Oh, Hi!

Iris and Isaac, a new couple, go on a weekend road trip, but things turn out unexpectedly.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/sundance-2025-hot-list-films-musicals-horror-1236110770/ |title=Sundance Hot List: A Jennifer Lopez Musical and a Dev Patel Horror Top Sales Titles at Sundance |date=23 January 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |access-date=26 January 2025 |archive-date=January 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125065810/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/sundance-2025-hot-list-films-musicals-horror-1236110770/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/sundance-2025-buzzy-movies-for-sale/ |title=12 of the Buzziest Movies for Sale at Sundance 2025, From 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' to 'Rebuilding' |date=22 January 2025 |website=TheWrap |last=Gonzalez |first=Umberto |access-date=26 January 2025 |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123100904/https://www.thewrap.com/sundance-2025-buzzy-movies-for-sale/ |url-status=live }}

• Molly Gordon as Iris
• Logan Lerman as Isaac
• Geraldine Viswanathan as Max, Iris's best friend{{Cite web |url=https://www.inverse.com/oh-hi-review-sundance-2025 |title=Oh, Hi! Is A Twisted Rom-Com For The Era Of Impermanence |date=6 February 2025 |website=Inverse |last=Scott |first=Lyvie |access-date=4 March 2025}}
• John Reynolds as Kenny, Max's boyfriend
• David Cross as Steve, Iris and Isaac's neighbor{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/oh-hi-review-logan-lerman-molly-gordon-sundance-1236260478/ |title='Oh, Hi!' Review: Logan Lerman & Molly Gordon's Romantic Getaway Goes Wrong In Sophie Brooks' Rom-Com — Sundance Film Festival |date=6 February 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood |last=Garner |first=Glenn |access-date=4 March 2025}}
• Polly Draper as Iris's mother

After her first feature The Boy Downstairs (2017), screenwriter Sophie Brooks initially planned to produce a second feature the following year, but it ultimately took her four and a half years to develop the screenplay.{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/oh-hi-sophie-brooks-sundance-1236284947/ |title=Oh Me, Oh My, 'Oh, Hi!': Filmmaker Sophie Brooks on Her Journey to Sundance |date=25 January 2025 |website=Variety |last=Brooks |first=Sophie |access-date=26 January 2025}} In March 2020, her agent asked her to write something that could be filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic,{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/oh-hi-filmmaker-sophie-brooks-rom-com-1235086032/ |title=Don't Let Anything Spoil Sundance's Funniest Rom-Com — Even This Interview |date=23 January 2025 |website=IndieWire |last=Erbland |first=Kate |access-date=26 January 2025 |archive-date=January 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125140402/https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/oh-hi-filmmaker-sophie-brooks-rom-com-1235086032/ |url-status=live }} and she collaborated on the screenplay with Molly Gordon, a friend of six years who was also stuck in Los Angeles with her during the pandemic. The two came up with the story idea that eventually became Oh, Hi! over a weekend, and Brooks completed the screenplay in two and a half weeks.{{Cite web |url=https://www.moviemaker.com/oh-hi-sundance-picture-shop/ |title=Oh, Hi! Team on Their Confident Race to Finish the Film for Sundance |date=23 January 2025 |website=MovieMaker |last=Molloy |first=Tim |access-date=26 January 2025 |archive-date=January 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124105455/https://www.moviemaker.com/oh-hi-sundance-picture-shop/ |url-status=live }} Gordon, credited as a producer and co-writer, along with Brooks's brother and film producer David Brooks, helped refine the screenplay. Brooks wrote the screenplay with Gordon and John Reynolds in mind. In August 2024, the film was announced to be in production, featuring Gordon, Reynolds, Logan Lerman, and Geraldine Viswanathan in lead roles.{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/molly-gordon-logan-lerman-geraldine-viswanathan-john-reynolds-join-oh-hi-1236050527/ |title=Molly Gordon, Logan Lerman, Geraldine Viswanathan & John Reynolds To Star In Indie Comedy 'Oh, Hi!' From Filmmaker Sophie Brooks |date=27 August 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |last=Grobar |first=Matt |access-date=26 January 2025 |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213124029/https://deadline.com/2024/08/molly-gordon-logan-lerman-geraldine-viswanathan-john-reynolds-join-oh-hi-1236050527/ |url-status=live }}

Principal photography was initially scheduled to begin in 2021, but was postponed to August 2024 in New York City. Filming continued through September,{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/models/a62042757/molly-gordon-venice-film-festival-miu-miu-interview/ |title=Molly Gordon Wore Leather Miu Miu Opera Gloves in the 90-Degree Venice Heat |date=3 September 2024 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |last=Gonzalez |first=Tara |access-date=26 January 2025 |archive-date=January 16, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116105934/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/models/a62042757/molly-gordon-venice-film-festival-miu-miu-interview/ |url-status=live }} spanning for 21 days and wrapping up on 13 September. The film's score was composed by Steven Price.{{Cite web |title=Steven Price Scoring Sophie Brooks' 'Oh, Hi!' {{!}} Film Music Reporter |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/12/11/steven-price-scoring-sophie-brooks-oh-hi/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |language=en-US}}

