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(500) Days of Summer

2009 1h 35m
Comedy Drama Romance
MOVIEVIBE Rating
7.3/10
11,292 reviews
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(500) Days of Summer

Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.

"Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't."

Top Billed Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Tom
Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel
Summer
Geoffrey Arend
Geoffrey Arend
McKenzie
Chloë Grace Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz
Rachel
Matthew Gray Gubler
Matthew Gray Gubler
Paul
Clark Gregg
Clark Gregg
Vance
Patricia Belcher
Patricia Belcher
Millie
Rachel Boston
Rachel Boston
Alison

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

R r96sk Verified TMDB Critic
2021-05-08

Fun film.

<em>'(500) Days of Summer'</em> impressed me. It features a fairly unique and a pretty refreshing romcom story, which is told in an interesting way. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Tom) is very good, as is co-star Zooey Deschanel (Summer). The pacing is good, as are the comedic aspects. All in all it's a pleasant watch....

P Peter McGinn Verified TMDB Critic
2021-12-02

I recently had the opportunity to watch this movie again, many years removed from the first time I saw it. I was surprised how few details I remembered.

During the movie’s sharpest moments, the dialogue is witty and fun. The story bounces around back and forth along the 500 day timeline they have measured out for the relationship between the two main characters. The device works; we get to see the state of their couple-ness at various points. It is, most of the time entertaining.

But I have to say, as much as I like Zooey in her role (and this time around I know her from her great work...

L lovebombing4him Verified TMDB Critic
2023-08-07

**When I suffer from love pain** after any breakup and cry for days, when I build scenarios in my head and upset myself again, **I will remember (500) days of summer** and I realised much better that t**here is nothing I need to upset myself so much,** because I have experienced that **new people will come up** and make me happy and even make me sad....