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Long Story Short

  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
7.4K
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Rafe Spall and Zahra Newman in Long Story Short (2021)
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ComedyFantasyRomance

Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he's jumping forward to the next year of his life.Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he's jumping forward to the next year of his life.Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he's jumping forward to the next year of his life.

  • Director
    • Josh Lawson
  • Writer
    • Josh Lawson
  • Stars
    • Rafe Spall
    • Zahra Newman
    • Ronny Chieng
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    7.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Josh Lawson
    • Writer
      • Josh Lawson
    • Stars
      • Rafe Spall
      • Zahra Newman
      • Ronny Chieng
    • 104User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rafe Spall
    Rafe Spall
    • Teddy
    Zahra Newman
    Zahra Newman
    • Leanne
    Ronny Chieng
    Ronny Chieng
    • Sam
    Dena Kaplan
    Dena Kaplan
    • Becka
    Noni Hazlehurst
    Noni Hazlehurst
    • The Stranger
    Josh Lawson
    Josh Lawson
    • Patrick
    Cheyenne Gunn
    • Talulah (8 Years)
    Amelia Scurrah
    • Talulah (18 Months)
    Genevieve Vasdeva
    • Talulah (6 Months)
    Jordan Lawson
    • Epipen Guy
    Aiden Mckenzie
    Aiden Mckenzie
    • Wedding Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Josh Lawson
    • Writer
      • Josh Lawson
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    User reviews104

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    8jperrier-565-744355

    Funny and endearing

    This is a very funny film in the Groundhog Day mould. The plot cleverly uses the time-hopping genre to examine a relationship in super-fast-forward mode, which somehow seemed believable.

    It is very endearing, with plenty of touching moments popping up amidst the regular laughs.

    Nicely acted and superbly directed, this film is definitely worth a couple of hours of your time. Highly recommended.
    7ks-60500

    We only live once

    For a comedy romance, I won't think this is topnotch, this movie totally shouldn't classify as this kind. Snapshot of 10 years in 30 mins is the ground of the story. We are busy for living, ignore the details, miss the precious time with closed ones, I feel is what the writer research many elder life stories. For a middle age man, I can't disagree so much about the blueprint and feel everyone should makes all our regrets controllable whatever it takes. That's not difficult, watch this movie makes you know how things can be done properly. This is not just a comedy but so many life physiology inside.
    9TreasureHunterGirl

    Hilarious and touching

    Long Story Short was hilarious, sweet and at times a little sad and touching.

    It had a very small cast, but they were all great.

    Rafe Spall was hilarious in what felt like a scene that ran for almost the entire movie yet was never boring or slow. He pulled off both the comedy and the tragedy of his character with his usual brilliance.

    Zahra Newman and Ronny Chieng were perfect in their supporting roles, bringing a lot of emotion to the story and their characters.

    Noni Hazlehurst and Dena Kaplan were both wonderful with strong portrayals of their characters despite having only a few scenes each.

    Josh Lawson has done a great job with this quirky little film which he wrote and directed and appears in briefly.

    It was refreshingly nice to see an Aussie made film that never focused on the fact that it was Australian. This really could've been set anywhere, but the NSW coastal setting was still very much appreciated.

    A solid rom com which tackles the "curse with a lesson" device in its own unique way and succeeds. Highly recommend.
    7GrandoFernando

    Don't understand the negativity to be honest

    This is a nice watch, escapism, fun, thoughtful and enjoyable.
    8dial-35803

    This movie healed my sad heart !

    I noticed this wonderful movie while my new movie Some Of Our Stallions released in North America in July , For some reason Itunes put Long story short and Some of Our Stallions in same category on Itunes , So i noticed this movie , And then i just watched it , What a wonderful movie , Made me think about the life deeply , This movie made me wanna get married asap , This movie made me wanna spend the rest of life with the woman i love , This movie made me wanna seize the day and cherish every moment , This movie inspired me to make more wonderful movies ! I love this movie !

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    • Trivia
      During one of his jumps forward, Teddy remarks on how Leanne hasn't aged, asking if she's got a portrait up in the attic. This is a reference to Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, in which a man sells his soul so that his portrait will age while he remains young.
    • Quotes

      Sam: Groundhog Day is not a documentary.

    • Connections
      References Groundhog Day (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Grass Is Greener
      Written by Jesse Phillips (as J. Phillips), Ben Griner (as B. Griner), Browan Lollar (as B. Lollar), Paul Janeway (as P. Janeway), Andrew Lee (as A. Lee), Allen Branstetter (as J. Branstetter)

      ((c) Published by Canadian Feather Music/(c) Published by Trombonin Publishing/(c) Published by Amish Email Publishing/(c) Published by Otis My Distant Lover/(c) Published by Si Baby/(c) Published by Branstetter Publishing/Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd)

      Performed by St. Paul & the Broken Bones (as St. Paul and the Broken Bones)

      Licensed courtesy of Single Lock Records

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    • Release date
      • July 2, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Коротко кажучи
    • Filming locations
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Create NSW
      • Screen Australia
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,343,112
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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