We Live In Time (2024)

IMDb plot summary: After an unusual encounter, a talented chef and a recently divorcée fall in love and build the home and family they've always dreamed of, until a painful truth puts their love story to the test.

Directed by John Crowley. Stars Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, and Grace Delaney.

We Live in Time stars Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield as a romantic couple, and we follow their story non-linearly from the beginning of their relationship through the very end. I'm a huge fan of writer Nick Payne's play Constellations, another non-linear examination of a couple's relationship (not to mention that my all-time favorite musical The Last 5 Years also fits into that category) and while this doesn't hit me as hard emotionally as Constellations does, I really love how rich Pugh and Garfield's relationship feels throughout. The scenes Payne chose to highlight really do an incredible job of showing why these two work, and seeing them at different points in time help highlight that dynamic even further. This is also full of very smart film choices showing time frame to help us locate where in their history this couple is. I appreciate the time the story takes to get to know this couple, their journey, and how their story ends. Overall, a really lovely film that is well worth checking out.

How it entered my Flickchart:

We Live in Time (2024)

beat Sarah, Plain and Tall (#1989 → #1986)

beat Luca (#994 → #1012)

lost to Network (#496 → #493)

lost to Synecdoche, New York (#744 → #739)

lost to They Came Together (#868 → #865)

lost to Shallow Grave (#930 → #928)

beat Walk Don't Run (#961 → #962)

lost to The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (#945 → #942)

beat The Other Boleyn Girl (#952 → #953)

beat Upside Down (#948 → #959)

beat My Life as a Dog (#947 → #980)

beat Blackbeard's Ghost (#946 → #948)

Ranked #956/3982 on my Flickchart. Flickscore™: 76.