Finding Emily

"Right name, wrong number."

2026 1h 51m EN

👍

6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 73

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.

“Right name, wrong number.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

Amazon VideoRent

Apple TV StoreRent

Google Play MoviesRent

Google Play MoviesBuy

YouTubeBuy

Fandango At HomeBuy

Cast

Spike Fearn
Owen
Angourie Rice
Emily Raine
Cora Kirk
Anna
Jack Riddiford
Matt
Isabella Laughland
Freya
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Professor Westlake
Minnie Driver
Dean Watkinson
Amber Grappy
Rhea

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alicia MacDonald
Writers: Rachel Hirons
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Alicia MacDonald, shot by Rachel Clark. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Morgan Kibby. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Phil Hignett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice and Cora Kirk carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "Right name, wrong number.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt32499466 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alicia MacDonald directs. Rachel Clark behind the camera. Morgan Kibby scores. Phil Hignett cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Directed by Alicia MacDonald, shot by Rachel Clark. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Morgan Kibby. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Phil Hignett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice and Cora Kirk carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Right name, wrong number.".
8IMDB entry: tt32499466 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rachel Clark
Original score: Morgan Kibby
Editing: Phil Hignett
Production design: Bobbie Cousins
Costume design: Sara Hassan
Makeup / hair: Ella Brennan
Stunt coordinator: Stephanie Carey
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $3,129,126
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Finding Emily (2026)

Also by

Alicia MacDonald

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2026-05-27
★ 7/10
"Owen" (Spike Fearn) is the sound guy at a student party who meets and falls for "Emily". She is about to head off when he asks for her number, but in her haste (or perhaps deliberately?) she only gives him ten of the necessary eleven digits. He's well and truly smitten and so decides he is going to track her down. Easier said than done as there are hundreds of girls called Emily at the university. His first enquiry introduces him to one who is over from the USA (Angourie Rice) and who is in need of a special project to complete her studies and, hopefully, secure a working visa for herself. She agrees to help him, but with her own ulterior motives never far from her mind she only succeeds in making things extremely complicated for a young man whose innocent enquiry ends up seeing him swimming against a tide of angrily toxic feminity that brands him as just about everything from a pest to a pervert. Meantime, he is having to deal with selling his late mother's home he shares with his brother "Matt" (Jack Riddiford) and his girlfriend "Freya" (Isabella Laughland) and, of course, with all this publicity he can't quite fathom why the real "Emily" isn't getting in touch. Is there any chance this man is going to find his dream fairy before he gets himself further manipulated by one lass and possibly lynched by all the others? The charismatic Fearn is on good form throughout this quite entertainingly written and quickly paced comedy that isn't without it's teeth. It takes a swipe at the ridulousness of excessive political correctness; at those who take themselves far too seriously and - thanks to a few sparing but cutting contributions from Minnie Driver - at those unforgiving types who toss their grenades in first, regardless of any justification. It's good fun, this, and though perhaps a little on the long side - especially at the end - it's worth a watch.

Production companies