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Lonely Planet

Play trailer Poster for Lonely Planet Released Oct 11, 2024 1h 34m Romance Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A reclusive novelist arrives at a prestigious writer's retreat in Morocco, hoping the remote setting will unlock her writer's block. While there, she meets a young man -- what starts as an acquaintanceship evolves into an intoxicating, life-altering love affair.
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Lonely Planet coasts by on the gravitational pull of its charming stars and setting, but a lack of real heat keeps this romantic drama curiously uninvolving.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) This movie is smart enough to be about something deeper... It goes on way too long, but it sort of moved me. Nov 4, 2024 Full Review Caroline Siede AV Club Lonely Planet isn’t steamy like The Idea Of You or zany like A Family Affair, but it has a vibes-over-plot appeal that carries over to its central romance. Rated: B- Oct 22, 2024 Full Review Jen Yamato Washington Post This lethargic romantic drama forces chemistry where there is none and, worse, sells out its aspirationally cool, intelligent female protagonist with an endgame that she — and the luminous Laura Dern — hardly deserves. Rated: 2/4 Oct 18, 2024 Full Review Cody Allen Geek Vibes Nation In a year filled with romantic films that beautifully capture the essence of love and connection, Lonely Planet emerges as a notable disappointment. Rated: 4/10 Jul 18, 2025 Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net Unfortunately this film ends up on the long list of forgettable Netflix romances. Feb 9, 2025 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice A romance set at a retreat in Morocco where being lonely becomes a pathway to a new life. Rated: 3/5 Dec 26, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Georgie S A sweet romance to while away an afternoon. Nice to see an older woman younger man couple and the Moroccan scenery as well as lead actors are beautiful. I’m assuming the low rating is due to the age of reviewers but if you are Gen X or older, then don’t let the average rating put you off. I would give this a solid 3.5 with extra .5 for keeping close to a 90 min run time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/02/25 Full Review Ally H I really wanted to love this movie - it was a great concept, had a beautiful setting and great actors - but the chemistry between the two main characters felt so forced, hard as I tried I just couldn’t “believe” their romance Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/07/25 Full Review Lauren T Spoilers - Never been so disappointed by a film that I’ve been driven to leave a review before. I hoped for a wistful, steamy, feel good romance in a beautiful setting (and honestly my standards are low, I’m easily pleased) but instead, it was boring, predictable, and entirely lacking in chemistry. I found Liam Hemsworth’s character deeply unlikeable - the mopey coal mining finance bro who broke up with his girlfriend for cheating on him the same night he tried to cheat on her didn’t charm me I’m afraid. The singular sex scene was dull. The pace was stilted, like a poor book adaptation. The acting was fine. Giving it 2 stars because it was at least visually beautiful to watch. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/22/25 Full Review Susannah Z I gave this a higher rating than it deserves because I want the industry to keep making movies like this. But I went in knowing (after reading reviews) that it was just two normal people talking in a beautiful setting and of course the predictable outcome. But really is it terrible to watch a Hemsworth for an hour and a half...my answer is no. :) I did agree with the lack of chemistry but they can't just cast Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, or Nicole Kidman for everything, so knowing what I was getting into I enjoyed it. Again just like that Netflix is doing movies that aren't really a thing in the industry so I'll support it and hope to heck they get better at it!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/08/25 Full Review Laila M It was actually a nice movie. But i just got confused why Liam was losing attention to his gf at first but the plot twist that her gf was a flirt too was giving him justice. My eyes can’t just tolerate the hot scenes between the two lead actors because of the physically obvious age difference. (But no judgement here) it’s just the hot scenes can be skipped, we already understand he needs a motherly care in the story. The lesson indeed was heard. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/26/25 Full Review carm k The movie is so cliche. Extremely predictable, very poor dialogue. It’s almost like they didn’t try very hard to make a good movie. 😴😴 Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A reclusive novelist arrives at a prestigious writer's retreat in Morocco, hoping the remote setting will unlock her writer's block. While there, she meets a young man -- what starts as an acquaintanceship evolves into an intoxicating, life-altering love affair.
Director
Susannah Grant
Producer
Liza Chasin, Susannah Grant, Sarah Timberman
Screenwriter
Susannah Grant
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Kasbah Films, 3dot productions
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2024
Runtime
1h 34m
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