Irreplaceable You
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| Directed by | Stephanie Laing |
| Screenplay by | Bess Wohl |
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| Cinematography | Magdalena Górka |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date | February 16, 2018 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Irreplaceable You is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephanie Laing and written by Bess Wohl. The film stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michiel Huisman.[1] It was released by Netflix globally on February 16, 2018.[2]
Plot
Abbie and Sam have been best friends since childhood and are engaged to be married. However, their lives comes crashing down when Abbie is given a terminal cancer diagnosis. Faced with the prospect of an uncertain timeline, Abbie begins a search for a new love to take care of Sam. Along the way, Abbie makes unlikely friendships with three patients whose one thing in common is that they focus on living, while they are dying. Abbie dies at the end without living to her full potential, but manages to come to terms with her situation and those she is leaving behind.
Cast
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Abbie
- Celeste O'Connor as Teen Abbie
- Alyssa Cheatham as Young Abbie
- Celeste O'Connor as Teen Abbie
- Michiel Huisman as Sam
- Sawyer Barth as Teen Sam
- Zachary Hernandez as Young Sam
- Sawyer Barth as Teen Sam
- Christopher Walken as Myron
- Brian Tyree Henry as Benji
- Steve Coogan as Mitch
- Timothy Simons as Dominic
- Tamara Tunie as Abbie's mother, Jane
- Jacki Weaver as Estelle
- Merritt Wever as Mindy
- Gayle Rankin as Mira
- Kate McKinnon as Glass Half Full Kate
- Jessie Ennis as Melanie
- Glenn Fleshler as Mean Phil
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 33% based on 17 reviews, and an average rating of 5.2/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 34 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[4]
References
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (February 28, 2017). "Christopher Walken, Steve Coogan Join 'Irreplaceable You' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ Budowski, Jade (January 23, 2018). "Netflix February 2018: Complete List Of Netflix Movies, Netflix Shows, Netflix Originals, And More". Decider. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ "Irreplaceable You (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Irreplaceable You Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
External links
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