A whimsical romance unfolds as a man falls for a charming woman who mysteriously appears and disappears.
Romantic and feel-good. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hoopla (free) and YouTube (free).
It stays inside its PG-13, with some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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