| Champagne Problems | |
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| Directed by | Mark Steven Johnson |
| Written by | Mark Steven Johnson |
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| Cinematography | José David Montero |
| Edited by | Kathryn Himoff |
| Music by | Ryan Shore |
Production companies | Grumpy Entertainment Off Camera Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Champagne Problems is a 2025 Americanromantic comedy film written and directed byMark Steven Johnson and starringMinka Kelly andTom Wozniczka.
Sydney, an executive for an investment group, travels to France to acquire a renowned champagne brand before Christmas. However, her plans become complicated upon meeting a charming Parisian, with whom romantic sparks fly - then turns out to be the founder's son.
The film was released onNetflix on November 19, 2025.
During a meeting at an American conglomerate, The Roth Group (TRG), Sydney suggests they enter the Champagne business, so her boss Marvin asks her to go toParis to buy the Champagne Château from Hugo Cassell. Her sister Skyler extracts a promise from Sydney that she take one night off in Paris to see the city.
In Paris, Sydney visits a bookstore calledLes Etoiles, where a French gentleman Henri helps her. He confesses he does not really work there but wants to eventually open a bookstore that also serves wine. Henri offers to guide Sydney around the city and she accepts.
Henri takes Sydney to see theEiffel Tower and treats her tocrepes andhot wine. He says one of his biggest regrets is having misplaced the bookLe Petit Prince, that was gifted to him by his mother who died when he was six. She shares about having been married for two years, which ended when her husband cheated on her. The pair then kiss andsleep together.
The next morning, Sydney arrives late for her meeting with Hugo Cassell and is shocked to find Henri there, who happens to be Hugo's son. Roberto, Otto, and Brigitte, Sydney's competitors for the acquisition of Château Cassell, are also in attendance. All of them are invited to spend a couple of days at Château Cassell. Marvin calls Sydney after the meeting and, unhappy with her lack of aggressiveness, sends another employee there, Ryan, to assist her in the purchase of the Chateau.
At Château de Cassel, the guests attend a reception before being taken to a Christmas celebration. The next day, Hugo takes a walk with Sydney and shows the area around the Château where he married his late wife, Sophie. Later, while chasing the family dog, Sydney findsLe Petit Prince near a wine cellar.
Ryan arrives at Château Cassell and reveals to Sydney that TRG is planning to ultimately hand over the Château to the Japanese company Takami, making a $50 million profit in the process, and congratulates her for her support. Henri overhears the conversation and is upset but leaves before she voices her opposition to Ryan's scheme. Sydney then goes to see Henri, who tells her that they cannot be together.
Sydney quits TRG and tells Hugo of TRG's plans before returning to the hotel. The next day, he sells Château Cassell to Roberto as Sydney had warned him about TRG's motives, and Henri realizes he made a terrible mistake doubting Sydney. He finds her at the bookstore, where they make up.
A year later at the Château Cassell, Henri and Sydney celebrate Christmas as they have opened the wine bookstore, with Roberto, Otto and Skyler in attendance.
The film is written and directed byMark Steven Johnson. It is produced by Stephanie Slack and Margret H. Huddleston for Off Camera Entertainment.[2] The cast is led byMinka Kelly and includesTom Wozniczka,Flula Borg, andXavier Samuel as well as Sean Amsing, Thibault De Montalemert andAstrid Whettnall.[3] Filming locations included the Chateau Comtesse Lafond inÉpernay and Château de Taissy inTaissy, France in 2024.[4][5]
The original score was composed byRyan Shore.[6]
The film was released onNetflix on November 19, 2025.[7][8]
The film was well-viewed, reported to have gained over 20 million views in the initial week following its release,[9] and topping the Netflix worldwide film chart, and reaching Number 1 in 58 individual countries, including the United States, France and the United Kingdom.[10][11]
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, 72% of 18 critics' reviews are positive.[12]
