
At 42, David lives the life of an irresponsible adolescent. He coasts through life with minimal effort and maintains a complicated relationship with Valerie, a young policewoman. Just as she tells him she's pregnant, David's past resurfaces. Twenty years earlier, he began providing sperm to a fertility clinic in exchange for money. He discovers he's the father of 533 children, 142 of whom have filed a class action lawsuit to determine the identity of their biological father, ... (Full plot summary below)
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At 42, David lives the life of an irresponsible adolescent. He coasts through life with minimal effort and maintains a complicated relationship with Valerie, a young policewoman. Just as she tells him she's pregnant, David's past resurfaces. Twenty years earlier, he began providing sperm to a fertility clinic in exchange for money. He discovers he's the father of 533 children, 142 of whom have filed a class action lawsuit to determine the identity of their biological father, known only by the pseudonym Starbuck.
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| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittIt has a tender resolution, abundant humor, memorable supporting characters -- and plenty of other beautiful surprises, too. |
| Toronto StarBruce DeMaraA wonderfully sweet and poignant comedy that goes in all kinds of unexpected directions. |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceTrite-sounding comic premise is lifted by a winning performance by Patrick Huard. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaNever mind high concept, this is high conception. |
| AV ClubScott TobiasBy showing up and not embarrassing itself too much, the film far exceeds the standards established by the likes of the Shelley Long/Corbin Bernsen team-up "Frozen Assets" and 2012’s dire sperm-heist comedy "The Babymakers." |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea ChaseThe pace is leisurely, the coincidences just a little too pat, but the momentum Huard brings to this befuddled human being has too much heart to let that matter |
| Village VoiceJon FroschThe humor here is sitcom broad, and Scott displays little sense of rhythm; the film runs under two hours, but feels considerably longer. |
| Paste MagazineWill McCordThis is a feel-good movie about a man who made himself feel good a lot. |
| MovielinePete HammondThe new year's nicest and most welcome surprise. A funny, heartwarming, superbly acted film that makes you feel good about life. |
| NPRStephanie ZacharekThere are certain plot points in Starbuck, it's true, that either don't make much sense or are simply underexplained. But the picture is so breezily warm, without being too insistently ingratiating, that those flaws don't matter much. |