The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025.{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/sundance-film-festival-lineup-2025-movies-1236200107/ |title=Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings |date=11 December 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |last2=Patten |first2=Dominic |access-date=26 January 2025 |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123160426/https://deadline.com/2024/12/sundance-film-festival-lineup-2025-movies-1236200107/ |url-status=live }} Later in March, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights.{{Cite web |first1=Angelique|last1=Jackson|first2=Katcy|last2=Stephan|date=March 14, 2025 |title=Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman-Starrer 'Oh, Hi!' Lands at Sony Pictures Classics |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/molly-gordon-logan-lerman-oh-hi-sony-pictures-classics-1236337875/ |access-date=March 14, 2025 |website=Variety}} The film is scheduled to have a limited theatrical release in the United States on July 25, 2025.{{cite web|title=Logan Lerman & Molly Gordon Movie 'Oh, Hi!' Gets Summer Release From Sony Pictures Classics|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=23 April 2025|access-date=23 April 2025|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/logan-lerman-molly-gordon-oh-hi-release-date-1236374929/}}

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Drew Taylor of TheWrap described Oh, Hi as an "endlessly charming romantic comedy" that cleverly subverts cabin-in-the-woods clichés, featuring standout performances from Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman while balancing humor with genuine emotional depth in a way that feels both "refreshing" and "invigorating" with a "wholly unforgettable" final shot.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/oh-hi-review-molly-gordon-logan-lerman-romcom/ |title='Oh, Hi!' Review: Charming Logan Lerman/Molly Gordon Rom-Com Subverts Indie Movie Clichés |date=27 January 2025 |website=TheWrap |last=Taylor |first=Drew |access-date=4 February 2025}} Ross Bonaime of Collider gave the film a score of 7/10, describing it as a "clever mixture of love and misery" that skillfully balances humor and absurdity, with Gordon's "fantastic" performance making it "consistently entertaining and unexpected" despite the plot's illogical direction.{{Cite web |url=https://collider.com/oh-hi-review/ |title='Oh, Hi!' Review: Love Meets 'Misery' in Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman's Anti-Rom-Com |date=31 January 2025 |website=Collider |last=Bonaime |first=Ross |access-date=4 February 2025}}

Tomris Laffly of Variety found Oh, Hi! to have an "intriguing setup" that begins strongly with humor and chemistry between Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman, but ultimately loses its way as the plot becomes "frustrating" and characters make "incomprehensible decisions", resulting in a disappointing experience that remains "oddly watchable", largely due to the "talented cast", especially Gordon's performance.{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/oh-hi-review-molly-gordon-logan-lerman-1236287049/ |title='Oh, Hi!' Review: A Terrific Cast Led by Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman Can Barely Keep a Modern-Day 'Misery' Afloat |date=27 January 2025 |website=Variety |last=Laffly |first=Tomris |access-date=4 February 2025}} Benjamin Lee of The Guardian gave the film 2/5 stars, noting that while it has a "clever setup" that initially explores the complexities of a romantic relationship, it ultimately devolves into an exaggerated farce, losing its emotional depth and character nuance, especially for Gordon's character, rendering it "goofy and hard to buy".{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/27/oh-hi-movie-review |title=Oh, Hi! review – promising romantic comedy takes awkward turn into farce |date=27 January 2025 |website=The Guardian |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |access-date=4 February 2025}}

Jourdain Searles of The Hollywood Reporter considered the film as a refreshing take on the rom-com genre, also praising its dark humor and emotional depth through the chemistry between Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman, while noting its loss of narrative focus midway but ultimately delivering a "surprising commentary" on millennial romantic anxieties through its "playful writing and game cast".{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/oh-hi-review-molly-gordon-logan-lerman-1236121546/ |title='Oh, Hi!' Review: Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman Have Electric Chemistry in Sophie Brooks' Twisted, Half-Great Spin on the Rom-Com |date=29 January 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Searles |first=Jourdain |access-date=4 February 2025}} Robert Daniels of RogerEbert.com provided a negative review, noting that Gordon and Lerman have "no hint of a spark", which "significantly diminishes" the believability and intrigue of their relationship, while failing to explore anxieties and obsession in depth, ultimately rendering the film's attempts at humor and emotional depth ineffective.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/sundance-2025-lurker-free-leonard-peltier-oh-hi-embargo-1-28-945pm-mt |title=Sundance 2025: Lurker; Free Leonard Peltier; Oh, Hi |date=29 January 2025 |website=RogerEbert.com |last=Daniels |first=Robert |access-date=4 February 2025}}

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