When We First Met

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When We First Met

TV-14

2018

1h 37m

Romance

Comedy

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After spending a night with the girl of his dreams only to become just friends, a man gets the opportunity to travel through time and alter that night over and over again until he gets everything perfect.

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Critics Consensus

Much like its protagonist, When We First Met struggles in the cinematic "friend zone" -- and will face a slew of viewer breakups before finding much in the way of true love.

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

02/20/2018

D+

It'll take you roughly five minutes to realize that Noah is going about things the wrong way; it'll take him more than 90.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

02/09/2018

2/4

It's like being at a crowded restaurant and eavesdropping on the same bad first date over and over and over again. You'd probably want to move tables.

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

02/09/2018

The potentially problematic premise is narrowly sidestepped because the film zigs when you expect it to zag... This watered-down rom-com doesn't fully deliver but it's a diverting twist on the genre nonetheless.

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Preston Barta

Fresh Fiction

03/30/2019

B-

How the movie plays with time and its different scenarios elevates it above your average laundry-folding, background noise rom-coms.

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

12/21/2018

3.5/5

Every tired rom-com checkbox is ticked, but this film still manages to feel fresh, is thoroughly delightful, and delivers pleasant, affable entertainment.

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Kiera Allen

Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL)

08/27/2018

What's refreshing about When We First Met is that it comes with twists and heartfelt surprises.

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James B.

@JKBOPB Jul 30

A pathetically thin comedy about pursuing the wrong person all along! Female ultimate lead is really good in this film in spite of the material!

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Brian R

Mar 11

Cliche but Adam Devine is a funny and loveable nd you can't help but love his recurring appearances as a love struck sucka.

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Mike C

12/01/2024

Put this one on while you're doing the laundry. As time travel movies go, it's not bad... a few laughs, a few twists, and Alexandra Daddario.

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09/13/2024

Good movie, love it.....

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Bucky R

02/26/2024

Adam Devine is funny enough to make this dopey time travel romcom perfectly acceptable.

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R W

12/26/2023

Whether one likes a movie or not is a matter of personal taste. While others here don't seem to like this movie, I like it a lot. I tend to like whatever Adam Devine is in (he's so funny), and I love the sci-fi and rom-com elements to the story.

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Synopsis

After spending a night with the girl of his dreams only to become just friends, a man gets the opportunity to travel through time and alter that night over and over again until he gets everything perfect.

Director: Ari Sandel
Producer: Adam Saunders, Mason Novick, Mary Viola
Screenwriter: John Whittington
Production Co: Netflix, Wonderland Sound and Vision, Footprint Features, MXN Entertainment
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 9, 2018
Runtime: 1h 37m

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