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If You Were the Last

If You Were the Last

Science Fiction · Romance · Comedy · 2024

Adrift in their broken-down space shuttle with little hope of rescue, two astronauts argue over whether they're better off spending their remaining days as friends or something more.

Movie details

If You Were the Last

2024 Science Fiction · Romance · Comedy 1h 32m

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6.1 / 10

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Adrift in their broken-down space shuttle with little hope of rescue, two astronauts argue over whether they're better off spending their remaining days as friends or something more.

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Directed by

Kristian Mercado Figueroa

Written by

Angela Bourassa

Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie

Adam Gherrity

Zoë Chao

Zoë Chao

Jane Kuang

Natalie Morales

Natalie Morales

Savannah Gherrity

Geoff Stults

Geoff Stults

Tom Wright

Missi Pyle

Missi Pyle

Megan Benson

Sarah Voigt

Sarah Voigt

Laura

Kaleka

Kaleka

Madame President

Court is in session

Put If You Were the Last 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.