Anyone But You (2023)
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Two people who initially connect but end up on opposite sides of a misunderstanding must pretend to be a couple at a wedding in Sydney.
The story
Bea, a law student, and Ben, a bank employee, share a brief but intense connection at a coffee shop. However, a misunderstanding leads them to believe the other is uninterested, causing them to fall out. Months later, they find themselves traveling together to a wedding in Sydney where they are both staying at the same house. To avoid social awkwardness and satisfy their own personal motives, they agree to fake a romantic relationship in front of their friends and family, only to find their feelings becoming complicated as they navigate the festivities together.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a misunderstanding leads them to believe the other is uninterested, Bea and Ben find themselves traveling to a wedding in Sydney. To avoid conflict, they agree to pretend to be a couple. During the trip, they share intimate moments, including a dance at a boat party and a night together. After a series of complications involving their respective exes, they eventually realize their feelings are genuine. Following a dramatic moment where Ben jumps into the ocean to find her, they reconcile and return to the wedding as a real couple, while the wedding party reveals their scheme to bring them together was staged.
- First release year
- 2023
- Runtime (minutes)
- 103
- Production countries
- United States; Australia
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Will Gluck
- Writers
- Ilana Wolpert · writer; Will Gluck · writer
- Cast and characters
- Sydney Sweeney · Bea; Glen Powell · Ben; Alexandra Shipp; GaTa; Hadley Robinson; Michelle Hurd; Dermot Mulroney; Darren Barnet; Bryan Brown; Rachel Griffiths
- Genres
- romantic comedy
- Themes
- misunderstanding; fake dating
- Tone and mood
- romance; comedy
- Premise and plot tags
- romance; comedy; fake dating; Shakespeare adaptation
- Source material / true-story basis
- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics but was considered a sleeper hit and a success for the romantic comedy genre.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 52 · scale: 100 · review count: 26; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F
- Production trivia
- The film is the highest-grossing live-action Shakespeare film adaptation.; A scene involving a rescue helicopter almost went wrong due to mechanical issues.; Sydney Sweeney was actually bitten by a trained huntsman spider during filming.
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