Long Story Short

Name: Long Story Short
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 2021-02-11
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman, Ronny Chieng, Dena Kaplan, Noni Hazlehurst

2021·Movie·R·90 min·★ 6.7(219)

Romance Comedy Fantasy More English titles

“Love... blink and you'll miss it.”

Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that he's jumped forward a year in his life to his first anniversary. Trapped in an endless cycle of time jumps, transported another year ahead every few minutes, he is faced with a race against time as his life crumbles around him.

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United States	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Fawesome	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom	Now TV Cinema	—
Canada	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo
Australia	SBS On Demand	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
Germany	Allstars Amazon Channel	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
France	Molotov TV	—
Spain	Movistar Plus+, Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies

About Long Story Short

Long Story Short is a 2021 English-language romance, comedy and fantasy film directed by Josh Lawson. The cast is led by Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman, Ronny Chieng. It has a runtime of 1h 30m. Viewers rate it 6.7/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Fawesome.

Long Story Short was produced by Spectrum Films, See Pictures, and StudioCanal and made in Australia and France. It was released on February 11, 2021, and carries a R certification.

Director: Josh Lawson
Writers: Josh Lawson
Release date: February 11, 2021
OTT release: July 2, 2021
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Australia, France
Production: Spectrum Films, See Pictures, StudioCanal

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Long Story Short cast & crew

Long Story Short was directed by Josh Lawson and written by Josh Lawson.

The cast features Rafe Spall as Teddy, Zahra Newman as Leane, Ronny Chieng as Sam, Dena Kaplan as Becka, Noni Hazlehurst as The Stranger, and Josh Lawson as Patrick.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Matt Toll and it was produced by Jamie Hilton and Josh Lawson.

Is Long Story Short worth watching?

Long Story Short holds an audience score of 6.7/10 from 219 ratings, a solidly received romance films.

At 1h 30m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy romance, comedy, and fantasy, Long Story Short is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Long Story Short

In United States, you can stream Long Story Short on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Fawesome, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on July 2, 2021.

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