Celeste & Jesse Forever
2012 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 6.4 · 65% critics
Two longtime sweethearts who married young decide to divorce, even though their bond still feels effortless and familiar. As they try to stay close and keep life fun, work ambitions, dating attempts, and shifting friendships test whether a “perfect” connection can survive a clean break.
Also known as Celeste and Jesse Forever
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-08-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (503 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a bittersweet, relatable romance about staying friends after a breakup, with more emotion than laughs, like Ruby Sparks; Not for you if you want a light, traditional rom-com.
Pros: heartfelt and personal; strong chemistry; fresh rom-com angle | Cons: slow in spots; not very laugh-heavy; divorce reasons feel thin
Themes
- relationship problems
- divorce
- mumblecore
- friends in love
Cast & crew
Rashida Jones
as Celeste Martin
Andy Samberg
as Jesse Abrams
Ari Graynor
as Beth
Eric Christian Olsen
as Tucker
Chris Messina
as Paul
Emma Roberts
as Riley Banks
Elijah Wood
as Scott
Rebecca Dayan
as Veronica
Janel Parrish
as Savannah
- SH
Sarah Haskins
as Parent
Directed by Lee Toland Krieger