Love Happens is a 2009 American romantic drama film written by Mike Thompson and Brandon Camp, directed by Camp, and starring Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston. The story follows therapist and self-help author Burke Ryan, secretly grieving widower, who finally finds love again with the slightly jaded florist Eloise. The film was released on September 18, 2009, by Universal Pictures in the United States, Canada and France, with Focus Features International releasing in other territories. Love Happens garnered negative reviews from critics while grossing $36.1 million against an $18 million budget.