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Comedy, Romance, Drama • 2026 • 116 min • Teen (13+)

Romantic comedy adaptation of Emily Henry's novel, centering on best friends Poppy Wright and Alex Nilsen, who reunite for a vacation after two years apart, reflecting on their decade of shared summer trips. Directed by Brett Haley, starring Emily Bader as the free-spirited travel writer Poppy and Tom Blyth as the bookish teacher Alex, with Sarah Catherine Hook and Lukas Gage in supporting roles.
Lukas Gage • Sarah Catherine Hook • Tom Blyth
Romantic comedy adaptation of Emily Henry's novel, centering on best friends Poppy Wright and Alex Nilsen, who reunite for a vacation after two years apart, reflecting on their decade of shared summer trips. Directed by Brett Haley, starring Emily Bader as the free-spirited travel writer Poppy and Tom Blyth as the bookish teacher Alex, with Sarah Catherine Hook and Lukas Gage in supporting roles.
Lukas Gage • Sarah Catherine Hook • Tom Blyth
The movie's core conflict revolves around personal relationships and individual journeys, devoid of any political messaging or ideological slant. This apolitical focus on romance and friendship determines its neutral stance.
Diverse supporting actors from Black and Asian backgrounds appear alongside white leads in principal roles. The narrative emphasizes friendship turning to romance without critiquing traditional identities.
A gay wedding appears as a supportive, non-central scene in the ensemble, handled with care and inclusivity but without driving the core story.
Family elements appear peripherally in the narrative, with brief positive portrayals of sibling and parental bonds but no central exploration of structures or roles. A same-sex marriage is normalized without critique, contributing to a neutral stance on traditional versus progressive norms.
No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. LGBTQ elements are present through a subplot involving a gay wedding, depicted as a joyful family event without deeper exploration of transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film faithfully adapts Emily Henry's novel, retaining the original genders for protagonists Poppy Wright and Alex Nilsen, both as in the source material, along with supporting characters like Sarah and David. No alterations to character genders occur.
The adaptation casts white actors for the book's white protagonists Poppy and Alex. Secondary character Trey's race is unspecified in the novel, so his portrayal by a Black actor does not qualify as a race swap. No other mismatches occur.
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