
Like Crazy
2011 · Movie · PG-13 · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · 69% critics
A British college student and an American student fall in love, but their relationship is tested when her visa is denied after she overstays. Separated by the rules of immigration, they try to keep things going across distance, but the strain keeps building over time.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-10-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (1,081 votes)
About
If you want an intense, emotional long-distance romance like Breathe In or The Spectacular Now, you may enjoy this; Not for you if you dislike slow relationship dramas or want a more satisfying resolution.
Pros: heartfelt long-distance romance; natural performances; honest tone | Cons: slow pacing; frustrating visa premise; divisive resolution
Themes
- chair
- customs
- student visa
- parents
- blogger
- complex
- wistful
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award · 2011
- Sundance Special Jury Prize — Acting · 2011
Cast & crew

Anton Yelchin
as Jacob Helm

Felicity Jones
as Anna Gardner

Jennifer Lawrence
as Sam

Charlie Bewley
as Simon

Alex Kingston
as Jackie Gardner
- OM
Oliver Muirhead
as Bernard Gardner

Finola Hughes
as Liz

Chris Messina
as Mike Appletree
- BJ
Ben York Jones
as Ross

Jamie Thomas King
as Elliot
Directed by Drake Doremus