Long Story Short

"Love... blink and you'll miss it."

2021 1h 30m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 231

RomanceComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that he's jumped forward a year in his life to his first anniversary. Trapped in an endless cycle of time jumps, transported another year ahead every few minutes, he is faced with a race against time as his life crumbles around him.

“Love... blink and you'll miss it.”

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Cast

Rafe Spall
Teddy
Zahra Newman
Leane
Ronny Chieng
Sam
Dena Kaplan
Becka
Noni Hazlehurst
The Stranger
Josh Lawson
Patrick

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Josh Lawson
Writers: Josh Lawson
Languages: English
Countries: Australia, France

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Australia, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Josh Lawson, shot by Matt Toll. 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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Editor Kasra Rassoulzadegan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Rafe Spall and Zahra Newman and Ronny Chieng carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love... blink and you'll miss it.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10896634 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Josh Lawson directs. Matt Toll behind the camera. Kasra Rassoulzadegan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia, France. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 5 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Australia, France.
4Directed by Josh Lawson, shot by Matt Toll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Kasra Rassoulzadegan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Rafe Spall and Zahra Newman and Ronny Chieng carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Love... blink and you'll miss it.".
8IMDB entry: tt10896634 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "romcom", "curse", "time loop", "wedding".

The technical file

Cinematography: Matt Toll
Editing: Kasra Rassoulzadegan
Production design: Steven Jones-Evans
Makeup / hair: Jodee Lenaine-Smith
VFX supervisor: William Gammon
Sound: Sam Hayward
Stunt coordinator: Jon Heaney
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Long Story Short (2021)

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SWITCH.2021-02-09
★ 5/10
'Long Story Short' is a mediocre 90-minute rom-com to waste your time on this Valentine's Day, but don't get too fixated on its muddled message. While the leads are charming and it has a few laughs, I think they needed more time with this one. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-long-story-short-the-short-story-is-this-movies-mediocre
Hossein2021-06-12
★ 10/10
Have you ever heard that you should have plans for where you'd be each next year? You can easily envision it by watching this movie, If you're into time traveling movies, memento mori and carpe diem, you're in the right place.