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(500) Days of Summer -- An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman (Deschanel) who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man (Gordon-Levitt) who falls for her.
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Scott Neustadter (written by) &
Michael H. Weber (written by)
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Release Date:
7 August 2009 (USA) See more »
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Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't. See more »
Plot:
An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 17 nominations See more »
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The Oscar Nomination Snubbing Of '(500) Days Of Summer'
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Blame Me, I'm from Massachusetts
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This is Not a Love Story See more (308 total) »
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Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language.
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95 min
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Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #45018) | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:15A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Japan:PG12 | Finland:S | Netherlands:AL | Hong Kong:IIA | Norway:A | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:Btl | Brazil:12 | Argentina:Atp | Mexico:B | Germany:o.Al.

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Paul says "humjob" instead of "blowjob" to avoid an 'R' rating.See more »
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Continuity: When Tom dances down the street he passes his bag to a woman who walks to the left of the screen. In the next shot she appears at the right side of the screen.See more »
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Tom:People should be able to say how they feel - how they really feel - not, you know, some words that some strangers put in their mouths.See more »
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SUGAR TOWNSee more »

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118 out of 167 people found the following review useful.
This is Not a Love Story, 20 July 2009
Author: David Ferguson (fergusontx@gmail.com) from Dallas, Texas

Greetings again from the darkness. The narrator warns us upfront ... this is not a love story. Still, we are so preconditioned by Hollywood, that directive merely floated around in my head until near the end of the film when I realized it was perfectly accurate.

Joseph Gordon-Levit and Zooey Deschanel are the leads and each bring a certain quirkiness and sensitivity to their roles. Watching them grow as a couple just never quite clicks for the viewer the way it does for JGL's character. He buys in hook, line and sinker and believes his destiny for love is being fulfilled by Summer (Zooey).

Director Marc Webb throws a bit of everything at us - just to prove this is not a traditional love story. We get the fun of memory blender - flashbacks like Day 488, Day 2, Day 159 - well you get the point. That is how most of us remember anyway: non-linear. We also get a funny musical number in the park, a b & w Bergmanesque dramatization, and a leading man whose poetic musings are limited to his writing quips for a greeting card company. Oh, he also takes love advice from his 11 year old soccer-playing sister (Chloe Moretz), but wisely declines most of it from his best friend played by sexist, drunken (and funny) co-worker, Geoffrey Arend.

What I really like about the film is that it is different, yet very realistic. So often our "dream" girl is just not quite a fit in this world, yet she and the next guy are just right. Doesn't seem fair, but in reality, it is not only fair, but perfectly just. And remember, there is always another season ... maybe Autumn?

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This movie perpetuated the very ideals it tried to break JeliBeli27
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Summer's actions were still not completely right leechiegurl
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