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  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary A pair of interwoven stories set in the present and past, Last Letter from Your Lover follows Ellie Haworth (Felicity Jones), an ambitious journalist who discovers a trove of secret love letters from 1965 and becomes determined to solve the mystery of the forbidden affair at their center. As she uncovers the story behind Jennifer Stirlin...

Directed By: Augustine Frizzell

Written By: Nick Payne, Esta Spalding, Jojo Moyes

  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 50 m

Last Letter from Your Lover

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
57
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 13 User Ratings
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Summary A pair of interwoven stories set in the present and past, Last Letter from Your Lover follows Ellie Haworth (Felicity Jones), an ambitious journalist who discovers a trove of secret love letters from 1965 and becomes determined to solve the mystery of the forbidden affair at their center. As she uncovers the story behind Jennifer Stirlin...

Directed By: Augustine Frizzell

Written By: Nick Payne, Esta Spalding, Jojo Moyes

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
57
37% Positive
7 Reviews
63% Mixed
12 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
57
37% Positive
7 Reviews
63% Mixed
12 Reviews
0% Negative
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80
Aug 9, 2021
Indecision and miscommunication, it turns out, are timeless. Sexiness less so, with Jones and Rizwan not quite able to summon the smouldering chemistry of Woodley and Turner.
By Simran Hans FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 22, 2021
The Last Letter From Your Lover is a pleasant watch, and will charm romance enthusiasts.
By Lovia Gyarkye FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 22, 2021
Across the film, director Augustine Frizzell balances a dynamic aesthetic energy with a generosity of spirit.
By Wes Greene FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 23, 2021
The Last Letter From Your Lover is a charming look at two love stories, and while it's hardly anything new, the film holds plenty of warmth.
By Rachel LaBonte FULL REVIEW
58
Jul 22, 2021
What the adaptation has going for it is two charismatic young stars, Felicity Jones and Shailene Woodley, pitching in to tell an enjoyable but extremely conventional story.
By Leila Latif FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 26, 2021
The leads make this tolerable.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 22, 2021
The central romance here is, on paper, a love for the ages, a story of all-consuming passion. It’s not quite so in practice.
By Adrian Horton FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 13 User Ratings
5.5
31% Positive
4 Ratings
62% Mixed
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8% Negative
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User Reviews

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 13 User Ratings
5.5
31% Positive
4 Ratings
62% Mixed
8 Ratings
8% Negative
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Production Company Blueprint Pictures, The Film Farm, Canal+, Cine+, Netflix, StudioCanal
Release Date Jul 23, 2021
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating TV-MA
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Tagline Don't Leave Your Love Story Unwritten.
Website https://www.netflix.com/title/81030821
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