A wistful writer revisits a whimsical romance, searching for answers in 500 days of bittersweet memories.
Melancholy and romantic, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hoopla (free).
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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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.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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