappily married, and bitterly aging. Michael and Lynne Willoughby (Fred Willard and Frances Conroy) appear to be an idyllic, jovial married couple, until several events reveal how none of the three couples can maintain surface façades. As in Allen's films, most scenes center around misunderstandings and mishaps, leading to several comedic visits to various therapists. One wonders throughout whether Ira and Abby will pull through, though the film ultimately questions marriage as a construct in the sweet, simplified language of romantic comedy. —Trinie Dalton

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IRA & ABBY - DVD Movie

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great first 2/3rds, January 2, 2011

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Donna "D.Alexander fan" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ira & Abby (DVD)

Pretty far into this film I was thinking, "wow, this is a great movie!" and planning on giving it 5 stars. Unfotunately, instead of just focussing on the main couple, the last third or so really drags by bringing in in-laws, exes, blah blah, just too much. There are several weddings in the movie and I would have ended it at the second (not to give anything away).
But I'm still going to give it 4 stars for originality, a GREAT cast, being overall entertaining, and being smarter than the average romantic comedy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ira and Abby, October 15, 2009

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M. Parker (Rockport, MA) - See all my reviews
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My new favorite movie. I've always been a sucker for a decent romantic comedy (honestly what 20-something woman isnt?) but this one has definitely moved to the top of my list. Ira and Abby are both lovable characters and their relationship (even with its ups and downs) is the kind we all want to have. Highly recommended to people who like romantic comedies (Sleepless in Seattle, My Best Friend's Wedding, etc) and fans of realistic comedy like Woody Allen, Seinfeld, and so on.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent movie with a terrible message, April 2, 2008

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Chad A. B. Wilson (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ira & Abby (DVD)

Ira and Abbey started off promising. It's funny and well written with a decent main actor in Chris Messina who was featured in a few episodes of Six Feet Under. And the supporting cast is really impressive--Jason Alexander, Fred Willard, and Frances Conroy, also of Six Feet Under (Six Feet Under - The Complete Series Gift Set

For most people, it's like an updated version of When Harry Met Sally.... A neurotic Jewish guy and an extremely nice white girl struggle with love. This time, however, the couple jumps immediately--and I do mean immediately--into marriage. Then the trouble begins.

The movie tells us that what we may view as a perfect marriage is really a sham of lies and false impressions. What we see as a flawed marriage may really be quite healthy in its own sad, resigned way. And the kids of these marriages have no idea what to think. They jump into the institution and get embroiled in therapy to help themselves cope.

What allows Ira and Abbey to finally save their relationship from all of this turmoil? Well, I can't say becuase that would give it away. Let's just say, however, that this really is a modern retelling of When Harry Met Sally. Watch that movie now, and it almost seems quaint. Ira and Abbey isn't quaint, but it's almost stupidly radical. The solution to everything is so ridiculous that I almost hope people do not watch this movie and resort to thinking the solution may work for them, too.

I still give it three stars, however, because overall, it's a pretty good movie. I enjoyed it throughout, for it's almost a refreshingly smart romantic comedy. Except at the end, when I felt like I had been duped.