About Fate

Name: About Fate
Genre: Comedy
Released: September 9, 2022
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Brittany Robertson, Cheryl Hines, Dennis Staroselsky, Emma Roberts, Fikile Mthwalo

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United Artists Releasing | Release Date: September 9, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Brittany Robertson, Cheryl Hines, Dennis Staroselsky, Emma Roberts, Fikile Mthwalo, Jared Troilo, Lewis Tan, Madelaine Petsch, Meeghan Holaway, Thomas Mann

Summary: When both of their engagement proposals are a bust, hopeless romantics Margot (Emma Roberts) and Griffin (Thomas Mann) find themselves together on New Year’s Eve after a bout of fateful events. Both believing in true love, they set out on a magical and comedic journey together, only to quickly realize that the love they’ve been searchingWhen both of their engagement proposals are a bust, hopeless romantics Margot (Emma Roberts) and Griffin (Thomas Mann) find themselves together on New Year’s Eve after a bout of fateful events. Both believing in true love, they set out on a magical and comedic journey together, only to quickly realize that the love they’ve been searching for this whole time might be right in front of them.… Expand

Director: Marius Balchunas

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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Luke Y. Thompson

Sep 8, 2022

Despite the off-putting blandness of its poster, soundtrack, and setup, About Fate proves surprisingly charming. Old pros (especially for their relatively young ages) Mann and Roberts manage to sell some significant character flaws. Read full review

Lisa Kennedy

Sep 8, 2022

It would all be pretty boilerplate, but Mann’s anchoring appeal — his lean into Griffin’s modesty and decency — saves the movie from a sorrier fate. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Sep 9, 2022

If you set out to combine the worst parts of Hallmark holiday movies with the worst parts of frenetic ‘90s rom-coms, you’d probably wind up with something a lot like About Fate. The women are nuts, the men are clueless and the production is so cheap you could pass the time spotting every mistake no one bothered to fix. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Dec 28, 2022

Like many other branches of the horror genre, the romantic comedy finds itself on life support proposing things like this in which the catastrophe is not only how simplistic its plot is, but how it basically forces all the situations that occur in it and above all how it forces the chemistryLike many other branches of the horror genre, the romantic comedy finds itself on life support proposing things like this in which the catastrophe is not only how simplistic its plot is, but how it basically forces all the situations that occur in it and above all how it forces the chemistry between its main characters.

It is not wrong to look for love, but it's wrong to look for it in such a pathetic way.… Expand

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