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2018 American film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Irreplaceable You is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film written by Bess Wohl and directed by Stephanie Laing. The film stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michiel Huisman.[1] It was released by Netflix on February 16, 2018.[2]
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Directed by | Stephanie Laing |
Written by | Bess Wohl |
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Cinematography | Magdalena Górka |
Music by | Lesley Barber |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Abbie and Sam have been best friends since childhood and are engaged to be married. Their lives come 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 having lived up to her potential, yet manages to come to terms with her situation and with those she is leaving behind.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 32% based on 19 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]
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