Why watch?

Blake Lively plays it completely differently than usual here — Lily shifts between fragile and steely, and the scene where she makes her final choice hits hard. It's not your typical romantic comedy because the second half pivots into domestic violence drama, and that contrast with the dreamy summer aesthetic of the opening makes it land different. Justin Baldoni as Ryle is directed really well — half the time you want to trust him, the other half you absolutely don't.

Who is it for?

This is for someone who wants an emotional evening with real relationship drama — the kind where the romance turns heavy. If you connected with Something Like Summer or It Ends with Us book adaptations, this has that same intensity. Blake Lively plays a woman escaping domestic violence, so the film goes to dark places — go in knowing it's not light fare.

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It Ends with Us

2024 · 2h 11min6.9PG-13
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When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended, and she realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.

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Lily Bloom seems to have her life figured out until she meets Ryle, a charming neurosurgeon in Boston who feels like everything she's been waiting for. Blake Lively plays her with this mix of hope and quiet wariness—you can sense she's protecting herself even as she's falling. But the relationship starts revealing cracks that become harder to ignore, and when her old flame Atlas shows up, Lily has to confront some uncomfortable truths about what she actually wants and what she's willing to accept. If you watched Something Borrowed or The Choice, you know this kind of emotional tug-of-war, except this one takes a much darker turn.

Why watch?

Blake Lively plays it completely differently than usual here — Lily shifts between fragile and steely, and the scene where she makes her final choice hits hard. It's not your typic…

Who is it for?

This is for someone who wants an emotional evening with real relationship drama — the kind where the romance turns heavy. If you connected with Something Like Summer or It Ends wit…

Similar titles

If you connected with how It Ends with Us tackles domestic abuse in a relationship, check out Ashes in the Snow or A Good Marriage — both explore complicated partnerships where thi…

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