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Play trailer 2:08 Poster for Fingernails R Released Oct 27, 2023 1h 53m Drama Sci-Fi Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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Anna (Jessie Buckley) and Ryan (Jeremy Allen White) have found true love. It's been proven by a controversial new technology. There's just one problem: Anna still isn't sure. Then she takes a position at a love testing institute, and meets Amir (Riz Ahmed).
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A trio of solid performances help Fingernails get its thought-provoking ideas across in spite of an occasionally underwhelming story.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk This low-key romance is an anti-dote to the dating apps. Rated: 4/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Robert Levin Newsday This is an affecting romance and a work of compelling social commentary. That's a noteworthy achievement. Rated: 3/4 Jan 31, 2024 Full Review Christy Lemire FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It's a really interesting concept that they explore in understated ways. Nov 29, 2023 Full Review Matt Pais MattPais.com Doesn’t learn any hard truths about the difference between people’s idea of love and the real presence of it. Rated: C Feb 19, 2024 Full Review Pallavi Keswani The Hindu The film knows that it is about the frictions that emerge when humanity is rendered through technology, but does not fully reach out to explore a spectrum of emotions. In short, this love story also plays it safe. Jan 19, 2024 Full Review Bill Newcott The Saturday Evening Post For his first English-language film, Greek director and co-writer Christos Nikou goes to absurdist lengths examining the most basic of human quandaries: Is love really a thing? Rated: 4/5 Jan 12, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jerod S I thought the premise was interesting and quirky - yanking a pinky nail to test for love. But the message, being that you can't test for love, couldn't overcome the awkward connections on screen. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/07/24 Full Review Jenna T One of the worst executed premises I've ever seen. The whole thing was pretentious, juvenile, and aggressively boring. The characteristics of all characters are diluted and executed with an elementary school-esque type tone. No real chemistry involved. The entire thing devoid of any authenticity. Waste of time for everyone involved and every pair of eyes that had the displeasure of viewing this garbage. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Audience Member By the end of the first hour it felt like it should be ending, the only thing that saved it was the leading pair, both actors are very easy to watch and have great chemistry. But the run time definitely ruined it, as well as an unresolved ending for such a long wait. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review julie b Semi interesting dystopian premise but everything - writing, dialogue, acting, visuals - fell so flat. Needed a quirkiness infusion a la Yorgos Lanthimos to make it work. I like Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed in other movies, but in this one the only performance that was convincing to me was Jeremy Allen White. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Audience Member This movie was raw in so many ways, and I’m here for it. The casting of all three characters was well assigned and all three executed extremely well in their performances. I was worried about the ending, but I understand it completely and you will too if you are honest. So many times, we want to cling to society’s image of the perfect couple, being the right match, etc., but in reality, it’s just not that simple. Even Luke Wilson’s character and the reason why he has this love matching company in the first place…I wish it would have gone into how the “machine” comes up with this matching algorithm to a tee and how much quality control and assurance is run on said machine. It breaks down at one point and doesn’t even admit to having a clear science. Human instincts and real psychology come into play with all of the character dynamics. The last scene made me honest-cry because it just proved how much this person felt in their course of action towards the other person in the scene. This film has gotten poor ratings and reviews, but it was a refreshing look at a rom com that is realistic and doesn’t make me want to hurl at the same Christmas Hallmark movie remake of a remake of a remake. Thank you. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/04/24 Full Review Terry H This one showed up on a recommended viewing list. Interesting concept that just didn't work in its execution. One of those movies that starts out with a kind of gloomy, depressing, feel to it and that just permeates through every scene all the way till the end. It just plods along. I recommend skipping this one. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Anna (Jessie Buckley) and Ryan (Jeremy Allen White) have found true love. It's been proven by a controversial new technology. There's just one problem: Anna still isn't sure. Then she takes a position at a love testing institute, and meets Amir (Riz Ahmed).
Director
Christos Nikou
Producer
Coco Francini, Andrew Upton, Cate Blanchett, Christos Nikou, Lucas Wiesendanger
Screenwriter
Christos Nikou, Stavros Raptis, Sam Steiner
Distributor
Apple Original Films
Production Co
Dirty Films, FilmNation Entertainment
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 27, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 3, 2023
Runtime
1h 53m
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