
Irreplaceable You
2018 · Movie · 96 min · ★ 6.9 · 33% critics
After a devastating cancer diagnosis, a young woman tries to protect the person she loves by planning for his life without her. Convinced he won’t know how to move on, she sets out to find someone who could be right for him, while both of them struggle with fear, love, and what to hold onto in the time they have.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-02-16
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 33/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (722 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a romance built to make you cry, with a bittersweet, hopeful tone like Midnight Sun or The Vow; Not for you if you dislike heavy illness themes or sentimental stories.
Pros: heartfelt tearjerker; honest emotional moments; strong supporting characters | Cons: uneven chemistry; corny or repetitive dialogue; feels generic at times
Cast & crew

Gugu Mbatha-Raw
as Abbie

Michiel Huisman
as Sam

Steve Coogan
as Mitch

Timothy Simons
as Dominic

Jacki Weaver
as Estelle

Kate McKinnon
as Glass Half Full Kate

Christopher Walken
as Myron

Zach Cherry
as Jim

Jessie Ennis
as Melanie

Glenn Fleshler
as Mean Phil
Directed by Stephanie Laing