Rye Lane
Searchlight Pictures | Release Date (Streaming): March 31, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
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Universal acclaim based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
29
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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100
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeMar 17, 2023
No other British film has, in a generation, done such imaginative work in restructuring romantic comedy. It is one of those rare films the audience didn’t know it really, really needed. Read full review
100
The TelegraphRobbie CollinMar 10, 2023
The debut feature from 33-year-old Raine Allen-Miller adjusts and updates the classic Curtis formula to a small urban chunk of contemporary south London – and captures the place’s clatter and bustle with such undisguised love, it makes the blossoming of romance there feel like the most natural thing in the world. Read full review
91
The Film StageMichael FrankFeb 1, 2023
Though the film might be reminiscent of other walk-about-town rom-coms that came before, Rye Lane carries a sense of freshness. Read full review
91
IndieWireEsther ZuckermanJan 28, 2023
Delightful ... [Rye Lane] takes a simple premise and infuses it with warm performances and a distinct sense of place. Read full review
91
The PlaylistRobert DanielsJan 28, 2023
The rom-com is a rich and vital love story that breaks the mold with its visual acumen and bright spirit. “Rye Lane” doesn’t gesture toward an awkward cool; it’s an effortlessly cool picture that finds glee in the sights and sounds of these characters’ lush surroundings. Read full review
90
The AtlanticShirley LiApr 11, 2023
Rye Lane may be the most unconventional conventional romantic comedy in years, delivering the genre’s trappings in such fizzy, gleefully inventive ways that even predictable beats feel new. Read full review
90
New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreApr 5, 2023
Rye Lane asks you to fall in love with Dom and Yas, but failing that, it will have you hopelessly smitten with its South London setting and with that feeling of having the day open and nothing to do but wander and see what may happen. With the city spread before you, you never know who you might meet. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMar 31, 2023
This is a rom-com with heart, wit and style. But it also shows a clear-eyed understanding that one dreamy day — no matter how epic — is really just a good start. Read full review
90
The New York TimesClaire ShafferMar 30, 2023
It’s not a spoiler to say that at its conclusion, Rye Lane comes together as only the best rom-coms can, with one of those classic payoffs that’s designed to have you cheering at the movie screen. How Allen-Miller chooses to balance those moments with the unconventional is one of the film’s greatest strengths. Read full review
90
Screen DailyAmber WilkinsonJan 28, 2023
Allen-Miller achieves the Holy Grail of all great rom-coms in making us desperate to see the pair get together for good, while simultaneously not wanting this first flush of romance to end. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comPeyton RobinsonMar 29, 2023
What begins as a thorny meet-cute turns into the longest unofficial first date ever, unfolding into a survey of the difficulty of moving on and the joy of quick connection. Rye Lane is a playful rom-com for the modern age. Read full review
88
The Associated PressMark KennedyMar 29, 2023
How these two 20-somethings actually hook up is the subject of this sweet, down-to-earth, funny and thoughtful rom-com that shows two strangers moving though London and visibly falling in love over a matter of hours. Read full review
88
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 14, 2023
Rye Lane has all the ingredients of a classic romantic comedy. All of them. Read full review
85
Paste MagazineAnna McKibbinApr 3, 2023
Thanks to Rye Lane’s specificity and care for its central relationship, Allen-Miller has made one of the best British comedies–certainly one of the best London-based films—of the last decade. Read full review
85
SlashfilmBen PearsonJan 28, 2023
Lovable, uplifting, and guaranteed to put a smile on your face, "Rye Lane" is the funniest movie of 2023 so far and a highly satisfying walk-and-talk romance. Read full review
80
Rolling StoneMeagan JordanApr 4, 2023
A firecracker of a film exploring modern-day dating (and heartbreak) mores while providing witty commentary on the borderline-absurd ways in which millennials and zoomers have latched onto social media buzzword culture. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Mark KermodeMar 19, 2023
The result will leave you with a smile on your face, a spring in your step and (hopefully) a renewed confidence in next-wave British film-making. Read full review
80
NMEKyann-Sian WilliamsMar 17, 2023
Unlike scmaltzy American romcoms, Allen-Miller never oversells the romance as something bigger than two Londoners out enjoying a crazy day together. Instead, she takes an everyday love story about normal people and injects some big-screen fun into it. Read full review
80
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyMar 16, 2023
We’re constantly reminded that there are hundreds more stories weaving in and out of these streets, existing beyond Yas and Dom’s. This romance is special. But it also sort of isn’t. It’s exactly the kind of hope the most lovelorn in Rye Lane’s audience might be looking for. Read full review
80
EmpireJohn NugentMar 16, 2023
Ridiculously charming, immensely funny, and shot with an unusual zestiness, Rye Lane is purely joyful company — and a shot in the arm for future romantic comedies. Read full review
80
Little White LiesCheyenne BunsieMar 14, 2023
Running at just 82 minutes, Rye Lane fills its brief time with an infectious sense of joy and hopefulness. Read full review
80
We Got This CoveredMartin CarrJan 31, 2023
This vibrant indie rom-com from director Raine Allen Miller dives into the cultural melting pot of a globally recognized city, yet showcases it through the eyes of Yas (Vivian Oparah) and Dom (David Jonsson). Slick, funny, and charming - 'Rye Lane' is one to watch. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerJan 28, 2023
Take the plot of one of Richard Linklater’s Before movies, combine it with the eye-popping aesthetic of Wes Anderson, then set it within the ethnically diverse, highly photogenic South London enclave of Peckham, and you’ll wind up with Rye Lane. Read full review
80
Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonJan 28, 2023
Allen-Miller’s inventive feature debut suspends everything one may know about moving on too soon and getting over heartbreak. The creative world she conjures is vibrant and entertaining, leading to an experience that is humorous and immersive. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussMar 30, 2023
Rye Lane keeps winning you over by being a satiric-yet-sincere love letter to creative expression as much as to love itself. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMar 30, 2023
Rye Lane celebrates Black romantic adventure, simply by finding new avenues (literal and figurative) to explore. Director Allen-Miller works extensively in commercials, and it shows, but her compositional eye is very effective. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonMar 30, 2023
Rye Lane never tips over fully into cartoonish exaggeration, but the playful presentation of ids and egos through the dreamlike perspectives of its leads goes a long way toward making the film stand out as more than just a showcase for freewheeling chemistry. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeMar 16, 2023
Short, sweet and sparky, Raine Allen-Miller's immensely likable debut doesn't reinvent the wheel, but instant chemistry between stars Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson keeps it spinning. Read full review
63
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenJan 2, 2024
Rye Lane may verge on corny at times in much of its humor and certainly its ending, but thanks to Jonsson and Oparah, you’re rooting for these two in every moment. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawJan 28, 2023
Unsubtle and on-the-nose though it undoubtedly is, there is also an amiable, upbeat energy. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineDavid RobbJan 30, 2023
Rye Lane’s antic energy and caricatured portrait of England’s capital city fail to make its central romance truly resonate. Read full review
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