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Two teenagers navigate their life goals and an unexpected romance across four distinct seasons.
The story
The story follows four segments in different seasons, showing two teenagers who unexpectedly fall in love over four days in a year, while figuring out their life's goals. One winter day, Barnes Hawthorne notices Remi Aguilar at a train station as she prepares to tour Columbia University. They strike up a conversation about their future plans, but Remi declines a date from Barnes after a minor accident. Months later, they unexpectedly reconnect during a spring prom, leading to a summer romance as they navigate their conflicting ambitions and personal choices.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film depicts four segments across different seasons. In winter, Barnes Hawthorne meets Remi Aguilar at a train station while she is preparing to tour Columbia University. They discuss their futures—Remi wants to be a lawyer, while Barnes plans a gap year. After a brief interaction, Remi declines a date from Barnes following a cyclist accident. In the spring, they reconnect at a prom after being ditched by their dates. They spend the evening together, and despite Remi's upcoming move to Harvard, they decide to stay together for the summer. On the Fourth of July, Remi tells her parents they plan to volunteer in Costa Rica together, but she is grounded after her parents react angrily. They leave for a lake house, where Remi crashes a jeep while drunk driving, leading to a breakup. In the fall, Remi is at Harvard and Barnes is in Boston working as a band assistant. They reconnect on campus but agree to stay apart. Remi later crashes a concert to confess her feelings, but Barnes initially declines. Finally, the band helps Barnes realize his feelings, and they reunite with a kiss outside her dorm.
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 97
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Tiffany Paulsen
- Writers
- Dan Schoffer · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Jenna Ortega · Remi Aguilar; Percy Hynes White · Barnes Hawthorne; Adam Rodriguez · Javier, Remi's father; Marisol Nichols · Carmen, Remi's mother; Elias Kacavas · P.J.; Evangeline Barrosse · herself; Jacqueline Emerson · Robyn; Kate Rachesky · Wendy
- Genres
- romantic drama; coming-of-age
- Themes
- first love; coming-of-age; ambition
- Tone and mood
- heartwarming; heartbreaking; romantic
- Premise and plot tags
- Gen Z Rom-Com; unexpected love
- Source material / true-story basis
- Inspired by Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise
- Content notes
- drunk driving
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews, with some critics praising the lead performances and the love story, while others criticized the screenplay as unoriginal and the dialogue as unrealistic.
- Reported review scores
- AwardsBuzz · score: 7 · scale: 10
- Awards and nominations
- Best Music Supervision – Film · 16th Hollywood Music in Media Awards · nominated
- Production trivia
- The film was inspired by Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise.; The production was paused for three weeks so the lead cast could attend promotional events for the series Wednesday.; The director took David Byrne's formal permission to use the song "Burning Down the House".
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