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Palm Springs

Palm Springs

Comedy · Romance · Science Fiction · 2020

When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.

Movie details

Palm Springs

“Live like there's no tomorrow”

2020 Comedy · Romance · Science Fiction 1h 30m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.4 / 10

209K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

95 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

83 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

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When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Palm Springs?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Max Barbakow

Written by

Max Barbakow · Andy Siara

Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg

Nyles

Cristin Milioti

Cristin Milioti

Sarah

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Roy

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Howard

Meredith Hagner

Meredith Hagner

Misty

Camila Mendes

Camila Mendes

Tala

Tyler Hoechlin

Tyler Hoechlin

Abe

Court is in session

Put Palm Springs on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.