Materialists (2025)
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A matchmaker in New York City finds her personal life complicated by a wealthy financier and a former flame.
The story
Lucy Mason, a former actress turned successful matchmaker at Adore in New York City, navigates a cynical professional landscape while struggling with her own romantic prospects. Her life becomes complicated when she meets a wealthy financier, Harry Castillo, who takes a genuine interest in her. Simultaneously, she remains in contact with her ex-boyfriend, John Pitts, a struggling actor. As Lucy navigates the complexities of her career and the conflicting demands of these two very different men, she must confront her own values regarding love and economic security within the city's competitive dating scene.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Lucy Mason works as a matchmaker in New York City. At a wedding, she meets a wealthy financier, Harry Castillo, who begins courting her. She also reconnects with her ex-boyfriend, John Pitts, a struggling actor. While dating Harry, Lucy discovers he underwent surgery to increase his height and realizes their relationship is based on 'checking boxes' rather than love, leading to a breakup. Meanwhile, a legal issue involving a client, Sophie, causes Lucy to confront her professional boundaries. After a period of uncertainty, Lucy and John reconnect and travel together. Following a crisis involving Sophie and a stalker, Lucy and John reconcile. Ultimately, Lucy accepts a promotion at Adore and accepts a marriage proposal from John, as evidenced by the final scenes showing them getting their marriage licenses.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 117
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Celine Song
- Writers
- Celine Song · writer
- Cast and characters
- Dakota Johnson · Lucy Mason; Chris Evans · John Pitts; Pedro Pascal · Harry Castillo; Zoë Winters · Sophie; Marin Ireland · Violet; Louisa Jacobson · Charlotte
- Genres
- romantic comedy-drama
- Themes
- economic class; social status; capitalism; romance
- Tone and mood
- formally inventive; thoroughly adult
- Premise and plot tags
- matchmaker; romance; New York City
- Content notes
- sexual assault
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews and was noted for its character depth and social observations, though some critics noted issues with pacing and its handling of certain subplots.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 70 · scale: 100 · review count: 50
- Production trivia
- It is Celine Song's second feature film.; The film was shot on 35mm film.; The costume design for Harry was inspired by 1990s images of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.
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