to cover any inconveniences. Filming of the story's integral car-crash scene was relocated to another street after the discord. Release Select footage of Accidents Happen was screened to potential distributors at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival and was shown at the American Film Market in November 2008. The final cut of the film had its world premiere on 23 April 2009 at the Tribeca Film Festival and was screened in June 2009 at the Sydney Film Festival. It was shown in October 2009 at the Branchage Jersey Film Festival, the Cinéma des Antipodes festival in Saint Tropez, and the Sitges Film Festival. Box office Accidents Happen took in $157,131 at the box office in Australia. Reception Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that six of ten surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 5.5/10. Russell Edwards of Variety wrote, "John Irving-style mishaps and labored irony fail to maintain drama or coherence in Accidents Happen, an Australian-made, faux-American dysfunctional-family black comedy." See also Cinema of Australia References External links 2009 films 2009 black comedy films 2000s coming-of-age comedy-drama films Australian black comedy films Australian coming-of-age comedy-drama films British black comedy films British coming-of-age comedy-drama films Films shot in Sydney Films set in 1974 Films set in 1982 2000s English-language films 2000s British films