The Last Letter from Your Lover
Seen it?2021 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Phantom Thread or The Bridges of Madison County, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
A young journalist in London becomes obsessed with a series of letters she discovers that recounts an intense star-crossed love affair from the 1960s.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
56% on Rotten Tomatoes, 57 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide; spent 3 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 134K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Augustine Frizzell
- Shailene WoodleyJennifer Stirling
- Felicity JonesEllie Haworth
- Callum TurnerAnthony O'Hare
- Joe AlwynLawrence Stirling
- Nabhaan RizwanRory McCallan
- Ncuti GatwaNick
- Emma AppletonHannah
- Christian BrassingtonDominic
- Alice Orr-EwingYvonne
- Lee KnightFrancis