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Releasing on May 2, 2024
  • 2024
  • R
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2024
  • R
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • 1 h 55 m

Summary While chaperoning her teenage daughter's trip to Coachella, Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mother, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.

Directed By: Michael Showalter

Written By: Robinne Lee, Jennifer Westfeldt, Michael Showalter

  • 2024
  • R
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2024
  • R
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • 1 h 55 m

The Idea of You

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
77
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Summary While chaperoning her teenage daughter's trip to Coachella, Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mother, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.

Directed By: Michael Showalter

Written By: Robinne Lee, Jennifer Westfeldt, Michael Showalter

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
77
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11% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
77
89% Positive
8 Reviews
11% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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91
Mar 21, 2024
It’s a warm, approachable movie that you’ll get blissfully lost in.
By Matthew Jackson FULL REVIEW
90
Mar 17, 2024
This is Hathaway’s movie, and she owns it: independent, desirable and never, ever desperate.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
83
Mar 17, 2024
By the end of this adaptation, we get the full picture of this romance and the two people involved.
By Rafael Motamayor FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 17, 2024
It's genuinely funny while also basking in the very believable romance of it all.
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75
Mar 25, 2024
While putting attractive stars onscreen in lavish locations isn’t new, here’s a film that does it well and isn’t afraid of showcasing authentic, character-driven humor that nowadays almost seems old-fashioned.
By John Fink FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 17, 2024
In the hands of lesser performers and lesser filmmakers the premise could have fallen apart quickly. The Idea of You, however, has performers who know exactly what they need to bring to deliver a believable, compelling romance worth getting swept up in.
By Alejandra Martinez FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 17, 2024
The Idea of You functions best as a carefree treat — a feel-good romantic comedy that delivers some laughs and bursts with the magnetism of its lead. That it manages to wiggle in some lessons about self-discovery is merely a bonus.
By Lovia Gyarkye FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Amazon Studios, I'll Have Another, Somewhere Pictures, Welle Entertainment
Release Date May 2, 2024
Duration 1 h 55 m
Rating R
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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