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I Give It a Year streaming

2013 Movie Germany, United Kingdom, France Romance, Comedy 97 min Ages 12+
By: Dan Mazer With: Stephen Merchant, Rose Byrne, Jason Flemyng, Alex Macqueen, Minnie Driver

After a seven month long passion-filled courtship, thirty-something Londoners Natasha Redford and Josh Moss get married despite they being mismatched in personality and temperament, something that their closest friends and family members can see - some who predict the marriage won't last a year - even if Nat and Josh themselves don't see it. Nat, a marketing company manager, is more professional and controlled. Josh, a novelist with a current case of writer's block, is more carefree and childlike. Nine months into their marriage, Nat and Josh have their first session with arguably the most distracted marriage counselor in the city, that session which may be the deciding factor in whether they continue in being husband and wife to each other. Their issues over the preceding nine months are told in flashback, and include little idiosyncrasies which annoy the other, and tensions with each's in-laws, beyond the general differences in their personalities. But what may be the biggest threat to a happily-ever-after for them as a couple may be temptations with others to who, at least on paper, each is more well suited. For Nat, that temptation is client Guy Harrap, an American manufacturer who, unknown to Nat, hired her firm solely in his personal attraction to her. For Josh, that temptation is his old girlfriend Chloe, an aide worker who only recently reentered his life after a four year stint away working in Africa, the two of them in theory never having really broken up in the first place.

Filmium rating
57%

Mood

Comedic
Humorous
Light
Lighthearted
Reflective
Romantic

Cast & Crew

Dan Mazer
Rose Byrne
Jason Flemyng
Olivia Colman
Rafe Spall
Anna Faris
Alex Macqueen
Minnie Driver
Stephen Merchant
Comedic Talent
Directorial Debut
Ensemble Cast
Simon Baker

Budget

Mid-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Character-Focused
Comedic
Dialogue-Driven

Narrative Structure

Flashbacks
Non-Linear

Pace

Dynamic
Engaging
Fast-Paced

Runtime

Approximately 1.5 Hours

Style

Comedic
Contemporary
Flashback
Narrative Structure
Romantic Comedy
Slice Of Life

Time-Period

2010S

Central Conflict

Jealousy
Marital Dissatisfaction
Temptation

Characters

Best Man
Business Owner
Former Flame
Married Couple

Ending

Mutual Breakup
New Beginnings
Reconciliation

Historical Context

2010S

Key Plot Points

Affair Temptations
Divorce
Marriage Struggles
Wedding

Plot

Comedic Misunderstandings
Comedy Of Manners
Marriage Struggles
Romantic Conflict
Romantic Entanglements

Setting

Contemporary
London
Urban

Shooting Location

London

Theme

Love
Marriage
Marriage And Fidelity
Relationship Challenges
Relationship Dynamics
Temptation

Genre

Comedy
Drama
Romantic Comedy

Audiences

Adults
Comedy Lovers
Couples
Romance Fans
Teens

Titles

I Give It A Year

Box Office Success

Modest Domestic Gross
Successful Worldwide

Critical Reception

Disarmingly Frank
Mixed Reviews

Ratings

50% Metacritic
51% Rotten Tomatoes

Reception

Average Ratings
Box Office Performance
Mixed Reviews
Romantic Comedy

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Release Year

2013
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