Irreplaceable You
{{Infobox film
| name = Irreplaceable You
| image = Irreplaceable You.png
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Stephanie Laing
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Farah Abushwesha
- Christie Colliopoulos
- Matt Kaplan
- Buzz Koenig
- Jonathan Tropper
}}
| writer = Bess Wohl
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Michiel Huisman
- Brian Tyree Henry
- Steve Coogan
- Timothy Simons
- Jacki Weaver
- Kate McKinnon
- Christopher Walken
- Tamara Tunie
}}
| music = Lesley Barber
| cinematography = Magdalena Górka
| editing =
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- ACE
- Tropper Ink Productions
- Rocliffe Productions
- PYPO
- Opposite Field Pictures
- The Exchange
}}
| distributor = Netflix
| released = {{Film date|2018|02|16}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| runtime = 96 minutes
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Irreplaceable You is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephanie Laing and written by Bess Wohl. The film stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michiel Huisman.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-walken-steve-coogan-join-irreplaceable-you-981591|title=Christopher Walken, Steve Coogan Join 'Irreplaceable You' (Exclusive)|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|date=February 28, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=September 15, 2017}} It was released by Netflix on February 16, 2018.{{cite web|last1=Budowski|first1=Jade|title=Netflix February 2018: Complete List Of Netflix Movies, Netflix Shows, Netflix Originals, And More|url=https://decider.com/2018/01/23/whats-new-on-netflix-february-2018/|website=Decider|date=January 23, 2018|accessdate=January 23, 2018}}
Plot
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.
Cast
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Abbie
- Celeste O'Connor as Teen Abbie
- Alyssa Cheatham as Young Abbie
- Michiel Huisman as Sam
- Sawyer Barth as Teen Sam
- Zachary Hernandez as Young Sam
- Christopher Walken as Myron
- Brian Tyree Henry as Benji
- Steve Coogan as Mitch
- Timothy Simons as Dominic
- Tamara Tunie as Abbie's mother, Jane
- Jacki Weaver as Estelle
- Merritt Wever as Mindy
- Gayle Rankin as Mira
- Kate McKinnon as Glass Half Full Kate
- Jessie Ennis as Melanie
- Glenn Fleshler as Mean Phil
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/irreplaceable_you|title=Irreplaceable You (2018)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 34 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/irreplaceable-you |title=Irreplaceable You Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{Netflix title|80184625}}
- {{IMDb title|6119856}}
Category:2018 romantic comedy-drama films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:American romantic comedy-drama films
Category:English-language romantic comedy-drama films
Category:Films about cancer in the United States
Category:Films about interracial romance
Category:Films directed by Stephanie Laing