The One I Love

2014 1h 31m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 814

RomanceComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by escaping to a beautiful vacation house for the weekend.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mark Duplass
Ethan
Elisabeth Moss
Sophie
Ted Danson
Therapist
Kiana Cason
Waitress
Kaitlyn Dodson
Diner Patron
Lori Farrar
Diner Patron
Marlene Malin
Diner Patron
Tim Peddicord
Diner Patron

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charlie McDowell
Writers: Justin Lader
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.1× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charlie McDowell, shot by Doug Emmett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss and Ted Danson carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2756032 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Charlie McDowell directs. Doug Emmett behind the camera. Danny Bensi scores. Jennifer Lilly cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 5.1× over at the box office.
3Released 12 years ago.
4Directed by Charlie McDowell, shot by Doug Emmett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Danny Bensi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jennifer Lilly shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss and Ted Danson carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2756032 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "infidelity", "therapist", "marriage crisis", "married couple".

The technical file

Cinematography: Doug Emmett
Original score: Danny Bensi
Editing: Jennifer Lilly
Production design: Theresa Guleserian
Makeup / hair: Liz Lash
VFX supervisor: Stefan Scherperel
Sound: Josh Berger
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $100,000
Box office: $513,447
Return: 513% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The One I Love (2014)

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Reno2016-06-14
★ 7/10
A unique way to let go of your marriage problems! This is a slow start, but the second half makes it worth a watch. You better know nothing about the film, just have it and enjoy your time. Because that was the case for me and then I found it a good one. I don't know this director, but Mark Duplass was doing such kind of unique concept small films. So there's no surprise, except I did know I would end up liking it very much. When it comes to the film theme, kind of resembles 'Coherence'. The whole film revolves around a married couple, except in the beginning. So it is a minimal cast film that is set in a remote place villa. As their therapist's instruction a couple who are on the edge of losing their marriage, tries a weekend getaway to patch the differences. But end up encountering the strange events that pleases them more than what they've expected. When they begin to realise the reality, comes the trouble to fix it once for all. The third act was amazing. The pace keeps getting better and the tension in the story simply creates enough curiosity about the ending. But the conclusion was very basic and guessable. I liked the honest than too much fancy. Still the viewers look for the answers regarding how it ended which is kind of a wide open for the discussions. I love modern sci-fi dramas, especially in the last one decade, I have been enjoying them a lot, which are highly intelligent yet casually narrated on the screen that anybody can understand easily. If you had liked films such as 'Coherence', 'Another Earth', 'Her', 'Melanchony' et cetera, then surely would have a good time with it. 7/10

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