Film202083 min

Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)

Name: Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2020
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Marta Dusseldorp, Zoe Terakes, Sophie Hawkshaw, Julia Billington, Rachel House

Taste attributes: comedyromanceteengay/lesbianslowwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agelove conquers all

See which match your taste

"The fight for a simple love story... that will never be simple."

Boxlist takeA moving, small-scale romantic comedy: grounded and simple. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.0 /10

TMDB · 37 votes

Your matchTake the taste test to see your match

Where to watch

Streaming data: JustWatch

StrongsampleWhy this match?Show

What lines up

Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Balanced originality, 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

This is a sample for Hard Hitter. Take the taste test to see your own match for Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt).

Synopsis

School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.

Synopsis: TMDB