Catch and Release is a romantic comedy film released on January 26, 2007. It is the directorial debut of Susannah Grant, who wrote the movie Erin Brockovich. It stars Jennifer Garner as a woman mourning her fiance's death who finds a more than welcoming shoulder to cry on in her best friend. Timothy Olyphant and filmmaker Kevin Smith co-star.

Gray (Garner) is mourning the death of her fiance who died in a tragic accident during his bachelor party.

Catch and Release was filmed in summer 2005, with a reprise in December 2005. In July 2005, several scenes were filmed in Boulder, Colorado, where the story takes place.

Critical reaction towards the movie has been quite mixed. As of January 27, 2006 10:00 AM PST the Rotten Tomatoes ratings were at 22% and 26% for Cream of the Crop respectively. On Metacritic the film had a slightly better 44 by January 29th.

However, the film has also recieved "Two Thumbs Up" from major movie critics, Ebert and Roper.

Reliable box office prediction and analysis site Boxofficemojo.com pegged Catch and Release for a $4.6 million opening weekend at its 1,622 sites, with Leesmovieinfo.com estimating $5.0 million. The film edged above these expectations and grossed an estimated $8.0 million in its first three days — with Sony indicating that 75% of the audience was female (with 58% being over 25). The pattern of films that rely heavily on its leading lady having a dominantly female audience can also be seen in pictures like In Her Shoes and Just Like Heaven, other medium sized box office successes.