The Breaker Upperers is a New Zealand romantic-comedy film written, directed by, and starring Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek.

[3][5] Jen and Mel run "The Breaker Upperers", an Auckland agency for people who need help breaking up with their partners.

Using unorthodox means, such as impersonating police officers to inform a woman, Anna, that her husband has died and his body has gone missing, while in reality, he is hiding in their car.

Mel and Jordan, a teenaged client afraid to break up with his fearsome girlfriend, Sepa, are mutually attracted, much to Jen's concern.

Sepa ends up punching Jen in the face, and afterward, Mel and Jordan begin dating.

Taking Anna's words to heart, Mel considers quitting, infuriating Jen, who doesn't find fault with what they are doing.

At the local pub, Jordan is being publicly congratulated on his recent contract to play rugby with the Gold Coast Titans.

Mel then coaxes Jordan to go back to Sepa and accept the rugby contract, telling him she and the baby will visit him as often as possible.

In the end credits, Jen and Mel have rebranded their agency to help clients with "make-ups and break-ups".

It holds an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 47 critic reviews, with the consensus that the movie "brings the laughs early and often, thanks to the dry wit — and effervescent chemistry — of writer-director-star duo Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami.