(500) Days of Summer

2009 · 95 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.3 (11,050 votes)

Dir. Marc Webb · Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg · Music Mychael Danna

“This is not a love story. This is a story about love.”

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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.

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This film feels like a bittersweet, reflective journey through the highs and lows of a modern romance, blending whimsical charm with the sharp sting of reality. Its non-linear structure perfectly captures the fragmented nature of memory and heartbreak, making it a thoughtful, emotionally resonant experience that deconstructs traditional love stories.

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