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- 2021
- PG-13
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 38 m
- 2021
- PG-13
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 38 m
Summary Quick-witted teen Mark contentedly lives the same day in an endless loop. But his world is turned upside-down when he meets mysterious Margaret also stuck in the time loop. Mark and Margaret form a magnetic partnership, setting out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect. What follows is a love story with a fantastical...
Directed By: Ian Samuels
Written By: Lev Grossman
- 2021
- PG-13
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 38 m
- 2021
- PG-13
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 38 m
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
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7.4
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Summary Quick-witted teen Mark contentedly lives the same day in an endless loop. But his world is turned upside-down when he meets mysterious Margaret also stuck in the time loop. Mark and Margaret form a magnetic partnership, setting out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect. What follows is a love story with a fantastical...
Directed By: Ian Samuels
Written By: Lev Grossman
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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63% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
61
63% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
38% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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While the film could have spent more time specifically exploring Margaret’s life, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is a thoughtful, charming, and heartwarming film that utilizes the time loop aspects to great effect.
It’s doubtful you’ll be shocked by any major event in the film, but it’s the ability of The Map of Tiny Perfect Things to surprise you with the emotional resonance that ends up being its biggest strength
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 User Ratings
7.4
70% Positive
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26% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 User Ratings
7.4
70% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
26% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
4% Negative
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Just a perfect watch to get refresh. And have new and different views on life and much more. Actors have done a remarkable job!
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This movie was a perfect surprise for our early valentine's day celebration.
It's taking after Ground Hog day and About Time with incredibly well written dialogue, believable characters that are made real by fabulously talented actors. The turns and twists are devoid of false drama, and this is one of the few movies that does without cringy moments and misguided attempts at heightening suspense artifically.
There is absolutely nothing I didn't love about it, which was a surprise given the usual fare on streaming services.
Highly recommended.
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Ms. Newton is the kind of performer who seizes one’s attention immediately; Mr. Allen is, by nature of the story, relegated to more of a supporting role as the narrative progresses, but he’s an amiable presence.
Kyle Allen and Kathryn Newton balance energies well as the boy who thinks he's found his groundhog girlfriend and the girl whose secrets keep romance at bay. Viewers who haven't soured on the format yet could do much worse than this sweet entry.
In the process of merging formulas, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things recycles the same material it seems inclined to rejuvenate, one step at a time. There may be endless ways to make “Groundhog Day” feel fresh, but this one’s little more than another harmless retread.
To the credit of The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, the film knows its pop-culture touchstones (Groundhog Day and Time Bandits) and acknowledges the influence those Harold Ramis and Terry Gilliam classics have on its YA story. That doesn’t make the film particularly unique, but at least it makes The Map of Tiny Perfect Things honest.
Even for a film about time loops, everything feels overly familiar. (Note to filmmakers: Simply referencing the film you’re stealing from doesn’t excuse the theft). And unlike Mark and Margaret’s do-over day, in the end the whole thing slips by without leaving any impression at all.
Typical Lev Grossman themes
- The protagonist is not the protagonist, which he eventually realizes
- Dealing with depression
- Subversion: time loop is supposed to be fun, but they're doing low key, boring stuff instead
- The guy is the mediocre one, the girl is the smart one
- The protagonist doesn't know what to do with his life, the lost generation thing
I remember you (Lev) giving a talk, saying you really came into your own and found your voice with the Magicians. Is this what voice is - a few tropes mashed together? The movie was passable, but I wish you'd write a novel instead. Once you got the TV money, the eye of the tiger was gone, wasn't it? Too bad. We're your real fans, but you've ditched us as soon as an opportunity came up.
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