A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annually, usually doing something together.
Acting
Hathaway's Yorkshire accent is chaos, her performance is not
Cinematography
Each year's July 15 looks distinctively different, subtly aging
Writing
Adapts the novel's structure without losing its gut-punch
Director
Lone Scherfig
Anne Hathaway
Emma Morley
Jim Sturgess
Dexter Mayhew
Tom Mison
Callum O'Neill
Jodie Whittaker
Tilly Shaw
Rafe Spall
Ian Whitehead
Patricia Clarkson
Alison Mayhew
Ken Stott
Stephen Mayhew
Romola Garai
Sylvie Cope
Matt Berry
Aaron
Toby Regbo
Samuel Cope
Matthew Beard
Murray Cope
Georgia King
Suki Meadows
Heida Reed
Ingrid
Joséphine de la Baume
Marie
Amanda Fairbank-Hynes
Tara
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anne Hathaway practiced her Yorkshire accent by listening to recordings of the real Emma Morley's hometown, despite the author David Nicholls finding it 'a bit much.'
The novel became a phenomenon for capturing a specific British Gen X experience—university optimism crashing into Thatcher-era reality—that the film softens slightly.
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