A corporate downsizer’s solitary existence is upended by a new romance and a sudden desire for connection.
Melancholy and intimate, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Paramount+ and Kanopy (free).
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and no real violence.
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Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million frequent flyer miles, he meets a woman who causes him to rethink his transient life.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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