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One True Loves

One True Loves

Romance · Comedy · Drama · 2023

Emma and Jesse are living the perfect life together, until Jesse disappears in a tragic helicopter crash on their first wedding anniversary. Four years later, Emma has found happiness again and is about to marry her best friend when Jesse resurfaces, turning her world upside down and leaving her torn between two great loves.

Movie details

One True Loves

“First love meets new love.”

2023 Romance · Comedy · Drama 1h 40m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

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Emma and Jesse are living the perfect life together, until Jesse disappears in a tragic helicopter crash on their first wedding anniversary. Four years later, Emma has found happiness again and is about to marry her best friend when Jesse resurfaces, turning her world upside down and leaving her torn between two great loves.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Andy Fickman

Written by

Alex Jenkins Reid · Taylor Jenkins Reid

Beth Broderick

Beth Broderick

Francine Lerner

Phillipa Soo

Phillipa Soo

Emma Blair

Simu Liu

Simu Liu

Sam Lee

Luke Bracey

Luke Bracey

Jesse Lerner

Michaela Conlin

Michaela Conlin

Marie

Michael O'Keefe

Michael O'Keefe

Colin Blair

Lauren Tom

Lauren Tom

Ann Blair

Court is in session

Put One True Loves on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.