Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store.
Acting
Sebastian Stan's unsettling charm that curdles perfectly.
Direction
Mimi Cave's tonal whiplash from rom-com to nightmare.
Writing
Sharp satire that makes dating feel genuinely dangerous.
Director
Mimi Cave
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Noa
Sebastian Stan
Steve
Jojo T. Gibbs
Mollie
Charlotte Le Bon
Ann
Dayo Okeniyi
Paul
Andrea Bang
Penny
Brett Dier
Chad
Alina Maris
Melissa
William Belleau
Man
Lachlan Quarmby
Instructor
Sunghee Lapell
Waitress
Arghavan Jenati
Cashier
Anthony Ingram
Grocery Man
Frances Leigh
Mannequin Woman
Lance Birley
Shirtless Guy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during peak 'nice guy' discourse, the film weaponizes rom-com tropes that audiences were trained to trust.
The 'Fresh' title card drops at 33 minutes—after a full act of fake-out rom-com plotting that makes the pivot devastating.
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