The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ian Samuels directs. Andrew Wehde behind the camera. Tom Bromley scores. Andrea Bottigliero cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 5 years ago.
• 2Directed by Ian Samuels, shot by Andrew Wehde. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 3Original score by Tom Bromley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 4Editor Andrea Bottigliero shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5Kyle Allen and Kathryn Newton and Jermaine Harris carry the top of the cast.
• 6Marketing tagline: "One day. Infinite possibilities.".
• 7IMDB entry: tt11080108 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Classified under 9 themes, including "small town", "love", "cancer", "time loop".
• 9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography

Andrew Wehde

Original score

Tom Bromley

Editing

Andrea Bottigliero

Production design

Kara Lindstrom

Costume design

Abby O'Sullivan

Makeup / hair

Kimberly Felix

VFX supervisor

Emilien Lazaron

Sound

Paul Col

Runtime

99 min · 1h 39m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021) ↗

Also by

Ian Samuels

• 
  Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

  2018 · ★ 6.3
• 
  Myrna the Monster

  2015 · ★ 5.3

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  The Map of Tiny Perfect Things - Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official
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  The Map of Tiny Perfect Things | Meet Cute

  Teaser · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Kamurai2021-06-05
  ★ 8/10

  Great watch, would watch again, and do recommend. After seeing "Palm Springs" and "Happy Death Day(s)" take such silly (and murderous) approaches to a time loop it is sort of relieving to see a sweet sort of more serious love story. I really liked that they took the introspective aspect of a time loop story and pointed out into the world, exploring what it is that makes their town and trying to find the "perfect" moments of their day. We'd be lucky to get to experience these sort of moments once a day, but the ridiculous level that they run this to is great, and it is funny without being silly. If you like the concept of a time loop, and/or a good, if potentially heavy, love story, then definitely give this a shot.

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• Andre Wilfred Sanders2023-04-20
  ★ 8/10

  This idea has been repeated in many films, but it remains my favorite genre The story of the film is about a young man named Mark who lives his life like the movies that tell about the repetition of one day until 12 o'clock in the morning, the same day comes again with the same events. The film explains about Mark's dealings with the situations that are repeated on this day, helping people to avoid exposure to bad situations that they may be exposed to. The film did not discuss the details of why it was exposed, why this particular day is repeated, because the idea of the film was repeated in many other similar films, which are almost countless because of its abundance, so the director decided to enter into the idea of the film directly. After living countless days in this way, Mark encounters a young woman named Margaret who has the same phenomenon, which is a phenomenon that is repeated today, so he admires her and they live a love story between them. Mark and Margaret decide to take advantage of this day to get the perfect moments that guarantee them happiness on this day and that give them positive energy and make them happy on this repeated day. The movie, in my opinion, is wonderful and this is my favorite genre, despite the repetition of the movie's story in many other similar films. The only negative thing about the movie is the pace of the movie was slow. The events were slow, and the director should have used the idea of the film to build events that attract audiences, such as making more comedic scenes or creating more exciting side stories. The romantic scenes were wonderful, especially the scene of Mark giving a NASA helmet gift to Margaret. Their relationship was not very close because of Margaret's fear of losing her sick mother. 8/10

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Production companies

Who made it

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  Weed Road Pictures

  US

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  FilmNation Entertainment

  US

• WI

  Wishmore

  US

Key crew

• EditorAndrea Bottigliero
• CastingNancy Nayor
• Production DesignKara Lindstrom
• Art DirectionElizabeth Boller
• Set DecorationJaved Noorullah
• Costume DesignAbby O'Sullivan
• Makeup Department HeadKimberly Felix
• Hair Department HeadKaryn Huston
• Key Hair StylistChristel Irick
• Supervising Sound EditorSylvain Bellemare
• Sound DesignerPaul Col
• Sound Re-Recording MixerBernard Gariépy Strobl
• Sound DesignerFrancis Gauthier
• ADR MixerChris Navarro
• Visual Effects SupervisorEmilien Lazaron
• StuntsPaul E. Short
• Production CoordinatorDan Lawler
• Short StoryLev Grossman
• ProducerAkiva Goldsman
• ProducerGlen Basner
• ProducerAaron Ryder
• ProducerAshley Fox
• ProducerGregory Lessans
• Executive ProducerD. Scott Lumpkin

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• small town
• love
• cancer
• time loop
• based on short story
• loss of mother
• love story
• teenager
• aimless youth

Release history · US

When it landed

• Digital2021-02-12PG-13· Amazon

Also known as

International titles

• El mapa de los instantes perfectosMX
• Map of Tiny Perfect TingsFR
• El Mapa De Las Pequeñas Cosas PerfectasES
• 더 맵 오브 타이니 퍼펙트 씽즈KR
• 微小完美事物的地图CN
• 人生可以重来CN
• The Map of Tiny Perfect ThingsUS
• The Map of Tiny Perfect ThingsGB
• 那一天的小確幸TW
• Карта прекрасных маленьких вещейRU