(500) Days of Summer (2009)

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4 star rating THE Screened Review by Matt Rorie

One of the most intelligent romance films to come along in quite a while.

Marc Webb Director

A romance film that tells the story of protagonist Tom Hansen's relationship with Summer Finn in a non-linear fashion.

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The stars of the film, Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, worked together previously on the film Manic.

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Reference: The Seventh Seal

Tom dressed as a medieval knight plays chess with a supernatural being in a black and white European 'art' film.

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Henry Miller said, "the best way to get over a woman is to turn her into literature".

Tom Hansen

Yeah, well. That guy had a lot more sex than me.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Tom Hansen
Zooey Deschanel Summer Finn
Geoffrey Arend McKenzie
Chloë Grace Moretz Rachel Hansen
Matthew Gray Gubler Paul
Clark Gregg Vance
Patricia Belcher Millie
Rachel Boston Alison
Minka Kelly Autumn - Girl at Interview
Charles Walker Millie's New Husband
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Plot Summary

(500) Days of Summer is a comedy-drama movie told from the perspective of Tom Hansen, a greetings card company employee who has ambitions to be an architect. The duration of the film covers the noteworthy events of the 500 days of Tom and Summer Finn's failed relationship - but in a non-linear fashion.
 
Day 1 sees the pair meet for the first time (Summer starts work as a secretary at the greetings card company). Tom and Summer bond quickly in the first couple of weeks, and start a very casual relationship. However, they both believe and want different things; Tom is a romantic at heart, while Summer refuses to believe in true love and is hesistant to throw herself into a committed relationship.
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Name (500) Days of Summer
US Release Sept. 2, 2009
UK Release Sept. 2, 2009
AUS Release June 6, 2009
Runtime 95
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Rating PG-13
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    Domestic $32,391,374
    Foreign +$26,313,592
  • = total worldwide gross $58,704,966
  • - a reported budget of $7,500,000
  • = a 682.7% net profit of $51,204,966
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $32,391,374
    Foreign +26,313,592
  • = total worldwide gross $58,704,966
  • - a reported budget of $7,500,000
  • = a 682.7% net profit of $51,204,966
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