(500) Days of Summer
Taste attributes: comedydramaromancelightsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allself destruction/implosionunlikely connections
"This is not a love story. This is a story about love."
Boxlist takeExpect a breezy, uncomplicated romantic comedy, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
