Trailer
Summary
While on an unexpected break from her older, divorced boyfriend, a woman runs into her ex-partner, plunging her into a volatile love triangle that threatens to undo her life.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 74Audiences 66GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer79%
Metascore68
User score7.0
Audience score68%
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings3.3/5
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for romances
typical 107103Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
2026
August 28, 2026
This year
Genres
RomanceDramaComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more25 people
- Dakota FanningWendy
- Jake JohnsonJack
- Cory Michael SmithChuck
- Debby RyanLindsay
- Brandon DaleyBrad
- Karley SciortinoSara
- Lamorne MorrisJack's Friend
- Anna KonkleElizabeth
Drew AngleDrew
Joe SwanbergKeith- SLSlavik LundKenny
- LLLennix LundBaby
- KZKincaid ZatalokinJude
- CGCharlie GolikeAbby
- SCSanjay ChoudreyRef
- TNTim NienhueserDanny
- ABAshley BowerAsh
- BWBen WalkupBen
- BTBrian T. HartenConstruction Boss
Christopher JacksonChris- APAriana ParsaRebecca
- ABAaron BaileyLandlord
Katelyn DouglassKatelyn- MBMike BruneTrivia Host
Directing · 3
- Joe Swanberg Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
- Mike Brune First Assistant Director
- Robin 'RK' Kempf Second Assistant Director
Production · 7
- Ariana Parsa Executive Producer
- Kathy Gitibin Parsa Executive Producer
- Dan Johnson Executive Producer
- Dakota Fanning Producer
- Jake Johnson Producer
- Cory Michael Smith Producer
Camera · 3
- Eon Mora Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Gavin Pringle First Assistant Camera
- Finn O'Connell Second Assistant Camera
Sound · 7
- Martín Hernández Sound Designer
- Alejandro Quevedo Sound Designer
- Mauricio Castañeda Foley Artist
- Jesse McAlpin Production Sound Mixer
- Chris Swanson Music Supervisor
- Jessica Berndt Music Supervisor
Art · 3
- Aaron Bailey Production Design
- Khalil Anderson Main Title Designer
- Eliza Weber Main Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Jewells Santos Costume Design
- Angela Brasington Key Hair Stylist
- Lillian Sakamaki Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Andrew Scott Baird VFX Artist
Lighting · 1
- Chris O'Malley Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Ti West Thanks
- Jason Reitman Thanks
- Craig Zobel Thanks
- Jeff Baena In Memory Of
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