The Idea of You

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Based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name, The Idea of You centers on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom who 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. When Solène must step in to chaperone her teenage daughter's trip to the Coachella Music Festival after her ex bails at the last minute, she has a chance encounter with Hayes and there is an instant, undeniable spark. As they begin a whirlwind romance, it isn't long before Hayes' superstar status poses unavoidable challenges to their relationship, and Solène soon discovers that life in the glare of his spotlight might be more than she bargained for.

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The Idea of You offers a welcome reminder that Anne Hathaway remains a thoroughly delightful romcom lead -- and reaffirms that few filmmakers understand the genre better than Michael Showalter.

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Audience Member

Bland and boring. No chemistry and Galitzine has one expression throughout this whole movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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Will W

The movie was absolutely great!! Nicholas and Anne brought so much to this and really made it special.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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Audience Member

I don’t know really

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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Griffin S

Great rom com. Instant classic. The chemistry was out of this world. Galitzine is a great singer and a star

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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The Idea of You is so good. Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine are incredible, their chemistry is through the roof. The whole cast, the songs, everything is perfect. This is definitely a great rom-com to watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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Ecem C

I think, there is no chemistry between Hathaway and Galitzine. Hathaway carries the movie on her own. Indeed, she looked truly magnificent.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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Michael Showalter

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Anne Hathaway

Solene

Nicholas Galitzine

Hayes

Ella Rubin

Izzy

Annie Mumolo

Tracy

Reid Scott

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

This is too fluffy to be quite the 21st-century equivalent of a Bette Davis romance, but it’s carried off with sufficient grace to make it a better class of high-gloss heart-tugger.

Rated: 3/5

May 2, 2024

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Whenever the camera is on Hathaway, which is almost always, the film feels a hundred times more rich and substantive.

May 2, 2024

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Hannah Strong

Little White Lies

Surprisingly watchable – largely thanks to Hathaway and Galitzine.

Rated: 3/5

May 2, 2024

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

This you or "The Idea of You" love affair requires an elaborate but silly set-up, and once its up on its feet, it never abandons that dawdling, ruminating pace.

Rated: 2/4

May 2, 2024

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Tom Santilli

Movie Show Plus

"The Idea of You" seems like a good idea, but this is one fantasy that never feels grounded in any sort of reality.

Rated: C+

May 2, 2024

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Travis Hopson

Punch Drunk Critics

The Idea of You is good enough that you don’t mind indulging in the fairy tale for a little while.

Rated: 3/5

May 2, 2024

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Synopsis

Based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name, The Idea of You centers on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom who 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. When Solène must step in to chaperone her teenage daughter's trip to the Coachella Music Festival after her ex bails at the last minute, she has a chance encounter with Hayes and there is an instant, undeniable spark. As they begin a whirlwind romance, it isn't long before Hayes' superstar status poses unavoidable challenges to their relationship, and Solène soon discovers that life in the glare of his spotlight might be more than she bargained for.

Director: Michael Showalter
Producer: Douglas S. Jones, Jason Babiszewski, Jennifer Westfeldt, Kian Gass
Screenwriter: Michael Showalter, Jennifer Westfeldt
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Somewhere Pictures, Amazon Studios, I'll Have Another, Welle Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Some Language)
Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 2, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2024
Runtime: 1h 55m

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