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Shot for just $3.5M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Last Five Years
"There are two sides to every love story."
2014 1h 34m EN
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5.8TMDB Β· 351
ComedyDramaMusicRomance
Synopsis
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In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.
βThere are two sides to every love story.β
Cast
Anna Kendrick
Cathy Hiatt
Jeremy Jordan
Jamie Wellerstein
Natalie Knepp
Alise Michaels
Bettina Bresnan
Heather Greenblatt
Marceline Hugot
Linda Whitfield
Rafael Sardina
Richard
Allison Macri
Carole Ann
Alan Simpson
Ryan James
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Richard LaGravenese
- Writers
- Richard LaGravenese
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
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ERA
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Released 12 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Richard LaGravenese, shot by Steven Meizler. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Jason Robert Brown. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Sabine Hoffman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan and Natalie Knepp carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "There are two sides to every love story.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Richard LaGravenese directs. Steven Meizler behind the camera. Jason Robert Brown scores. Sabine Hoffman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $3.5M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
- 3Released 12 years ago.
- 4Directed by Richard LaGravenese, shot by Steven Meizler. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Jason Robert Brown. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Sabine Hoffman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan and Natalie Knepp carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "There are two sides to every love story.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt2474024 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Steven Meizler
- Original score
- Jason Robert Brown
- Editing
- Sabine Hoffman
- Costume design
- Ciera Wells
- Makeup / hair
- Eldo Ray Estes
- Sound
- Bob Chefalas
- Runtime
- 94 min Β· 1h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3,500,000
- Box office
- $292,092
- Return
- 8% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Richard LaGravenese
Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Renoβ 3/10
It lasts only for the five minutes! Recently I saw a couple of other films starring Anne Kendrick, I was not very impressed with them and so I got the same result for this one as well. I don't like musicals, especially not the modern ones, well, mostly. This is a short story that comes around 30 minutes, but with those nonsense songs, it became a feature film. Seems a few people liked it, I think they had a reason, but to me it was very boring. There was no any decent performances, all I saw was the film characters singing facing in one direction. Maybe they were looking at the lyrics board. I suggest don't go for it seeking a normal romance-comedy. If you like the musical, you might enjoy it, other than that, I don't see this would satisfy any average guy. So no offense for those who liked it, but this is totally a skippable film the year. 3/10
Production companies
Who made it
- LU
Lucky Monkey Pictures
US
- SH
Sh-K-Boom Records
- GR
Grand Peaks Entertainment
The Exchange
US
Key crew
- ProducerRichard LaGravenese
- ProducerJanet Brenner
- ProducerKurt Deutsch
- LyricistJason Robert Brown
- SongsJason Robert Brown
- Line ProducerJoel Blanco
- CastingBernard Telsey
- Second Assistant DirectorConor Kelly
- Still PhotographerPhillip V. Caruso
- Construction CoordinatorDanny Rovira
- Second Second Assistant DirectorEllen Parnett
- Assistant EditorJordan Maltby
- Location ManagerJoseph Stephans
- Makeup Department HeadEldo Ray Estes
- Key Makeup ArtistDavid Kalahiki
- Production SupervisorEric Knapp
- Post Production SupervisorJonathan Ferrantelli
- First Assistant DirectorTony Phillippe
- Property MasterMark Skversky
- Art Department CoordinatorCat Navarro
- Supervising Sound EditorBenjamin Cheah
- EditorSabine Hoffman
- LeadmanBradley Klipp
- Sound Re-Recording MixerBob Chefalas
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- wife
- marriage
- musical
- divorce
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2015-02-13PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- The Last Five YearsGB
- The Last 5 YearsDE
- η硦ζζηζ ζHK
- ζεΎι£δΊεΉ΄TW
- Los ΓΊltimos cinco aΓ±isES
